5 Feb 2019 Getting a better outcome from the second Trump-Kim summit Robert E Kelly Why not start by demanding North Korea finally give us a list or inventory of its weapons?
4 Feb 2019 Will a sugar tax solve Southeast Asia’s growing diabetes problem? Madeleine Randell Southeast Asia now has an estimated 96 million people suffering from Type II diabetes, a fifth of all cases worldwide.
4 Feb 2019 A blast from North Korean past Nate Kerkhoff Pyongyang’s recent proposal of Korean reunification has parallels in history – to periods it has felt confident.
4 Feb 2019 Giving Australia a sporting chance Jonathan Prosser Diplomacy in the Pacific should exploit one of Australia’s special attributes – the love of competition.
1 Feb 2019 US, Taliban, Afghanistan peace talks: timing is critical Mohib Iqbal <p>Should the US agree to a full pull-out of its troops, Afghanistan may fall into the chaos of the past.</p>
1 Feb 2019 WhatsApp targets fake news in lead-up to Indonesian elections Jennifer Yang Hui In an effort to curb misinformation, WhatsApp will limit message forwards. Could this affect Indonesia’s elections?
1 Feb 2019 Malaysia and China: breaking up is hard to do Ben Bland Mahathir’s promise to scrap or renegotiate “unequal” infrastructure deals with Beijing – a plan easier said than done.
31 Jan 2019 Economic diplomacy: FTAs, shrinking China, and ecommerce Greg Earl Cabinet papers from the Howard government offer a glimpse into Australia’s first steps toward bilateral trade deals.
31 Jan 2019 Don’t “crush” Abu Sayyaf perpetrators, debrief them Sidney Jones Vital information is lost when the Philippines military is encouraged to kill rather than arrest the perpetrators.
31 Jan 2019 Pacific collateral from the INF Treaty collapse Clive Williams Leaving the treaty would allow the US to quickly build up regional arsenal of new nuclear weapons to challenge China.
30 Jan 2019 Pacific links: APEC rebuke, raised eyebrows, and more Alexandre Dayant Links and stories from the Pacific Islands region.
30 Jan 2019 What is the F-35 for, exactly? Sam Roggeveen Australia’s first two new stealth fighters have taken to local skies. Now what?
30 Jan 2019 Australia’s new Pacific Czar James Batley The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade’s new Office of the Pacific is a sign of the step up being made real.
29 Jan 2019 US spooks chart a steady course Mark Lowenthal The essential tone of the National Intelligence Strategy is a hortatory call to “do better”.
29 Jan 2019 Mediation a long shot in Kashmir conflict Stuti Bhatnagar <p>Insistence on bilateralism and a lack of consensus has conflict resolution looking dire for the contested state.</p>
29 Jan 2019 Extrajudicial killings: India’s long history of “fake encounters” Priya Pillai Independent UN experts have expressed alarm at the rate of alleged police killings in the Indian state Uttar Pradesh.
25 Jan 2019 Letter from Dili: languid days, broken barracks, and a surprise Gordon Peake Dili is marked by imprints of a once prominent international city with a presence now slipping from perceptible view.
25 Jan 2019 Do away with Australia Day, celebrate Republic Day instead Daniel Flitton <p>There is no need to reach back to history to find an excuse to celebrate. Australia should make history.</p>
25 Jan 2019 The dark harvest of Chinese “black ships” Zhang Hongzhou Strange behaviour by Chinese vessels in the South China Sea cannot be attributed simply to militarisation.
24 Jan 2019 Lowy Institute at Davos 2019: how power adapts in a changed world Bonnie Bley <p>Herve Lemahieu speaks on global power distribution in a world more defined by zero-sum politics.</p>
24 Jan 2019 China cabinet: black swans, grey rhinos, an elephant in the room Kelsey Munro A rare acknowledgement of economic risk, the detention of Yang Hengjun, and the changing air around Xi Jinping.
24 Jan 2019 Aid links: Spice Girls and factories, redistribution, and more Alexandre Dayant Links and stories from the aid and development sector.
23 Jan 2019 How the media’s fixation with Trump was exported Matthew O’Neil <p>The blizzard of coverage of the president obscures other important stories – in the US, and in Australia, too.</p>
23 Jan 2019 Just how green is the Belt and Road? Kumuda Simpson China readily claims the mantle of environmental leadership, but its flagship infrastructure project has a cost.
23 Jan 2019 2019: a rough road ahead for Xi Thomas Olsen-Boyd The fortunes of China’s president have quickly soured, with economic troubles at home and pressure abroad.
22 Jan 2019 The fate of three Canadians may now rest with Donald Trump Donald R Rothwell Beijing can justifiably be concerned about the detention of a citizen, but not hold foreigners in arbitrary retaliation.
22 Jan 2019 Why the gloom? Global economic prospects Stephen Grenville Reality, when it arrives, may turn out boringly routine – more-of-the-same rather than the drama of “Winter is coming”.
22 Jan 2019 Encouraging Trump, the “germaphobe”, to go global on health Jeremy Youde <p>How do you get a policymaker that is sceptical about the value of global health programs to support them?</p>
22 Jan 2019 Indonesia: releasing Abu Bakar Ba’asyir wrong on all counts Sidney Jones A decision to release the notorious extremist only leaves Jokowi looking weak, out-manoeuvred, and poorly advised.
21 Jan 2019 The politics of asylum-seeking: al-Qanun’s route to Canada Shakira Hussein <p>Similar cases seldom have positive results, highlighting how they can be manipulated by political actors.</p>
21 Jan 2019 Talking to the Taliban: challenges for Kabul Prateek Joshi , Habiba Ashna The Taliban wants to turn a stalemate into its favour after Washington declared a time-bound approach to a settlement.
21 Jan 2019 Australia articulates its Indian Ocean priorities Dhruva Jaishankar Payne emphasised that it is in Australia’s vital national interest for the Indian Ocean to remain open and peaceful.
18 Jan 2019 Syria: emerging consequences of the US withdrawal Rodger Shanahan Trump’s decision to withdraw troops from Syria has actors scrambling to make sense of the ramifications.
18 Jan 2019 Book Review: the Clinton fiction Sam Roggeveen Clinton’s book has nothing new to say about politics but it may offer some insight into his assessment of the world.
18 Jan 2019 Brexit: British people vote with their feet Ruth Adler The potential appeal of Ireland post-Brexit has seen business headquarters leave London and passport applications surge.
17 Jan 2019 Economic diplomacy: A new year of trade rows & development strife Greg Earl <p>It’s back ... more debate over TPP membership, plus a hint why Kim quit, and the AIIB goes green.</p>
17 Jan 2019 Indonesia’s elections: identity politics and olive branches Sian Troath Is the reality of Indonesia’s politics forcing a hardliner to become more moderate?
17 Jan 2019 Why China’s financial system remains closed Stephen Joske Large scale liberalisation of a financial system created by a decade-long credit binge would be reckless.
16 Jan 2019 Timor-Leste’s forgotten Chinese Sophie Raynor The Chinese-Timorese community face discrimination and stereotypes in the country they’ve long called home.
16 Jan 2019 Brexit barneys and three big questions Daniel Flitton The rejection of May’s Brexit deal has Daniel Flitton speaking to Philomena Murray to help make sense of the moment.
16 Jan 2019 Pacific links: “You’re my best friend” Alexandre Dayant Scott Morrison on an island escapade, leaders serenade, and links and stories from the Pacific Islands region.
16 Jan 2019 Aid mergers: no unscrambling the egg Jonathan Pryke <p>Boris Johnson should look to Australia before saddling the UK’s aid agency with a costly diplomatic merger.</p>
16 Jan 2019 A China chip on New Zealand’s shoulder? Robert Ayson Huawei's proposal for Kiwis to build their own 5G infrastructure can't mask tensions between Wellington and Beijing.
15 Jan 2019 Philippine alliance angst Malcolm Cook A call for the Philippines' possible withdrawal from the US-Philippine Mutual Defense Treaty has come as a surprise.
15 Jan 2019 Cue the crickets: conspiracies and headaches in Havana Elise Thomas <p>Few noisy bugs and heap of hype is telling of the conspiratorial flavour in contemporary international politics.</p>
15 Jan 2019 Could Ivanka Trump become the next World Bank President? Mike Callaghan Past “gentlemen’s agreements” aside, deciding the next World Bank chief is not the sole prerogative of Donald Trump.
15 Jan 2019 North Korea is eclipsing the Moon presidency Robert E Kelly North Korea loves to talk, and talk, and talk, but South Korea has too many domestic problems to simply ignore.
14 Jan 2019 What I missed last year: Japan, the unlikely overachiever Bonnie Bley Far from being the sick man of Asia, Japan’s strengths appear set to grow.
14 Jan 2019 Morrison in Vanuatu and Fiji: broadening, not deepening Jenny Hayward-Jones Rather than another grand initiative for the Pacific, Scott Morrison should join up policy at home for deeper relations.