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  • 25 Jul 2022
    • Technology

    An element of doubt? Rare earths targeted in disinfo campaign

    Divyanshu Jindal
    Attempts to break China’s stranglehold on crucial materials for the digital age are targeted – where else but online.
  • 14 Jun 2022
    • G20
    • Sustainability
    • Indonesia
    • Climate change
    • Technology

    Hyundai takes the driver’s seat in Indonesia’s EV market

    Akhmad Hanan , Budi Prayogo Sunariyanto
    With net zero emissions targets looming, Southeast Asia’s biggest car market is setting the pace on electric vehicles.
  • 7 Jun 2022
    • Papua New Guinea
    • Technology

    PNG’s elections: dangers that lie on social media

    Caitlyn McKenzie , Ben Connable
    Facebook has a major reach in PNG, making the sheer volume of suspicious and inauthentic content online a big concern.
  • 26 May 2022
    • Defence & Security
    • United States
    • Australia
    • China
    • India
    • Japan
    • Technology

    “Black ships”, the Quad and space

    Philip Citowicki
    Satellite technology underpins the attempt to tackle China’s illegal fishing.
  • 18 May 2022
    • United States
    • Australia
    • European Union
    • Technology

    A required update for the EU-US Trade and Tech Council

    Mercedes Page
    As authoritarian challenges loom, more transatlantic cooperation on technology should be welcome news for Australia.
  • 29 Apr 2022
    • Technology

    Musk’s Twitter: Tweet freedom for Asia?

    JJ Rose
    The tech billionaire should brace for more than keyboard warriors in a world of authoritarianism and eroding democracy.
  • 1 Apr 2022
    • Cyber Warfare
    • Cyber Security
    • Russia
    • Technology
    • Ukraine

    Ukraine: This isn’t the information war you were looking for

    Lesley Seebeck
    But watch a change in tempo for cyber operations as the on-the-ground military situation trends towards stalemate.
  • 24 Mar 2022
    • Global Economy
    • United States
    • IMF
    • Russia
    • Technology
    • Ukraine

    Economic diplomacy: Cryptocurrency (quietly) joins a new world order

    Greg Earl
    From Bitcoin to the greenback, beyond Ukraine a battle is also underway in global finance.
  • 22 Mar 2022
    • China
    • Russia
    • Technology
    • Ukraine

    China’s women “hold up half the sky”

    Xuyang Dong
    Entrenched gender inequality and the heavy hand of censors can no longer silence female voices in China.
  • 16 Mar 2022
    • Russia
    • Ukraine
    • Technology

    Social media in times of war

    Ausma Bernot , Andrew Childs
    Ukraine offers lessons not only about disinformation dangers but opportunities for resistance and activism.
  • 8 Mar 2022
    • Technology
    • Human rights

    Women’s participation in peace mediation

    Outi Donovan
    Zoom diplomacy has become a vital conflict resolution tool. But where are all the women?
  • 7 Mar 2022
    • Global Issues
    • United Nations
    • Russia
    • Technology
    • International law

    The hypocrisy of Russia’s push for a new global cybercrime treaty

    Mercedes Page
    The same Russia in the middle of invading a neighbour is preaching respect for state sovereignty online.
  • 24 Feb 2022
    • China
    • Russia
    • Technology
    • United States

    The election for the future of the internet

    Mercedes Page
    A battle for authoritarian control of the internet is underway at the most important UN body you’ve never heard of.
  • 14 Feb 2022
    • Russia
    • Technology
    • Ukraine

    Military operations in a more transparent world

    Victor Abramowicz
    Russia’s Ukraine build-up is the latest example of how some information can no longer be kept secret.
  • 27 Jan 2022
    • Europe
    • Technology

    Power plays: the growing competition to fuel energy transitions

    Nina Marković Khaze
    Serbia’s decision to cancel a lithium mine in the face of environmental outcry underscores a modern economic challenge.
  • 11 Jan 2022
    • Global Economy
    • Technology
    • Laos

    Kip-to-currency?

    Helen Clark
    One of Asia’s tiny communist nations is looking at blockchain to fuel an economic boom.
  • 17 Dec 2021
    • China
    • Technology

    China, Australia, and the Internet of Things

    John Lee
    Australia must learn to manage, rather than avoid, the dilemmas of a global reliance on Chinese digital networks.
  • 23 Nov 2021
    • Defence & Security
    • China
    • Indonesia
    • International law
    • Technology

    Regulating unmanned underwater vehicles in Indonesian waters

    Taufik Rachmat Nugraha
    Deep sea drones are revolutionising marine science. But the military potential makes transparency essential.
  • 4 Nov 2021
    • Global Economy
    • Pacific Islands
    • United States
    • Australia
    • Technology

    Economic diplomacy: Supply chains, sanctions, and Telstra Pacific

    Greg Earl
    From ports to productivity, the pandemic has only exposed longstanding economic resilience issues in Australia.
  • 4 Nov 2021
    • Technology
    • Review

    Regulate against the machine

    Xueyin Zha
    AI is becoming a routine aspect of daily life, but can the law – and informed social policy – truly keep pace?
  • 22 Sep 2021
    • Cyber Security
    • Technology

    Digital authoritarianism not just a China problem

    Ausma Bernot
    Surveillance technologies are increasingly used to track and trace. New global regulations are needed, for all players.
  • 20 Sep 2021
    • Defence & Security
    • Australian Defence Force
    • Australia
    • Technology
    • International law

    The law when putting autonomous military platforms on a shopping list

    Eve Massingham
    The fear of rogue killer robots looms large but legal questions go well beyond the pointy end.
  • 15 Sep 2021
    • Technology

    Semiconductors: the skills shortage

    Elliot Silverberg , Eleanor Shiori Hughes
    Even in a digital age, people – engineers – are essential to manufacturing. But demand is by far outstripping supply.
  • 13 Sep 2021
    • Australia and Climate Change
    • Climate change
    • Technology

    Risks versus opportunities in national security thinking

    Albert Palazzo
    Conventional security logic is undergoing a revolution that includes renewable energy. Australia needs to get on board.
  • 27 Jul 2021
    • Technology

    The connectivity trade-off from social media misinformation

    Andressa Oliveira
    Countries of the Global South hold the greatest potential for new internet users. But also the spectre of violence.
  • 9 Jul 2021
    • China
    • Technology
    • Sex and Gender

    China’s forced invisibility of LGBTQ communities on social media

    Ausma Bernot
    A safe place for young people in China to discuss their sexual and gender identities has suddenly been silenced.
  • 8 Jul 2021
    • United States
    • China
    • Technology

    Staying ahead in global tech leadership

    Jennifer Jackett
    As US-China rivalry creates the prospect of competing technology ecosystems, practical measures will maintain an edge.
  • 29 Jun 2021
    • United States
    • China
    • Taiwan
    • Technology

    Hsinchu: Taiwan’s city at the centre of China’s conundrum

    Perry Q Wood
    Semiconductors are the drivers of the digital economy. The US needs them. So does China. And Taiwan makes the most.
  • 7 Jun 2021
    • Indonesia
    • Human rights
    • Technology

    The authoritarian threat of Indonesia’s latest internet bill

    Eduard Lazarus
    Pending legislation would require online service providers to remove or block content by government demand.
  • 1 Jun 2021
    • Technology
    • Human rights

    Gab’s gift to the far right

    Jordan McSwiney , Greta Jasser , Ed Pertwee
    Social media giants may be trying to squelch hate speech and conspiracy mongering, but alt-tech offers them safe space.
  • 31 May 2021
    • United States
    • Asean
    • China
    • Technology
    • Southeast Asia

    Is Southeast Asia ready for a US-China tech decoupling?

    Manoj Harjani
    Some regional countries have sought to diversify. But this doesn’t necessarily mean choosing sides.
  • 27 May 2021
    • Terrorism
    • Technology

    Can violent extremist content online be eliminated?

    Belinda Barnet , Christine Agius
    The Christchurch Call is an opportunity for change — but there is much more to be done.
  • 20 May 2021
    • Global Issues
    • Technology

    Violent extremism: The ghost or the machine?

    Lydia Khalil
    A parliamentary inquiry into violent extremism should call on tech companies to reveal their recommendation algorithms.
  • 13 May 2021
    • Cyber Security
    • Asean
    • Australia
    • Indonesia
    • Technology

    Indonesia responds to the cyber dark side

    Greta Nabbs-Keller , RM Wibawanto Nugroho Widodo
    Australia will also benefit from practical bilateral cooperation to enhance Indonesia’s cyber security.
  • 6 May 2021
    • Global Economy
    • Diplomacy
    • The Trans-Pacific Partnership
    • United States
    • India-Australia Relations
    • Australia's Trade
    • Australia's Economy
    • China
    • Technology
    • International law

    Economic diplomacy: Patent politics and trade deal twists

    Greg Earl
    President Biden moves to suspend vaccine patents, RCEP ramps up, IA-CEPA gets a lesson and US dollar reserves tank.
  • 30 Apr 2021
    • Trade
    • Trade and Investment in the Asia Pacific
    • India
    • Taiwan
    • Technology

    Taiwan: Renewing a southbound vision

    Kannan R. Nair
    Increasing economic ties with Southeast Asia has been a success for Tsai Ing-wen. She should look beyond to India, too.
  • 29 Apr 2021
    • China
    • Technology
    • Space exploration

    China’s leap into space

    Morris Jones
    The newly launched space station has no crew as yet, but the invite list makes for plenty of speculation.
  • 22 Apr 2021
    • Asia
    • United States
    • Trade
    • Asean
    • Australia
    • Japan
    • Technology

    Economic diplomacy: Supply chains, ASEAN wanes, and Japan’s coal dump

    Greg Earl
    Will government have to pick a winner for 6G networks to show the US and Japan as “global leaders in innovation”?
  • 21 Apr 2021
    • Diplomacy
    • China
    • Technology
    • United States

    China’s Twitter trolls make bid for vacant Trump property

    Elliott Zaagman
    “Own the libs” obnoxiousness failed, but China’s social media diplomats haven’t all got the memo.
  • 19 Apr 2021
    • Defence & Security
    • Technology

    No surprise: Spying from space is a good thing

    Bryan R. Early , Erik Gartzke
    With countries all watching each other, there is less chance anyone is caught off guard – a deterrent to aggression.
  • 7 Apr 2021
    • Technology
    • Singapore
    • Coronavirus
    • Human rights

    In Singapore, Covid vs privacy is no contest

    Kirsten Han
    The pandemic has shown how easily most people accept surveillance, and the government’s enthusiasm for new forms of it.
  • 26 Mar 2021
    • Pacific Islands
    • Australia
    • Australia and the Pacific
    • Technology

    Facebook’s monopoly danger in the Pacific

    Amanda Watson , Jemima Garrett
    The social media giant’s move to “unfriend” Australia highlighted complex threats to information security in the region.
  • 24 Mar 2021
    • Climate change
    • Technology
    • Review

    The greening of Bill Gates

    Christian Bennett
    The Microsoft founder has produced a solid primer for understanding the climate challenge. The next step is action.
  • 16 Mar 2021
    • Technology
    • Coronavirus

    Unpacking vaccine passports

    Dominic Meagher
    Proof of Covid vaccination for travel is a reasonable expectation, but is tech the only answer?
  • 18 Feb 2021
    • India
    • Technology

    India’s Koo plots a digital coup

    Aarti Betigeri
    A Twitter clone is gaining ground, but where does the push to localise social media end up?
  • 1 Feb 2021
    • Asean
    • European Union
    • Technology

    Filling the gaps in ASEAN and EU cybercrime cooperation

    Eugenio Benincasa
    The two regional bodies are teaming up to counter cybersecurity threats, but it’s no simple task.
  • 21 Jan 2021
    • Technology
    • United Kingdom
    • Africa

    The Diego Garcia dispute hits cyberspace

    Samuel Bashfield , James Mortensen
    As internet domains go, .io is a money spinner. Would a change to the “British Indian Ocean Territory” cancel an asset?
  • 19 Jan 2021
    • United States
    • The Trump Presidency
    • Technology

    Why Twitter was right to dump Trump

    Damien Spry
    A free speech attack? No, if losing access is a blow, it’s because Trump relied on social media too much for too long.
  • 22 Dec 2020
    • Pacific Islands
    • Technology

    The modern sharing of Pacific “public goods”

    Stuart Minchin
    A repository for regional data not only preserves the lessons of the past, but will shape a better future, too.
  • 21 Dec 2020
    • Technology
    • Coronavirus

    How extremist messaging co-opts emergency events

    Timothy Graham
    The cynical saying “never waste a good crisis” is just as true for far-right and conspiracy theorists alike.
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