28 May 2018
Cambodia: to vote or not to vote?
The Cambodian people are being asked to boycott the election. To do so would be a mistake.
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28 May 2018
Australia can help Indonesia kick the habit
Tobacco use is cruelling Indonesia’s potential, and anti-smoking education should be a priority for Australian aid. -
28 May 2018
Terror suspects’ riot in Jakarta underscores prison problems
Greater coordination and information sharing is required for deradicalisation efforts to be effective. -
26 May 2018
Weekend catch-up: Chinese demography, the far side of the Moon, Ebola returns
The week that was on The Interpreter. -
25 May 2018
Sedition and Pacific media freedom
Amid recent budget cuts, a positive court ruling is a welcome step towards improved media reporting. -
25 May 2018
Ireland’s abortion referendum
A divisive campaign not only challenges Ireland’s place in the world but also exposes the vulnerability of elections to foreign interference. -
25 May 2018
Summit cancelled: advantage Pyongyang
US credibility has taken a significant hit, with broader impacts for Washington’s relationships in Northeast Asia. -
25 May 2018
Xinjiang’s “transformation through education” camps
The history of Chinese policy in Xinjiang shows the Communist Party has never been averse to repression of ethnic minority opposition and dissent. -
24 May 2018
Economic diplomacy brief: China relations, debt time bomb, and new rivalries
Greg Earl with economic news from across the region. -
24 May 2018
Operation Coldstore: Singapore’s struggle to confront history
A gruelling parliamentary hearing has opened a debate on a largely forgotten official crackdown in the Asian city state. -
24 May 2018
The tide is turning against US financial regulation
The lessons of the 2008 banking failures look like they have already been forgotten – or erased. -
24 May 2018
The Moon is still strategic
While China forges ahead with lunar plans, America regresses. -
24 May 2018
A “delicious” visit
Emmanuel Macron’s trip to the Pacific is a reminder of French maritime power, yet be cautious about the idea of France balancing China. -
23 May 2018
Will China finally end its one-child policy?
There’s a common saying in China: we’ll get old before we get rich. -
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23 May 2018
Shinzo Abe “outside the net”
Japan’s Prime Minister is scrambling to reassert relevance while local media is searching for metaphors. -
23 May 2018
Immigration links: Cox’s Bazaar monsoon, Kakuma entrepreneurship, more
Links and updates from across the migration and border policy field. -
23 May 2018
Why China isn’t planning to storm Taiwan’s beaches
China’s navy has grown dramatically, but not its amphibious forces. -
22 May 2018
Broad strokes: Indonesian art and 20 years of Reformasi
Yogyakarta-based artist Eko Nugroho fears self-censorship is again growing in Indonesia’s otherwise flourishing art scene. -
22 May 2018
The prospect of North Korea’s economic reform
Declarations of reform mean decentralisation, and may not be sincere. -
22 May 2018
Ebola strikes again
The swift reaction to this latest deadly outbreak must be matched by the wider international community. -
22 May 2018
Challenges mount up
Unsolved political issues in the Middle East leave barren soil for economic and social green shoots. -
21 May 2018
A lesser Australia
If left unchecked, a decline in Australia’s influence will continue quite rapidly over the coming decade. -
21 May 2018
US naval accidents revisited
Collisions attributed to poor on-board standards have damaged the US Navy’s credibility. -
21 May 2018
Missed opportunities in the internationalised university
The majority of Chinese students leave Australia’s universities disappointed with the social experience. -
21 May 2018
China opens its financial institutions to the world – sort of
The change is the equivalent of VHS versus live streaming, yet the market will not be a decisive factor in China. -
19 May 2018
Weekend catch-up: Indonesia attacks, Malaysia election, China’s new aircraft carrier, more
The week that was on The Interpreter. -
18 May 2018
Russia: patrons of assassinations
Leaders promote and protect their clients to secure a debt of personal loyalty, and the cost of betrayal is high. -
18 May 2018
Helping the UN help Myanmar
The new UN Special Envoy on Myanmar must look beyond the Rohingya refugee crisis. -
18 May 2018
BREAKING: foreign influence campaign exposed!
<p>An <em>Interpreter</em> exclusive reveals the insidious co-opting of Australian media and politicians. </p> -
18 May 2018
Indonesia: a concrete block and a hard case
A unique protest has still failed to cement support for Indonesian farmers. -
17 May 2018
Philippines: justice removed, justice denied
The dismissal of the Supreme Court chief justice signals the demise of the rule of law in Asia’s oldest democracy. -
17 May 2018
Timor-Leste election: the generation gap
A peaceful election and decisive result is a win for stability, but it has come at the cost of youth leadership. -
17 May 2018
Digital Asia links: ode to the Belt n’ Road, rumour quasher, more
<p>Sarah Logan with digital updates from across the region.</p> -
17 May 2018
The misunderstood AIIB
China’s Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank clearly does not challenge the global governance status-quo. -
17 May 2018
What PNG hopes to win from hosting APEC
The aim of staging a major summit might be to put the country on the global diplomatic map, but at what cost? -
16 May 2018
Bolton’s bargain: a Libya deal for North Korea?
<p>New US National Security Adviser John Bolton might draw on past experience when negotiating with Kim Jong-un.</p> -
16 May 2018
Time to sharpen the edge of Australia’s soft power
Two decades of yo-yoing government policy on international broadcasting has diminished Australia’s once significant presence in the Great Game of the Airwaves. -
16 May 2018
Pacific links: PACER Plus, Vanuatu plastics ban, and more
Links and updates from across the Pacific. -
16 May 2018
All’s not fair in US–China trade stoush
Mixed objectives and a focus on so-called fairness are creating unhelpful confusion. -
16 May 2018
Talking North Korea in Australia
Many of the moral debates about North Korea are settled, even if the diplomatic questions are not. -
15 May 2018
Risk and reward in the Israeli–Palestinian conflict
Donald Trump’s unconventional approaches may be just what are needed. -
15 May 2018
Will Argentina’s problems destabilise Asian economies?
<p>Argentina’s problems will be high-profile, as it is the current chair of G20, but in our region the lessons of 1997 have been fully absorbed.</p> -
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15 May 2018
China’s play for military bases in the eastern Indian Ocean
Australia has expended a lot of defence resources in the western side of the Indian Ocean. It is time to look east. -
15 May 2018
The high price of fashion
Sweatshop conditions are still widespread across Asia in clothing and footwear manufacturing. -
14 May 2018
Malaysia: what now?
As the dust settles, Mahathir needs to navigate the Chinese threat he exploited in the campaign, while the Islamist lobby seeks new ground. -
14 May 2018
China’s first homebuilt carrier sails: so what?
Soon, China will be the only country other than the US to operate more than one large aircraft carrier. -
14 May 2018
Aid links: top-down development, insurance expectation, more
Links and stories from the aid and development sector. -
14 May 2018
Collapsing North Korea’s nuclear test site
<p>Pyongyang is attempting to make a virtue out of necessity.</p>