If a popular narrative emerges equating deeper engagement with unhealthy tech addiction, Facebook will not be able to avoid confronting it.

Talk of criminalising homosexual acts and prison terms for adultery has many Indonesians worried.

A newly released book by John West takes a guarded view of the world’s most promising region.

An effort is underway to “other” Hong Kong’s common law system: to portray it as a colonial holdover ripe for replacement.

Communicating contradictory images and aspirations does not help create a consistent perception of ASEAN among its external partners.

<p>Links and updates from across the migration and border policy field.</p>

Throughout the last year, Yemeni President Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi’s control over the south deteriorated.

Top Chinese officials easily say one thing and do another to fit their vision of deeper party control.

A French initiative, backed by Australia and international organisations, aims to hold supporters of chemical weapons use legally accountable.

Links and stories from around the Pacific by The Interpreter team.

Vladimir Putin could never countenance anything other than a swift and severe response to Syrian rebels who shot down a Russian Su-25.

Nauru is one case where Australia's global interest in promoting democracy is compromised by its specific immigration policy priorities.

New middle powers are creating a multipolar and complex Indian Ocean.

Analyst Tom Wright makes a compelling point in a new essay, but there's nothing inevitable about US–China rivalry.

For all its inconveniences, Australia is overwhelmingly dependent on ASEAN working and working well.

Should Italy turn a shade of populist or nationalist, will we see yet another crisis in Europe?

Links from the aid and development sector.

Nothing is for nothing in the Middle East.

Canberra is busy diversifying its diplomatic efforts partly in response to ASEAN's shortcomings.

The week that was on The Interpreter.

An extraordinary security breach in Australia has left politicians red-faced, but done little lasting damage.

Violent protests against the release of the film Padmaavat have fuelled fears about free speech and religious intolerance.

China will one day run into the same growth-constraining factors as South Korea and Japan. But not yet.

An independent spirit might not mean separating Hong Kong from China, but adopting ways that threaten vested interests of the ruling class.

A trans-Arctic sea cable would afford the Kremlin a significant opportunity to demonstrate its role in developing the Arctic commons.

Trade deals in Asia are a test of America's self image, as the debate rages on China's on-campus influence in Australia.

Development finance is fraught with issues, but won’t be solved with geopolitical bun fights.

Links and updates from across the migration and border policy field.

Espionage charges against Australian film-maker James Ricketson have put a spotlight on Canberra’s delicate ties with Cambodia.

Links on developments across the Pacific region.

An act of censorship serves domestic ends and to project a controlled version of soft power on an international stage.

Putin’s election to a fourth term in March is a foregone conclusion.

The protracted public debate over striking North Korea is a marker of Donald Trump shifting of the terms of the debate.

The coming days and weeks will be a period of great uncertainty in Berlin and, by extension, Europe.

Can we raise our defence exports while keeping our hands clean?

The Chinese navy does not intend to challenge the US Fifth Fleet – at least in the short term.

A short stint as governor of Jakarta has catapulted Indonesia’s Djarot Saiful Hidayat to national prominence.

Links from across the aid and development fields.

Paul Romer's departure fits a pattern of high flying academics struggling with the constraints of official bureaucracies.

The strategic big picture was missing when US Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis visited Jakarta.

Negotiations that enhance trade openness would be fine, but it is clear this is not what Trump has in mind.

The lawyer's death was a targeted campaign against those advocating for the end of military rule through constitutional change.

The week that was on The Interpreter.

Rival governments remain deadlocked over a UN-sponsored political solution.

Publishing will be light on Friday.

Meeting urgent infrastructure needs in PNG is an example where public support can boost private investment.

Links and updates from across the migration and border policy field.

Last year saw a surge in testing and deployment of both ballistic and cruise missile technology throughout the Indo-Pacific.

A crackdown on “wrong spendings” signals an important transformation for the communist regime – but Vietnamese are wary.

Did China browbeat Australia to downgrade official participation in a conference on North Korea?