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  • 13 Oct 2017

    Weekend catch-up: The Iran deal, engaging North Korea, Belt and Road and more

    What dropping the Iran deal would mean, how Americans feel about 'America First', Australian engagement in North Korea and more.
  • 13 Oct 2017

    Book now for the Interpreter Trivia Challenge!

    Sam Roggeveen
    Ladies and gentlemen, the Interpreter World Politics Trivia Challenge is on again.
  • 13 Oct 2017
    • Australia in the World

    Australia must criticise US withdrawal from UNESCO

    Greg Colton
    US should be reminded that leaving UNESCO is counter to Australian values.
  • 13 Oct 2017
    • North Korea
    • Russia

    What drives Russia’s Korea policy?

    Stephen Blank
    In Russia's view, real responsibility for the crisis lies with the US.
  • 13 Oct 2017
    • Defence & Security
    • India
    • Japan

    The limits of India-Japan defence cooperation

    Prateek Joshi
    Questions regarding the actual depth of India-Japan defence relations have resurfaced.
  • 13 Oct 2017

    The consequences of US withdrawal from the Iran deal

    Bernt Berger
    A US withdrawal will lead to deterioration of trust in US commitments.
  • 12 Oct 2017
    • Migration

    Migration and border policy links: Nauru’s growth, worker pathways, remittances and more

    Rachael Buckland
    Nauru's growth outlook, French resettlement numbers, irregular Bangladeshi migration and more.
  • 12 Oct 2017

    ‘Choosing Openess’ means taking on populism

    Grant Wardell-Johnson
    Populism may have an element of hatred but simply hating the haters will not work.
  • 12 Oct 2017
    • China-Australia Relations
    • China

    Australia’s oddly absent Belt and Road Strategy

    Nick Bisley
    The Belt and Road Initiative represents the kind of complex issues that will increasingly define the Australia-China relationship.
  • 11 Oct 2017
    • Pacific Islands

    Pacific lsland links: Nauru recession looms, PNG police, Manus movie and more

    This week's links also include an investigation into the deportation off Chinese nationals from Fiji.
  • 11 Oct 2017
    • Australia in the World
    • China
    • Taiwan

    Australia’s One-China Policy and why it matters

    Mark Harrison
    Australia's One-China Policy requires a familiarity with China's modern and classical history.
  • 11 Oct 2017
    • Defence & Security
    • Europe

    Britain’s defence planners face hard questions

    James Goldrick
    Hard questions must be asked about the future of the Royal Navy and the totality of Britain’s force structure.
  • 11 Oct 2017
    • Iran
    • The Trump Presidency

    Trump’s high-risk Iran strategy

    Dina Esfandiary
    Trump appears determined to prove the Iranian Supreme Leader was right when he said the US couldn’t be trusted.
  • 10 Oct 2017
    • China

    The Han-opticon: The hazards of China research in the Xi era

    Graeme Smith
    Librarians should pause before pulping dusty Chinese journals tucked away in compactors. They may be the only ones left.
  • 10 Oct 2017
    • Pacific Islands

    The Cook Islands and the downside of developed country status

    Erin Harris
    As more small island developing states reach the high-income threshold, the OECD needs to review its measure of ODA eligibility.
  • 10 Oct 2017

    'Choosing Openness' misdiagnoses the problem

    Sam Roggeveen
    The crisis Andrew Leigh detects in Australia is not societal, it is almost purely political.
  • 10 Oct 2017
    • Australia in the World
    • North Korea

    A modest proposal for Australian engagement in North Korea

    Euan Graham
    The North Koreans may very well say no. But there's little harm in trying.
  • 9 Oct 2017

    Digital both risky and rewarding for foreign correspondents

    Max Uechtritz
    The digital era can either rob or reward foreign correspondents – and their audiences.
  • 9 Oct 2017
    • Middle East

    Aid and its limits in Palestine

    Anas Iqtait
    The Palestinian economy lacks the foundational assets required for effective and sustainable growth, even with substantial aid disbursements.
  • 9 Oct 2017
    • United States
    • The Trump Presidency

    Americans not so in love with America First

    Olivia Shen
    In a choice between US isolationism and exceptionalism, it’s the latter that Americans hold dear.
  • 9 Oct 2017
    • Syria

    Syria: Five stages of grief (part 2)

    Rodger Shanahan
    Countries that supported the regime will have the inside running for reconstruction contracts.
  • 7 Oct 2017

    Weekend catch-up: Cyber strategy, a response on subs, threatening Pakistan and more

    Is Australia's media interrogating or demonising China, the risks of anti-migrant sentiment, the weirdest North Korean crisis yet and more.
  • 6 Oct 2017

    Australia's Future Submarines: A response to Christopher Pyne

    Jon Stanford
    The decision to acquire the French Shortfin Barracuda is extravagantly expensive and very high-risk.
  • 6 Oct 2017
    • Australia in the World
    • Defence & Security

    Fuel security: Why the RAN should prioritise the Indo-Pacific

    Greg Colton
    There are many factors that can comprise the national interest. Fuel security should be at the top of the list.
  • 6 Oct 2017
    • China-Australia Relations

    No, China is not being demonised

    John Fitzgerald
    The claims made by Drysdale and Denton have no merit.
  • 6 Oct 2017
    • United States
    • Afghanistan
    • Pakistan
    • The Trump Presidency

    Afghanistan: US offers Pakistan yet another ‘last chance’

    Hussain Nadim
    US threats are not seen as credible and are unlikely to work on Pakistan in the future.
  • 5 Oct 2017
    • Australia in the World
    • Australia's Economy

    Anti-migration sentiment the chief threat to openness

    John Edwards
    Muslims are certainly a target for Senator Hanson, but I’ve little doubt their integration into Australian society is proceeding in much the same way as past waves of migration.
  • 5 Oct 2017
    • Global Economy
    • Papua New Guinea

    Economic diplomacy brief: Labor’s Asian policy rebirth, foreign farm investment and PNG’s legal boom

    Greg Earl
    Labor is going back to the future with a distinctly economic determinist approach to future engagement with Asia.
  • 5 Oct 2017
    • Asylum seekers and refugees
    • Migration

    Migration & border policy links: What the US wants, Afghanistan, Rohingya repatriation and more

    Rachael Buckland
    This week's links also include a tracking matrix for patterns of displacement and a lecture on how migration has shaped New Zealand.
  • 5 Oct 2017
    • Australia in the World

    Technology, transparency and coordination in aid delivery

    Alexandre Dayant
    Australia won’t be a leader when it comes to the volume of aid any time soon. But it can lead by example in other ways.
  • 4 Oct 2017
    • Pacific Islands
    • Papua New Guinea
    • Vanuatu

    Pacific island links: Ambae evacuation, violence in Mendi, French Polynesia and more

    The evacuation of Vanuatu's Ambae Island, a winner declared in South Highlands province, Cook Islands a developing nation for now and more.
  • 4 Oct 2017
    • Global Economy

    Global growth: Choppy forecasts, but smooth sailing

    John Edwards
    While forecaster moods have been volatile, global growth overall has been pretty consistent – and pretty good.
  • 4 Oct 2017
    • Australia in the World
    • Cyber Security

    A regional focus on cyber security

    Tobias Feakin
    Australia will work with international partners and the private sector to shut down cybercrime safe havens and improve our neighbours' cyber resilience.
  • 4 Oct 2017
    • Australian Defence Force

    Ballistic missile defence: New options for Australia

    John Blaxland
    It is said ballistic missile defence cannot cover the vast Australian landmass. But technology has advanced rapidly.
  • 4 Oct 2017
    • Global Economy

    Global macroeconomic puzzles

    Stephen Grenville
    Monetary policy appears to have lost its guiding compass; unemployment has fallen but inflation and wage pressures have not increased.
  • 3 Oct 2017

    Five lessons from the weirdest North Korea crisis yet

    Robert E Kelly
    Unfortunately, the South cannot escape the North’s shadow. When the North falls apart, the world will look to South Korea to clean up the mess.
  • 3 Oct 2017
    • Australia
    • Japan

    The Australia-Japan relationship: Worthy of more reflection

    Andrew O'Neil , David Walton
    Our complicated relationship with China and the implications of President Trump for Australia have eclipsed thoughtful reflection on the Australia-Japan relationship.
  • 3 Oct 2017

    Old school reporting still a winner

    Matt Brown
    Despite the joys of connectivity, nothing substitutes for simply being there; for having the time and money to go into the field.
  • 3 Oct 2017
    • Global Economy

    ‘Choosing Openness’: Why haven’t we won the argument yet?

    Roland Rajah
    The case for openness is compelling, but also more nuanced than many proponents tend to make it.
  • 3 Oct 2017
    • Syria

    Syria: The five stages of grief (part 1)

    Rodger Shanahan
    There is a sense that the Syrian war is effectively over bar the fighting.
  • 2 Oct 2017
    • Global Compact on Refugees

    How Australia can help get the Global Compact on Refugees over the line

    Khalid Koser , Rachael Buckland
    There now seems little likelihood that the process will meet its ambitious goals.
  • 30 Sep 2017

    Weekend catch-up: Choosing Openness, Kurdistan, Jolie's film and more

    Angela Merkel's return to power, Shinzo Abe's snap election, buffer states in Asia and more.
  • 29 Sep 2017

    We briefly interrupt your service...

    Sam Roggeveen
    Next Monday is a public holiday in Australia, so posting will be light.
  • 29 Sep 2017
    • China
    • North Korea

    On North Korea, China’s interests are unchanged

    Merriden Varrall
    China closing North Korean businesses should not be seen as a shift in approach.
  • 29 Sep 2017

    Why Australia must act on sexual violence in armed conflict

    Mike Kelly , Susan Hutchinson
    Australia must send a clear message of accountability to deter these crimes.
  • 29 Sep 2017

    ‘Choosing Openness’ makes the case for globalisation

    Stephen Grenville
    What a relief to have a politician talking serious economics.
  • 29 Sep 2017
    • Myanmar

    Defusing the ticking time-bomb in Cox’s Bazar

    Khalid Koser , Lilla Schumicky-Logan
    Cox's Bazar will be a testing ground for the 'preventing violent extremism' concept.
  • 28 Sep 2017

    Migration and border policy links: Safe zones, the Black Sea route, investor visas and more

    Rachael Buckland
    What Trump's border wall won't accomplish, Qatar's migrant construction workers, the US-Australia refugee swap and more.
  • 28 Sep 2017
    • Saudi Arabia

    Politics slows Saudi reform plans

    John Edwards
    Ambitious reform plans go to the core of the regime's power. Little wonder the pace is slowing.
  • 28 Sep 2017
    • Cambodia

    ‘First They Killed My Father’: A beautiful film that could help Hun Sen

    Elliot Brennan
    The release of 'First they Killed my Father' is well timed to advance fears of a return of the past.
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