Allison methodically dismantles the idea that China will become a 'responsible stakeholder'. China seeks the expulsion of the US from Asia.

A comprehensive evaluation of the ‘One Laptop per Child’ project in rural Peru found that it had no effect on test scores in maths and language.

Hong Kong symbolises the Chinese Communist Party’s quest to consolidate legitimacy and power.

This support and counselling service for parents, friends and family who notice a family member slipping into extremism has various structural and operational problems.

According to UN statistics, the rights of youths are uniquely under threat.

Central bankers reminisce nostalgically about the halcyon decade or so before 2007, when policy-making seemed pretty simple.

John Edwards making headlines on interest rate rises, Hugh White and Ely Ratner in discussion on the US approach to the South China Sea, and more.

'Have you ever thought about the problems Chinese female professionals face in our society before bringing in this policy?'

RAMSI had no mandate to work on political reform and too few Solomon Islands MPs were interested in using the opportunity to push for much-needed changes in the political system.

This week's links include cross-Strait Twitter diplomacy, cyberspace superiority, social media monitoring, AI and more

There's a viable plan on the shelf if and when US policymakers are willing to admit that US efforts on the South China Sea are faltering.

Qatar’s support of political Islamist groups is key to understanding the current diplomatic crisis and role of Al Jazeera.

Lebanon this year has been basking in a rare calm, and there appears to be a distinct apathy about when elections will be held.

By weakening encryption - by requiring encryption providers to afford backdoors to governments - we open the way to criminality.

This week's links also include debates and discussion on social protection and education for migrants and a case against the Home Office.

While freer trade appears to have more global support in polls than political debate might suggest, the same can’t be said for foreign investment.

Ultimately, the legacy of RAMSI will not be measured by what was achieved over the last 14 years, but by what happens in the future.

Does Te Kaha’s frontline integration at the pointy end of Washington’s maritime 'big stick' constitute a signal of recharged ANZUS alliance cohesion, in the direction of China and North Korea?

I spent the last two years on the campaign trail. As I talked to people, I came to understand why Trump’s arguments for a reduced American role appealed. I couldn’t say the same for our arguments.

This week's links also include a look at the ongoing impact of the 2015-16 drought in PNG, the 2017 Pacific Update and the new documentary, My Father, My Country.

Some of the most important progress in US-India relations in recent years has been on Indo-Pacific issues.

The common view was that the Asian countries, like Icarus, had flown too close to the sun in their hubris-fueled growth and had crashed back to earth.

Australia could well change in fundamental ways if it moved to accommodate China’s growing power without regard to questions of value, integrity and public trust.

Can middle powers like Australia and Canada maintain their societal liberalism in a global order no longer supported by the US? We might soon find out.

The Philippines and the wider region must engage and enable grassroots moderates. It must start in Marawi.

Never has the hand of the Beijing state apparatus been more visible in the city.

The role of private contractors in the aid sector, how impact-measuring affects development, the link between resources and violence, and more.

A relatively recent change in diet risks having a devastating effect on an entire generation of Pacific Islanders.

My guess is the RBA is already thinking about a program of rate increases that will continue for several years.

Washington should forget about the South China Sea for a while and focus instead on rebuilding the credibility of America’s strategic commitment to Asia where it matters most – at home.

North Korea’s ongoing, violent history of ignoring even the most basic global rules makes Pyongyang almost impossible to trust.

The release of the 2017 Low Institute Poll, MBN replaced by MBS, Shinzo Abe's domestic situation, PNG's national elections and more.

Australia has a perfect right to form associations, groupings, dialogues and alliances with whomever it chooses. But wise statecraft does not deal only with entitlements and rights.

This week's links also include an infographic of the world's smuggling routes and an exploration of ambivalence in Asia toward refugees.

It takes a brave or foolish person to predict the outcome of a PNG election. Here goes nothing.

To really unleash economic growth, Russia would need institutional reforms that take on entrenched interests, rent-seeking and corruption.

A drop in support for democracy, particularly among the young, may reflect rising expectations of what a democracy should be able to do.

A ‘cascade’ of countries flowing from Taipei to Beijing isn't likely any time soon. Nonetheless, the question remains – who’s next after Panama?

We concentrate on the costs and ignore the benefits refugees bring to Australian society and economy.

The saga is a reminder of the international governance system's failure to produce a satisfactory procedure for international bankruptcy.

There is no indication that Trump’s invitations to Southeast Asian leaders were preceded by diplomacy that would resolve the underlying issues in the bilateral relationships.

Will the O’Neill government ‘be remembered by the people of Papua New Guinea as the most decisive, action packed, transparent and accountable Government the nation has ever had’ as asserted in the Alotau Accord?

Today’s announcement that Saudi Arabia’s King Salman has shuffled the line of succession in favour of Mohammed bin Salman is surprising but not unexpected.

Five months into the Trump administration, a surge of progressive outrage has hardly translated into electoral momentum for the Democrats.

The announcement yesterday implies that Australia has decided it no longer has the political will to apply air power in the fight against ISIS in Syria.

The 2017 Lowy Institute Poll finds Australians have reacted to global events in a typically pragmatic way. But they are troubled about the direction of the world and divided about the way our own nation is travelling.

The most startling and truly new development is the emergence of the importance of Lee Hsien Loong’s wife, Ho Ching.

This model forces decision-makers to compare the pre-emptive costs of intervention against the cost of restorative intervention.

Barring some ‘parliamentary incident’ there will be no national elections in Italy until next year, probably in March.

Both of the successful candidates referred to the need for unity among all loyalists and for dialogue with independence groups.