22 Nov 2023
The Fix: Seeking impact
Your weekly Interpreter feature about issues, resources and helpful distractions that might otherwise be missed.
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22 Nov 2023
Does Australia’s walk match its talk about helping Pacific women advance?
Big dollars are one thing, meaningful outcomes another. -
21 Nov 2023
Australia and space: A step together for the whole nation
A national space policy is needed to ensure Australia consistently engages across government, industry and global partners alike. -
21 Nov 2023
A Pacific “zone of peace” – what will it entail?
An effort is underway to ensure Pacific concepts are not co-opted by geopolitical competition. -
21 Nov 2023
A fragile lifeline: India and China must collaborate on water
More robust agreements to share the precious resource will result in a win-win for both countries. -
20 Nov 2023
Sonar reports much more than a blip in Australia’s relations with China
The latest incident, the first to injure Australian military personnel, appears to signal China’s willingness to test the red line. -
20 Nov 2023
What roles should sport play in Australia’s image and diplomacy?
The government has dropped the ball in the strategic opportunity presented by sports. -
20 Nov 2023
Pacific Aid Map: Big data gaps are skewing the story about women
Better reporting is needed to properly understand which projects are targeting gender issues in the region. -
20 Nov 2023
The war in Gaza has not destroyed normalisation … for now
Despite deepening hostilities, common strategic interests still bind Israel and most of the Arab states. -
20 Nov 2023
The Chagos dilemma
Duelling dynasties, violations of international law, and great power dynamics leave dispossessed Chagossians in limbo. -
18 Nov 2023
China’s sonar pulse poses another test of Australia’s will
Even with international law on its side, Australia is still grappling with the conundrum of whether might makes right. -
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17 Nov 2023
Making space arms control work
After a decades-long deadlock, the past two years have seen a giant leap forward in international negotiations. -
17 Nov 2023
Australian development cooperation: Urgent and important, but “not a priority”
Development policy contradictions reveal the failure of the DFAT-AusAID integration. -
16 Nov 2023
Albanese is right to reject fossil fuel phaseouts
The politics of climate change has to be paired with grasping the economics, too. -
16 Nov 2023
The G20’s approach on debt has failed
The “Common Framework” shows the perils of announcing solutions before governments have them. -
16 Nov 2023
India’s Gaza dilemma
The Israeli–Palestinian conflict exposes a gap between New Delhi’s Global South leadership aspirations and its realpolitik. -
15 Nov 2023
The foreign policy case for the PM to spend more time at home
Instead of tall poppy syndrome, ask about effectiveness. -
15 Nov 2023
How China’s media reported Albanese’s visit
Some messages appear subtle – others, expectedly blunt. -
15 Nov 2023
Human trafficking: Harnessing technology to help those most vulnerable
Delivering legal services to victims often means overcoming barriers in language, information and distance. -
15 Nov 2023
The Fix: On the origin of species
Your weekly Interpreter feature about issues, resources and helpful distractions that might otherwise be missed. -
15 Nov 2023
The Bletchley Park artificial intelligence summit: Good optics, less substance
A jumbled collection of commonplace platitudes does not a remarkable outcome make. -
14 Nov 2023
A Pacific union: Australia-Tuvalu deal goes well beyond climate
This tailored arrangement has implications for AUKUS, legal proceedings, as well as the potential resettlement of climate refugees. -
14 Nov 2023
Japan’s new golden age in Southeast Asia
Tokyo’s recent geopolitical assertiveness cements its position as a regional security and economic powerhouse. -
14 Nov 2023
Australia needs to resource a merchant fleet
Virtually all Australia’s trade moves by sea, yet relies almost exclusively on foreign flagged and foreign owned vessels. -
13 Nov 2023
What can – and should – we expect from Australia’s new cyber security strategy?
International alignment and coordination will be key to countering cyber threats that have no respect for land borders. -
13 Nov 2023
Belt and Road 2.0
China’s Belt and Road Forum last month showed the initiative is not dead but changing shape. -
13 Nov 2023
1947 and now
Strife in the Middle East, hyper-partisans in the US Congress, and Russian troops on the march. We've been here before. -
10 Nov 2023
The Coalition risks the general’s lament, of fighting the last war over China policy
Labor was right to suspend the WTO case against Beijing and should not be gulled into a confrontational stance. -
10 Nov 2023
Israel-Palestine: It’s not too late for the two-state solution
But the world can’t expect Washington to make it happen. -
10 Nov 2023
Where did the Afghan refugees go – and where next?
While the world is still figuring out the politics, the people are paying the price. -
10 Nov 2023
China-Australia: Smartening up people-to-people links
Universities play an essential role in everyday diplomacy, fostering a genuine affection between the two countries. -
9 Nov 2023
Economic diplomacy: Labor’s green security state rises
From Chinese wind turbines to temporary foreign workers, Australia faces difficult intersections between domestic and foreign policy. -
9 Nov 2023
COP28: Why a gender power divide threatens climate progress
Global negotiations often sideline gender as a “women’s issue” rather than being essential to the response. -
9 Nov 2023
Private finance cannot lead the global response to climate change
Misplaced faith in private sector solutions delays the redistribution of trillions from developed countries and multilateral institutions. -
8 Nov 2023
Haunted by a plague
Almost four years since the advent of Covid-19, the world still awaits answers on how the most devastating pandemic in 100 years first began. -
8 Nov 2023
Australia’s chance to show global leadership on Rohingya displacement
Honouring a pledge to be tough on borders without being “weak on humanity” will bolster Canberra’s aim of regional stability. -
8 Nov 2023
The Fix: Escape banality, shun labels
Your weekly Interpreter feature about issues, resources or helpful distractions that might otherwise be missed. -
8 Nov 2023
Ukraine’s energy fightback
Expert crews are risking their lives to keep the lights on amid Russia’s invasion – with help from far away, too. -
7 Nov 2023
Learning the right lessons from Australia’s Covid response
The pandemic measures that took us from lucky country to locked-up country have their roots in 1980s neoliberalism. -
7 Nov 2023
Indonesia’s Just Energy Transition Partnership is a glass half full
Momentum is building, but global pledges for no new fossil fuel expansion come with a lot of caveats. -
7 Nov 2023
Myanmar: a new abnormal
From enforced remittances to escalating drug use, non-conflict factors reveal a war-ravaged country in civil decline. -
6 Nov 2023
Gaza and re-imagining international order
The events of the past month show that the usual recipes for global problem-solving are no longer fit for purpose. -
6 Nov 2023
E-rickshaws turn the tide for India
The continent’s ubiquitous two and three-wheelers are driving the transition to EVs, with an ambitious 2030 target in view. -
6 Nov 2023
Fighting risk in everything, everywhere, all at once
Most government institutions are not designed to consider more than their portfolio of interests – and that doesn’t work in a more complex world. -
6 Nov 2023
How vulnerable is South Korea to a “Hamas-style” attack from the North?
History makes Seoul’s concern understandable – but the best way to deter surprise is through engagement. -
3 Nov 2023
Russia seeks benefit from the Gaza conflict
Moscow hopes the Middle East will distract the West from supporting Ukraine – but old troubles at home could stir again. -
3 Nov 2023
The world energy outlook: The good, the bad, and the ugly
Where does the global transition to net zero currently stand, where can it improve and where can it go wrong? -
3 Nov 2023
Australian leadership in Indo‑Pacific nuclear diplomacy
With growing state capabilities in the region, “guardrails” are more important than ever. Canberra can help. -
3 Nov 2023
Mineral futures: A critical step for Albanese’s Beijing trip
Trade in rare earth elements and numerous minerals is essential for the energy transition – but can Australia and China find complementary ground?