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  • 26 Jul 2022
    • Philippines

    Bongbong Marcos tries the balancing act with Beijing and Washington

    Cherry Hitkari
    The new president might talk up China ties, but relations with the United States appear to be on the mend.
  • 26 Jul 2022
    • Global Economy
    • IMF

    Capital flows to emerging economies

    Stephen Grenville
    The International Monetary Fund’s “free-market” view is questioned by economists, who argue for policy intervention.
  • 26 Jul 2022
    • China

    Dizzy with success: Xi consolidates repression in Xinjiang

    Michael Clarke
    An “inspection tour” signals the Party-state’s odious grip on the region and determination to control people’s identity.
  • 25 Jul 2022
    • Australia
    • Nuclear Weapons
    • Nuclear Non-Proliferation, Arms Control and Disarmament

    Australia and the Nuclear Ban Treaty

    Peter Hooton
    If disarmament is to be truly realistic, the world needs to change the conversation about nuclear weapons.
  • 25 Jul 2022
    • India
    • India's Economy

    India’s economy after Covid

    Roland Rajah
    Digitalisation is helping the top and the bottom, but jobs are a big concern.
  • 25 Jul 2022
    • Aid & Development
    • Australia
    • Pacific Islands
    • International law

    Engaging with the Pacific: the legal angle

    Sarah McCosker , Joanne Wallis , Melissa Conley Tyler
    The often complex and transnational legal challenges facing the region are an opportunity to foster cooperation.
  • 25 Jul 2022
    • Technology

    An element of doubt? Rare earths targeted in disinfo campaign

    Divyanshu Jindal
    Attempts to break China’s stranglehold on crucial materials for the digital age are targeted – where else but online.
  • 25 Jul 2022
    • Indonesia
    • G20

    Jokowi adopts a statesman style

    Johannes Nugroho
    As G20 host, Indonesia’s president is on a drive to burnish his international credentials and win kudos at home.
  • 25 Jul 2022
    • Vanuatu

    From Port Vila to the Peace Palace

    Patrick Wall
    Why and how Australia should support Vanuatu in taking climate change to the world’s highest court.
  • 25 Jul 2022
    • Cambodia
    • Human rights

    Taking on Cambodia’s “Lady Liberty”

    JJ Rose
    An American human rights lawyer sentenced to six years in a Phnom Penh prison may cause Hun Sen no end of trouble.
  • 25 Jul 2022
    • India
    • United Nations
    • Migration
    • International law

    Why India needs a refugee law

    Shivangi Seth
    Adopting international standards will not only benefit people seeking asylum but India’s relations in the neighbourhood.
  • 25 Jul 2022
    • India's Economy
    • India
    • Free Trade

    India’s trade policy needs to prioritise the region

    Amita Batra
    New Delhi’s economic integration with Asian neighbours will enhance global value chains and ensure its trade resilience.
  • 25 Jul 2022
    • Australia
    • Defence & Security
    • France
    • Public Opinion

    France-Australia: Moving beyond AUKUS

    Eglantine Staunton
    A change of PM has certainly helped, and the latest Lowy Poll suggests no enduring damage has been done to relations.
  • 25 Jul 2022
    • New Caledonia
    • China and the Pacific
    • France

    The China factor in France’s growing engagement in the “peaceful sea”

    Denghua Zhang , Eric Frécon
    A step-up by Paris in the Indo-Pacific is evidence that it aims for a pragmatic third path in the region.
  • 25 Jul 2022
    • Asia Pacific Security
    • Japan

    Abe Shinzo: Australia’s “best friend” in Asia

    David Walton , Akimoto Daisuke
    Shinzo Abe was a pioneer of Australia-Japan relations in a complicated geopolitical region.
  • 19 Jul 2022
    • Australia

    Australia’s new government seizes the international bully pulpit

    Hugh Piper
    Labor brings a distinct change in rhetoric to foreign and strategic policy. Here are the top five takeaways.
  • 30 Jun 2022
    • China – Belt and Road Initiative
    • Australia
    • Pacific Islands
    • Global Economy

    Economic diplomacy: Names trump numbers in the new BRI debt battle

    Greg Earl
    As G7 leaders talk up infrastructure spending, Australia’s Pacific family members contemplate how much they can take.
  • 30 Jun 2022
    • Australia

    What Australians fear with China pressing in the Pacific

    Jessica Collins
    Concern about a growing regional influence can be offset by faith in other actors to do the right thing.
  • 30 Jun 2022
    • Australia and Climate Change
    • Climate change

    In a puzzling trend, concern about climate change has plateaued

    Bec Colvin
    Latest polling shows emissions reduction may not have been the hot button issue that swayed the Australian electorate.
  • 30 Jun 2022
    • Defence & Security
    • Europe
    • Russia
    • Ukraine
    • Public Opinion

    War fatigue in the West

    Bermet Talant
    The democratic world passed the compassion test for Ukraine. Now it faces the real challenge.
  • 30 Jun 2022
    • Taiwan
    • China
    • Australian Public Opinion
    • Public Opinion Polling

    Australians worry about China and muscle-flexing over Taiwan

    Natasha Kassam
    New polling shows Beijing and its intentions have overtaken climate, Covid and cyberattacks as major concerns.
  • 28 Jun 2022
    • United States

    Could NATO cope without the United States?

    Mateo Szlapek-Sewillo
    No one living in a country that calls itself an American ally can ignore the perilous state of America’s social fabric.
  • 28 Jun 2022
    • Southeast Asia
    • Australia

    New directions in Australia-Southeast Asia relations

    Susannah Patton
    How the Albanese government could refocus on Southeast Asia in 2022 – and beyond.
  • 28 Jun 2022
    • China
    • Japan
    • North Korea
    • South Korea
    • Taiwan
    • United States

    Contingency plans: South Korea and cross-Strait security

    Henry Storey
    Seoul’s new administration faces critical choices over Taiwan and its relationships with Washington and Beijing.
  • 28 Jun 2022
    • Russia
    • Ukraine
    • Syria
    • Türkiye

    How Turkey’s position on Ukraine is further destabilising Syria

    Samy Akil , Alexander Langlois
    Erdoğan wants sanctions relief and is forcing NATO leaders into making an uncomfortable choice.
  • 28 Jun 2022
    • Indonesia
    • Migration

    Years of living statelessly: refugees in Indonesia

    Stania Puspawardhani
    In a country that is still not party to the refugee convention, life can oscillate between hope and despair.
  • 28 Jun 2022
    • Australia and Climate Change
    • Climate change
    • Environment

    A minute to midnight: reversing environmental tipping points

    Tom Cernev
    Planetary boundaries and the role they play in global security are not as remote as they sound. And it’s time to listen.
  • 28 Jun 2022
    • United States

    The political courage of the January 6th investigation

    Erin Hurley
    The hearings may not persuade Trump’s most ardent supporters. But they might allow enough Republicans to break away.
  • 27 Jun 2022
    • Sex and Gender

    Gender equality in the Pacific: less talk and more action

    Jessica Collins
    Pacific women leaders are driving for change, and economic empowerment is key.
  • 27 Jun 2022
    • Indonesia
    • Australia
    • Climate change
    • Environment
    • Sustainability

    Indonesia-Australia climate change cooperation begins with the ocean

    Aristyo Rizka Darmawan
    Mangroves, reefs and fish stocks – the building blocks of stronger approach by both countries to address global warming.
  • 27 Jun 2022
    • Pakistan
    • Afghanistan
    • India

    India-Pakistan: regional rivalries still rule in Afghanistan

    Syed Fazl-e-Haider
    The visit of an Indian delegation for talks with the Taliban in Kabul has raised eyebrows in neighbouring Pakistan.
  • 27 Jun 2022
    • Australia and the Pacific
    • Melanesia
    • Papua New Guinea
    • Solomon Islands
    • Vanuatu

    Pacific labour mobility and the existential threat of climate change

    Peter Hooton
    Australia needs to walk the walk on emissions, migration targets and resettlements to make itself a good neighbour.
  • 27 Jun 2022
    • Trade

    Economic diplomacy: New supply chains to Jakarta and beyond

    Greg Earl
    Business diversification is looking more positive in Indonesia but more confusing in the broader Indo-Pacific.
  • 27 Jun 2022
    • North Korea
    • Nuclear Weapons

    Patiently waiting for North Korea’s next nuclear test

    Khang Vu
    Any countdown could depend on what Beijing is willing to tolerate.
  • 27 Jun 2022
    • Asean
    • India
    • Japan
    • Australia and Asia
    • United States

    Why Australia shouldn’t put all its eggs in the Quad basket

    Henry Storey
    The regional security pact is yet to prove its worth. Options must be kept open, with minilaterals top of the list.
  • 27 Jun 2022
    • Australia
    • United States

    An Australia-America-Pacific partnership – for and with the region

    Jessica Collins
    Support through consensus and the shared Pacific value system will ensure island nations get what they need most.
  • 27 Jun 2022
    • China
    • Africa

    Insights from Africa as China stumbles in the Pacific

    Cornelia Tremann
    Investment, infrastructure, and influence building – what worked for China before may not again elsewhere.
  • 27 Jun 2022
    • China
    • Timor-Leste

    Unpacking the China/Timor-Leste bilateral agreements…

    Parker Novak
    …and the unfolding geopolitical rivalry around them.
  • 27 Jun 2022
    • Fiji
    • Papua New Guinea

    This year’s Pacific elections marginalise and isolate too many

    Mere Nailatikau
    As 2022 national polls unfold, it is evident that a global decline in democracy is disadvantaging the most vulnerable.
  • 27 Jun 2022
    • Central Asia
    • Australia
    • Caucasus

    Full throttle: Australia’s advantages alongside Azerbaijan

    Nina Marković Khaze
    Geopolitical change opens the chance to capitalise on goodwill for a potentially valuable partnership.
  • 27 Jun 2022
    • India
    • Australia

    India-Australia relations: Positivity might be coming at a cost

    Aarti Betigeri
    The tricky terrain of maintaining values and of keeping pace with changing colours in the Australian-Indian community.
  • 17 Jun 2022
    • United Kingdom
    • International law
    • Human rights

    The British Indian Ocean Territory and the rules-based order

    Samuel Bashfield , Elena Katselli Proukaki
    In claiming sovereignty over Chagos, London privileges Western interests. And breaks international law.
  • 14 Jun 2022
    • G20
    • Sustainability
    • Indonesia
    • Climate change
    • Technology

    Hyundai takes the driver’s seat in Indonesia’s EV market

    Akhmad Hanan , Budi Prayogo Sunariyanto
    With net zero emissions targets looming, Southeast Asia’s biggest car market is setting the pace on electric vehicles.
  • 13 Jun 2022
    • Administration
    • Review

    Public holiday reading: the Queen’s Birthday

    Daniel Flitton
    What explains the fascinating and “strange persistence of monarchies”?
  • 10 Jun 2022
    • Pacific Islands
    • Australia
    • Sex and Gender

    Penny Wong dives deep into the audacity of the Oceanic Pacific

    ‘Ofa-ki-Levuka (‘Ofa) Guttenbeil-Likiliki
    Nurturing relationships is paramount to break down unequal power dynamics ­– especially in working for women rights.
  • 10 Jun 2022
    • Japan
    • Review

    How the Abe era reshaped Japan’s foreign and security policy

    Ryosuke Hanada
    Abe Shinzo put in place a strategy that will not only endure but also influence other nations in view of China.
  • 10 Jun 2022
    • India
    • Sex and Gender

    India’s inconsistent adherence to the Women, Peace and Security agenda

    Shivangi Seth
    Sending women to serve as peacekeepers is laudable. But at home, women continue to be marginalised.
  • 9 Jun 2022
    • Global Issues
    • Southeast Asia
    • International law

    Stemming the tide of piracy in Southeast Asia

    Thư Nguyễn Hoàng Anh
    The laws set by the United Nations 40 years ago no longer suit the fight against modern-day crime on the high seas.
  • 9 Jun 2022
    • Russia
    • Thailand
    • Vietnam
    • Philippines
    • Ukraine

    Thailand seeking to profit from a global food crisis

    Craig Keating
    The war in Ukraine has highlighted weaknesses in Thailand’s policymaking and prompted cartel behaviour … again.
  • 8 Jun 2022
    • Australia
    • China
    • Timor-Leste

    Timor-Leste, China and Australia, and the influence contest

    Andrea Fahey
    Fostering connections with a new generation of democratic leaders offers Australia an edge in its island neighbour.
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