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  • 8 Jun 2022
    • China and the Pacific
    • Solomon Islands

    China-Solomon Islands pact: Reading between the lines

    Catherine Wilson
    The new security deal highlights Beijing’s drive to strengthen its grasp on political favour and regional resources.
  • 8 Jun 2022
    • United States
    • Australia
    • China
    • India
    • Japan
    • North Korea

    The Pyongyang problem for the Quad

    Cherry Hitkari
    North Korea poses a challenge for regional security, and so often China has stood to benefit from such instability.
  • 7 Jun 2022
    • Indonesia
    • Australia

    Wong’s Bahasa pitch to Indonesia

    Daniel Flitton
    Australia will benefit by drawing more of its multicultural character into senior diplomacy.
  • 7 Jun 2022
    • Russia
    • Ukraine

    Is Vladimir Putin sick?

    Mateo Szlapek-Sewillo
    What rumours about the Russian president’s health reveal about the Kremlin – and the rest of us.
  • 7 Jun 2022
    • Papua New Guinea
    • Technology

    PNG’s elections: dangers that lie on social media

    Caitlyn McKenzie , Ben Connable
    Facebook has a major reach in PNG, making the sheer volume of suspicious and inauthentic content online a big concern.
  • 6 Jun 2022
    • Defence & Security
    • South China Sea
    • Australia
    • China

    A flare up in China’s deliberate pattern of aggression

    Peter Layton
    The intercept of an Australian patrol over the South China Sea escalates a “grey zone” conflict to a dangerous level.
  • 6 Jun 2022
    • Thailand
    • Malaysia
    • China – Belt and Road Initiative

    Proceed with caution: high-speed rail for Bangkok and Kuala Lumpur

    Wu Shang-Su
    The potential connectivity benefits for two of Asia’s big cities are huge. The obstacles are many.
  • 3 Jun 2022
    • Global Issues
    • Sustainability
    • Russia
    • Ukraine

    Global food threats: a chicken and egg story

    Vani Swarupa Murali
    “Temporary disruptions” carry a long term risk. But unwinding international supply chains could send farmers backward.
  • 3 Jun 2022
    • Asia
    • Pacific Islands
    • Multilateral Development Banks
    • Asean
    • Australia
    • Energy

    Labor should create a “Regional Carbon Bank” for ASEAN and the Pacific

    Peter McCawley
    An urgent demand for clean electricity infrastructure requires needs a dedicated, multilateral agency in support.
  • 2 Jun 2022
    • Australia in the World
    • Trade
    • G20
    • Australia
    • Indonesia

    Economic diplomacy: New Labor ministers are facing up to old issues

    Greg Earl
    Reshaping policies on the Pacific, Indonesia and domestic manufacturing is already revealing a changing of the guard.
  • 2 Jun 2022
    • Asia
    • Global Issues
    • Diplomacy
    • Australia
    • Human rights

    Knowledge is power: A small investment for a big return

    Mubashar Hasan
    Australia should see that training rights advocates across the region can be an effective means to bolster democracy.
  • 1 Jun 2022
    • Pacific Islands
    • Australia
    • China

    Competing with China in the Pacific will backfire

    Miranda Booth
    Co-operation, not competition, provides the best chance for Australia to enhance ties with Pacific Island countries.
  • 1 Jun 2022
    • Asia
    • Pacific Islands
    • Sustainability

    Water torture: Asia‑Pacific’s “WASH” crisis in need of solutions

    JJ Rose
    Access to clean water is not only a development challenge but one for geopolitics, too.
  • 1 Jun 2022
    • Global Economy
    • Pacific Islands
    • IMF

    Don’t saddle Pacific Islands with disaster debt

    Luke Fletcher
    It would be immoral for high-emitting countries to put an extra burden on nations suffering more extreme weather events.
  • 31 May 2022
    • Multilateral Institutions
    • United Nations
    • Australia

    Multilateralism matters again

    Mercedes Page
    The world’s big challenges – and main priorities for Australia – are best tackled by cooperation.
  • 31 May 2022

    Roe vs Wade: The extraterritorial dimension of abortion politics

    Tania Penovic
    Anti-choice views have shaped US – and Australian – bids to block support for family planning in developing countries.
  • 31 May 2022
    • Trade
    • Resource security
    • Australia
    • Japan
    • Energy

    Japan-Australia: building a hydrogen supply chain

    Akimoto Daisuke
    Efforts to develop a network for cleaner energy in the Indo-Pacific marks a practical step for closer relations.
  • 30 May 2022
    • Pacific Islands
    • Australia

    Would China? Australia’s chance to back women police in the Pacific

    Melissa Jardine
    Promoting gender equality and enhancing maritime law enforcement will ensure Australia stands apart.
  • 30 May 2022
    • Pacific Islands
    • Australia
    • New Caledonia
    • France

    Australia can’t stay silent on decolonisation in the Pacific

    Nic Maclellan
    As Canberra and Paris repair ties, presenting France as a “Pacific country” would undermine regional independence.
  • 30 May 2022
    • Russia
    • Ukraine

    War in Ukraine: Gloomy prospects

    Ian Hill
    What both sides might eventually have to settle for to end the fighting – and when – is far from clear.
  • 27 May 2022
    • India
    • Singapore
    • Human rights
    • Multiculturalism

    A tale of two countries: interpreting The Kashmir Files

    Pravin Prakash , Antara Chakraborthy
    Once famed for their secular constitutions, India and Singapore have taken different tacks on religious vilification.
  • 27 May 2022
    • Pacific Islands
    • Australia
    • Australia and the Pacific

    Labor’s Pacific plan: ticking the economic box

    Jessica Collins
    Tightening up on fees charged for remittances will ensure millions of dollars get to households across the region.
  • 27 May 2022
    • Defence & Security
    • Europe
    • Russia
    • European Union
    • Ukraine

    Ukraine: The view from Warsaw

    Melissa Conley Tyler
    More than offering neighbourly support, Poland wants to ensure Russia suffers a strategic defeat.
  • 26 May 2022
    • Defence & Security
    • United States
    • Australia
    • China
    • India
    • Japan
    • Technology

    “Black ships”, the Quad and space

    Philip Citowicki
    Satellite technology underpins the attempt to tackle China’s illegal fishing.
  • 26 May 2022
    • United States
    • Australia
    • India
    • Japan

    Albanese steps cautiously through the Quad wrangle

    Donna Weeks
    Japan’s media enthusiastically covered the “diplomatic debut” of Australia’s new PM, expecting continuity over change.
  • 26 May 2022
    • Australia
    • Australia's Trade
    • Trade

    Where to for trade policy?

    Jenny Gordon
    Australia is building the micro foundations for global cooperation.
  • 25 May 2022
    • Papua New Guinea

    PNG’s new health plan: “Leaving no one behind is everybody’s business”

    Kylie McKenna , Di Brown , Michele Rumsey
    A homegrown effort to empower healthy communities will still benefit from sustained international engagement.
  • 25 May 2022
    • Australia

    Australia enters the post-party phase of Western democracy

    Sam Roggeveen
    Get used to governing with wafer-thin majorities or as a minority.
  • 25 May 2022
    • Pacific Islands
    • Climate change
    • Coronavirus

    Pacific youth: challenges today need the leaders of tomorrow

    Aidan Craney
    On climate, geopolitics, recovering from pandemic, and more – it’s vital to engage youth populations across the region.
  • 24 May 2022
    • Asean
    • Australia

    Engaging with Southeast Asia: more than aid

    Teesta Prakash
    The sentiment is right, Australia needs to strengthen ties with the region. But don’t rely on aid to deliver.
  • 24 May 2022
    • Australia in the World
    • Diplomacy
    • Australia

    Rejuvenating DFAT: increasing diversity and becoming less insular

    Yun Jiang
    Harnessing the experience and skills of the entire Australian community is the foundation for strong diplomacy.
  • 24 May 2022
    • Middle East
    • Australia

    Why the Middle East matters to Australia

    Anas Iqtait , Samy Akil
    The region may not dominate in the way Southeast Asia or the Pacific does at present, but it has before and can again.
  • 23 May 2022
    • Australia
    • China
    • Papua New Guinea
    • Solomon Islands

    PNG and the Solomon Islands-China security agreement

    Patrick Kaiku
    While respecting Solomon Islands sovereignty, regional solutions to regional problems are not yet fully exhausted.
  • 23 May 2022

    China: The Morrison legacy and beyond

    Sam Roggeveen
    Labor is expected to persist with most of the Coalition’s foreign and defence policies. But useful changes can be made.
  • 20 May 2022
    • Defence & Security
    • Diplomacy
    • Australia

    A strategy for uncertain times

    Ben Scott
    Is a case-by-case approach good enough for Australia to respond to the great and developing regional challenges?
  • 20 May 2022
    • Lebanon

    Lebanon: Celebrating small change

    Rodger Shanahan
    An independent streak featured in national elections but how much it matters will only become clear in hindsight.
  • 20 May 2022
    • North Korea
    • Coronavirus

    Lies, damn lies, and North Korea’s Covid statistics

    Khang Vu
    Why has Pyongyang suddenly fessed up to an outbreak after years of insisting the virus has been held completely at bay?
  • 19 May 2022
    • Australia in the World
    • Diplomacy
    • Australia

    Looking for a little sizzle from the 2022 election campaign

    Greg Earl
    As one of the world’s oldest stable democracies, Australia can do better in its election foreign policy discussion.
  • 19 May 2022
    • Timor-Leste

    Timor-Leste: Building towards the next 20 years

    Parker Novak
    Two decades of independence has seen laudable achievements but stormy economic waters lie ahead.
  • 19 May 2022
    • Asia
    • Diplomacy
    • Australia

    Getting the most from Australia’s regional engagements

    Hayley Channer
    As in-person meetings restart after Covid, it’s time to assess what resources support the many strategic groupings.
  • 18 May 2022
    • United States
    • Australia
    • European Union
    • Technology

    A required update for the EU-US Trade and Tech Council

    Mercedes Page
    As authoritarian challenges loom, more transatlantic cooperation on technology should be welcome news for Australia.
  • 18 May 2022
    • Philippines

    Philippines: justice and accountability, post elections

    Priya Pillai
    Dealing with the deadly legacy of the Duterte and Marcos eras will become that much more complicated under “Bongbong”.
  • 18 May 2022
    • New Caledonia

    New Caledonia: Not either/or when it comes to France and China

    Daryl Morini
    It’s time that Nouméa makes up its own mind on partners and friends when so many players have an opinion.
  • 17 May 2022
    • Defence & Security
    • Australia

    What went wrong? How Morrison lost control of the khaki election

    Peter Dean
    A government determined to make national security a central campaign issue fell into the trap of fighting the last war.
  • 17 May 2022
    • Asia
    • United States
    • Australia
    • India
    • Japan
    • Russia
    • Energy
    • Ukraine

    No Gas: Lessons from Poland and Bulgaria for the Quad

    Angus Houston , Marc Grossman
    The risk of disrupted energy supplies is not only in Europe but a danger in the Indo-Pacific, too.
  • 17 May 2022
    • Asia
    • Defence & Security
    • United States
    • Asean
    • Australia
    • China
    • India
    • Japan

    AUKUS: More than meets the eye

    Jada Fraser
    A series of small, overlapping initiatives are combining to bolster the security architecture of the Indo-Pacific.
  • 16 May 2022
    • United States
    • Asean

    Scoring Biden’s ASEAN summit

    Susannah Patton
    Good for ties with Southeast Asia, but a so-so agenda suggests US influence in the region will continue to decline.
  • 16 May 2022
    • China
    • India
    • Pakistan

    Pakistani separatists turn their sights on China

    Syed Fazl-e-Haider
    A Balochistan independence group has ordered Beijing to quit its interests in the region … to no effect.
  • 16 May 2022
    • Sustainability
    • Multilateral Institutions
    • Cambodia
    • Thailand
    • Vietnam
    • Laos
    • Environment

    Diplomacy is indispensable to manage the Mekong

    Anoulak Kittikhoun
    The goal of a healthy river won’t be helped by misreading the shared mission of the Mekong River Commission.
  • 13 May 2022
    • Australia in the World

    Payne v Wong: The foreign policy election debate 

    Sam Roggeveen
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