10 Nov 2021
Australia-Indonesia: burn the boats
Protecting ocean resources can sometimes require extreme measures from which there is no way back.
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10 Nov 2021
The forest for the trees: trouble at the Poland-Belarus border
A migrant crisis is the next episode in an ongoing Russian and Belarusian project to undercut the European Union. -
10 Nov 2021
China: rejecting rubbish
Far from trashing its reputation, Beijing did the world a favour by swinging the sword. -
9 Nov 2021
India’s answer to China’s ports in Sri Lanka
Adani’s multimillion-dollar investment in Colombo not only makes commercial sense, it’s a strategic game-changer, too. -
9 Nov 2021
Do Comprehensive Strategic Partnerships matter?
Scott Morrison is an enthusiast. But Australia’s one with China proved little more than the proverbial “scrap of paper”. -
8 Nov 2021
Indonesia-Australia: Deeper divide lies beneath AUKUS submarine rift
Indonesia is committed to “standing in the middle” between the United States and China and using ASEAN as a buffer. -
8 Nov 2021
Sinking trust
Sparing between Scott Morrison and Emmanuel Macron is about more than a broken deal but the manner it was conveyed. -
5 Nov 2021
Australia’s chance to dream with Southeast Asia
As a United States ally, Canberra can be a bridge between the region and Washington. -
5 Nov 2021
National self-interest cannot govern global vaccine distribution
The “all” is the most important part of the message that we’re not safe until we’re all safe. -
4 Nov 2021
Economic diplomacy: Supply chains, sanctions, and Telstra Pacific
From ports to productivity, the pandemic has only exposed longstanding economic resilience issues in Australia. -
4 Nov 2021
Regulate against the machine
AI is becoming a routine aspect of daily life, but can the law – and informed social policy – truly keep pace? -
3 Nov 2021
Politics and Covid-19 funds in Papua New Guinea
Putting the money in the hands of MPs could mean it will never be known just how the funds were used. -
3 Nov 2021
It’s time to talk about existential risk
There will be no chance to review the “lessons learned”. -
2 Nov 2021
Filipino migrants are agents of change
Stereotypes tell of disenfranchised labour. But the experience of people abroad can seed change at home, too. -
2 Nov 2021
Sport between India and Pakistan is not just that
Players – or countries – can send a message in victory and defeat. -
2 Nov 2021
Arms control is not just about arms
Getting US-Russia arms control talks on track can weaken the Russia-China partnership and strengthen US-Vietnam ties. -
1 Nov 2021
The dynamics of dust
Climate change is producing and circulating more dust, with surprising impacts on river flows and the spread of disease. -
1 Nov 2021
Is Russia finally getting serious on climate change?
Using hydrocarbon revenues to build green energy infrastructure would be a smart move. Don’t bet Moscow will take it. -
1 Nov 2021
Markets and resilience in the face of economic coercion
Calls for a “China plus” strategy rightfully draws business attention to the need to manage rising geoeconomic risks. -
29 Oct 2021
Just how serious is Xi about climate change?
China should have much to gain from a decarbonising global economy yet displays a confusing ambivalence to the question. -
29 Oct 2021
The legal case for defending Taiwan
If a narrow interpretation of international law saw China attack Taiwan, a League of Nations-style crisis would ensue. -
29 Oct 2021
What Australia needs to ask itself about the United States
As the US embraces “strategic competition”, its impetuous nationalism has implications for Canberra. -
28 Oct 2021
China’s education diplomacy in Central Asia
Where Russian universities once schooled the elite, students are increasingly changing preference. -
28 Oct 2021
Britain and Australia aren’t actually treaty allies – they should be
Only a formal deal will lock in the gains under AUKUS against future uncertainty. -
27 Oct 2021
The promise and peril of statistics in Fiji
The Pacific nation needs a new social contract on data for any meaningful change to occur in at-risk communities. -
27 Oct 2021
How to save the Summit for Democracy
Another platform for meaningless democracy rhetoric would be a step backwards. -
27 Oct 2021
AUKUS? Quad? FOIP? A fragmented approach cannot counter China
Only a coherent policy for the Indo-Pacific will work. The West needs to offer a strong economic balance to Beijing. -
26 Oct 2021
Protecting people who lose their homes to climate change
King tides, cyclones, floods and drought are already displacing large numbers of people each year – where will they go? -
26 Oct 2021
Overcoming community resistance to vaccination in Papua New Guinea
Increasing public demand for vaccines is the key to improving the country’s economic prospects and public safety. -
25 Oct 2021
Australia and Digicel: Hands-off no more?
Financing the takeover of a Pacific telco firm amounts to a marked shift in the government’s industrial philosophy. -
25 Oct 2021
Glasgow: a tipping point for serious action
Worrying signs suggest these most consequential of climate change talks are being set up for failure. -
25 Oct 2021
There is life in the Non-Alignment Movement yet
This 60-year-old Cold War relic is finding new voice as a venue separated from institutions of the West. -
25 Oct 2021
Assessing Australia’s role in global vaccine equity
Australia has been more generous than most but as geopolitical as China. -
22 Oct 2021
“Strategic autonomy” is more dangerous for Europe than AUKUS
Breaking from the United States would militarise the European Union to the extent that it would become unrecognisable. -
22 Oct 2021
ASEAN muddles through on Myanmar
An interesting regional precedent is set by the decision to stop the junta leader attending upcoming summit meetings. -
22 Oct 2021
China’s economic sanctions made Australia more confident
Greed hasn’t left Canberra cowering in the face of Beijing’s attempted punishment. -
21 Oct 2021
Economic diplomacy: Los Angeles port pips China as Christmas grinch
Amid an emerging global trade supply chain crisis, Australian economic policy advisers are more reserved about risks. -
21 Oct 2021
Queen Elizabeth II: For Country and Commonwealth
From the Suez crisis to dicing with dictators – a steady reign spanning seven decades of constant global change. -
21 Oct 2021
US-China: tiers of cohabitation
A new model of great power relations should begin with accepting the enduring need for coexistence. -
20 Oct 2021
If pushed far enough, would Myanmar leave ASEAN?
Some generals once feared joining the regional body would expose Myanmar to foreign pressures. -
20 Oct 2021
India’s AI conundrum
Thriving automation and AI industries pose difficult decisions for a country with an ever-growing workforce. -
20 Oct 2021
Australia, Indonesia and climate change
As the immediate pandemic crisis begins to recede, both countries should refocus the relationship on climate change. -
19 Oct 2021
The right climate for central planning
Not exactly a popular sentiment. But combating global warming might need to take a radical turn. -
19 Oct 2021
Europe’s time to find its superpower
AUKUS was the final reminder that European leaders need to make a break from reliance on US security on the continent. -
18 Oct 2021
Coming up for air: global action to stop pollution
Most nations will breach new air quality guidelines from the World Health Organisation. Better coordination is a must. -
18 Oct 2021
Supreme Court and parliamentary politics in PNG
A recent ruling on a vote of no confidence challenge may see the next government complete a term in parliament. -
18 Oct 2021
America’s doughnut shaped Indo-Pacific strategy
As Washington’s pivot to Asia begins to take shape, showing up in person and walking the talk will be deal-breakers. -
15 Oct 2021
France-Australia: Welcome back, Your Excellency, urgent matters await
AUKUS was a blow to Australia’s French romance but the Pacific region needs the two regional powers to kiss and make up. -
15 Oct 2021
Foreign fighters: The question of justice
For Western citizens who joined Islamic State, where they face their day in court can determine the likely penalty. -
15 Oct 2021
Covid and the failure of global cooperation
The general public has never bought the line that international aid is in the self-interest of donors.