17 Jun 2020
Marise Payne stakes a claim for cooperation
The Foreign Minister’s China challenge will grab most attention – but what she said about multilateralism matters more.
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17 Jun 2020
Cambodia: Caught in the middle
As it navigates a post-Covid recovery, Cambodia needs to strike a balance between the US and China. -
16 Jun 2020
Diego Garcia: India’s conundrum
New Delhi declared unequivocal support for “all peoples striving for decolonisation”, only to keep conspicuously quiet. -
16 Jun 2020
It’s not OK: White supremacy and Australia’s security services
A small gesture raises big questions about white supremacist ideology in Australian police and security forces. -
16 Jun 2020
The geopolitical consequences of a pandemic
A global system in flux – from the US to Hong Kong, in politics as much as the economy – ultimately needs leadership. -
15 Jun 2020
Disruption or demands? US post-election foreign policy in Asia
While the re-election of an incumbent may prove strangely turbulent, a new president could bring different burdens. -
15 Jun 2020
Kashmir Covid response sparks fear and suspicion
For many Kashmiris, lockdown and quarantine measures have increased unwanted confrontation with Indian security forces. -
15 Jun 2020
Arms control or out of control?
Revoking hard-won arms control achievements seems nothing less than madness. -
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12 Jun 2020
Seizing the chance to chart “The India Way”
Covid-19 has allowed New Delhi to show a collaborative and constructive brand of diplomacy, instead of zero-sum rivalry. -
12 Jun 2020
COVIDcast: Xi Jinping and Covid-19
The latest episode in a podcast to discuss the implications of coronavirus for Australia, the region, and the world. -
12 Jun 2020
Thailand: Another dissenter disappears
A fresh abduction case raises serious questions, not for the first time, about the reach of Thai authorities. -
11 Jun 2020
North Korea may have benefited from the pandemic after all
With Washington distracted by Covid-19, the crisis allowed Beijing to cooperate with Pyongyang without usual censure. -
11 Jun 2020
With Syrian prosecutions, a rare case of universal jurisdiction
A seldom-used legal concept demonstrates the reach of justice even in the most hopeless circumstances. -
11 Jun 2020
Hong Kong: What China stands to lose
Xi Jinping’s attempted show of strength in Hong Kong only serves to betray his weakness in Beijing. -
11 Jun 2020
China toys with a new propaganda technique: Irony
The already reductive US-China spat has now been turned into an actual cartoon, in an earnest bid for foreign sympathy. -
10 Jun 2020
In Yemen, a deadly concoction of arms sales, conflict and Covid-19
Without a ceasefire, a humanitarian catastrophe fuelled by Western arms shipments is about to get much worse. -
10 Jun 2020
Climate change makes Covid-19 politics look easy
The coronavirus pandemic has led to all kinds of novel political calculations. Climate change needs even better ones. -
10 Jun 2020
Need To Know: Ben Hubbard on the Mohamed bin Salman power grab
The Saudi Crown prince has enacted sweeping positive reforms, yet did so by embracing authoritarianism. -
10 Jun 2020
The key to peace in Afghanistan? Eliminate Taliban sanctuaries
Unless Pakistan’s support to the Afghan insurgency is shut down, there is no chance of a lasting Afghan peace. -
9 Jun 2020
The case for Australian strategic ambiguity
Loyalty has its place. But being a more uncertain ally can make you a better friend. -
9 Jun 2020
The gravity of China’s space base in Argentina
What the South American country stands to gain from the deal is something of a mystery. -
8 Jun 2020
Public holiday: Queen’s Birthday long weekend
We’re taking a day off. Normal publishing will resume on Tuesday. -
6 Jun 2020
In the US, a week of protests and a tidal wave of history
The killing of George Floyd snapped America awake to racism – again. The problem runs deeper than a rogue president. -
5 Jun 2020
New Zealand and China: Contending with words and actions
Wellington has a strong history in relations with Beijing, a record that will help in adapting to new complications. -
5 Jun 2020
COVIDcast: World economy in flux
The latest episode in a podcast to discuss the implications of coronavirus for Australia, the region, and the world. -
5 Jun 2020
Central Asian nations want to kick-start the BRI – and China is happy
Covid-19 has spurred rumours and local tensions, but economic fortunes of the region are increasingly bound to Beijing. -
4 Jun 2020
US: Powerful unions protect police – from reform
Changes to police culture have been obstructed by police unions who are often more powerful than police chiefs. -
4 Jun 2020
Economic diplomacy: Asian investment, super tension & the WTO hot seat
World trade could be set to fall as much as 30% this year. Who is going to be in charge of fixing the problem? -
4 Jun 2020
China and Japan’s island dispute
The issue is not whether Beijing would want to challenge Tokyo over the islands. The question is when, and how? -
4 Jun 2020
Aiding the Pacific during Covid – a stock-take and further steps
Money is flowing, but the proportion of support is well below amounts advanced economies are deploying for themselves. -
3 Jun 2020
In India and Africa, women farmers lack land rights
Despite significant participation in agriculture, women across both regions face similar obstacles to ownership. -
3 Jun 2020
US break with WHO: Where does it leave the rest of the world?
Honest assessment of the Covid-19 response will require cooperation from all member states. There is no alternative. -
3 Jun 2020
Mapping the cost of the pandemic to women in the Indo-Pacific
A new survey is a wake-up call for governments and organisations to direct urgent funding to women’s peace and security. -
2 Jun 2020
India-Australia strategic partnership: Leveraging aerospace capacity
The two countries have an opportunity to pursue air-power cooperation in the Indo-Pacific, where stability is essential. -
2 Jun 2020
Who really killed the Quad 1.0?
Australia has borne the blame for sinking the first Quadrilateral Security Dialogue. The history is not so simple. -
2 Jun 2020
Prospects for closer strategic ties between India and Australia
The partnership with Australia appears to lack the range and depth India has with other Quad partners. -
1 Jun 2020
Need To Know: Brett McGurk on America’s strategy to defeat ISIS
In a new interview series, the former US special envoy discusses conflict in Syria and maximalist foreign policy goals. -
1 Jun 2020
Going local: Lessons from Covid response in Indonesia
After recent disasters, policy changes shifted the model of humanitarian aid. The Covid crisis put it to the test. -
1 Jun 2020
The local cost of rising India-China tensions
The recent territorial disputes in the Himalaya have a long history. They also imperil the future of a fragile place. -
1 Jun 2020
Seychelles: Truth, justice and Australia
An Australian lawyer leads efforts to examine the political, human rights and legal legacy of a dictator. -
31 May 2020
A G7+?
Donald Trump’s offer to bring Australia into the G7 isn’t nearly so simple as pulling up a chair to the top table. -
31 May 2020
Playing Monopoly in space
Privatising astronaut launches was only one objective of the latest venture beyond the atmosphere. -
29 May 2020
The Trump card in the Sino-Indian rivalry?
The US President’s offer to mediate a “big conflict” at Ladakh is a little more public than India is used to. -
29 May 2020
Are African nations putting policing over public health?
Across the continent, measures to keep Covid-19 at bay have been accompanied by strict and sometimes brutal tactics. -
29 May 2020
COVIDcast: Dame Meg Taylor on keeping Pacific Islands safe
The latest episode in a podcast to discuss the implications of coronavirus for Australia, the region and the world. -
29 May 2020
The middle power alignment in public attitudes about Covid-19
Beijing is on the nose, leading the Western world to band together, but not with Washington at the fore. -
28 May 2020
Emergency aid amid Covid-19: Falling trust and rising obstacles
In the face of the pandemic, humanitarian operations are facing extreme challenges. The past holds a few lessons. -
28 May 2020
Designing a “built environment” for the pandemic age
Thinking about how – and just as importantly where – we live and work might just keep the community and economy healthy. -
28 May 2020
Can Pacific airlines pull out of the dive?
National carriers, many already struggling, have been hit hard in the Covid-19 crisis and will need to adapt to survive.