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  • 24 Jan 2020
    • Review

    Book Review: Can we do good without it really costing anything?

    Paul Ronalds
    To be seduced by “MarketWorld” thinking is one thing – to grapple with how to break the cycle is quite another.
  • 23 Jan 2020
    • Climate change

    Learning from extinction

    Daniel Flitton
    With the spotlight on animals’ fate in Australia’s raging bushfires, perhaps a North American experience has answers.
  • 23 Jan 2020
    • China
    • Solomon Islands

    China has Honiara onside but hasn’t yet won over Solomon Islands

    Denghua Zhang , Derek Gwali Futaiasi
    Consternation about the diplomatic switch from Taiwan shows how local politics can have international ramifications.
  • 23 Jan 2020
    • India's Navy
    • India

    India: Navigating the straits of capability

    Prakash Gopal
    The Indian Navy’s ambition to be a “net security provider” is going nowhere as long as it lacks the proper resources.
  • 22 Jan 2020
    • India

    In India, the link between sexual violence and economic slowdown

    Aarti Betigeri
    Sometimes, seemingly unrelated events can shed light on larger issues plaguing a society.
  • 22 Jan 2020
    • United States
    • Iran
    • Iraq
    • Kurdistan

    The Kurds are again caught in the crossfire, now between US and Iran

    Lauren Williams
    Yet the Kurds may gamble to play the two adversaries off against each other to finally achieve an independent state.
  • 22 Jan 2020
    • Pacific Islands

    Pacific links: China’s “common interests”, bushfire relief, more

    Alexandre Dayant
    Links and stories from the Pacific Islands region.
  • 22 Jan 2020
    • Japan
    • Climate change

    Japan has struck low in climate ambition

    Daniel Hurst
    Vague timeframes and inadequate emission reduction targets leave plenty of wiggle room in Abe Shinzo’s claims to lead.
  • 21 Jan 2020
    • Global Economy
    • Pacific Islands

    Pacific development outlook for 2020

    Alexandre Dayant
    Following on last year’s growth, the region will continue to see both challenges and cause for optimism.
  • 21 Jan 2020
    • China's Economy
    • China

    Reports of China’s economic death are greatly exaggerated

    Stephen Grenville
    No-one denies a transition from poverty to riches is littered with traps and dead ends – but nor is failure inevitable.
  • 21 Jan 2020
    • Global Economy
    • Southeast Asia

    The real winners in the trade war might be found in Southeast Asia

    Simon Roughneen
    The latest figures suggest strife in Hong Kong has also given a boost to the region’s economic fortunes.
  • 20 Jan 2020
    • Timor-Leste

    In Timor-Leste, failed budget sparks a political crisis

    Michael Leach
    Instability looms as the largest party in the governing coalition abstains on the budget proposed by its own government.
  • 20 Jan 2020
    • United States
    • North Korea

    Expect more hype, little progress on North Korea this year

    Robert E Kelly
    Donald Trump and Moon Jae-in are eager for a deal, but the current stalemate is likely to continue.
  • 20 Jan 2020
    • Europe
    • China
    • Germany

    No end in sight for Germany’s troubles with Huawei

    Björn Alexander Düben
    As other European capitals look for a cue, German politicians are sharply divided over the Chinese tech company.
  • 17 Jan 2020
    • United Nations

    At the UN, paying dues and having a say

    Carlisle Richardson
    Financing the world body is complicated and contentious. Losing the right to vote can be a calamity.
  • 17 Jan 2020
    • United States
    • US Elections

    In Democratic debate, big distinctions but little difference

    Erin Hurley
    In the final debate among US presidential candidates before primaries begin, foreign policy took a rare front seat.
  • 17 Jan 2020
    • Review

    Book review: Where Power Stops

    Alasdair Nicholson
    Replete with wry observations, this quick read will appeal to political insiders – and so achieves less as a result.
  • 16 Jan 2020
    • China

    Deng’s pragmatism is China’s poison pill

    Shirley Ze Yu
    Having allowed the ends to justify the means, moral challenges subsume China, and Xi’s cure is orthodox communism.
  • 16 Jan 2020
    • Australia
    • China
    • Climate change

    Economic diplomacy: Two big-C issues

    Greg Earl
    China and climate change are new realities both putting Australia to the test.
  • 16 Jan 2020
    • Myanmar
    • China

    What Xi wants in Myanmar may not be what he gets

    Michael Sainsbury
    China is making huge investments in its Southeast Asian neighbour, but peace will cost more than that.
  • 16 Jan 2020
    • Defence & Security
    • Iran

    The impact of accuracy

    Victor Abramowicz
    Iran’s demonstration in last’s week strike at US bases will have effects around the world.
  • 15 Jan 2020
    • Taiwan

    Taiwan voters reject Beijing, but not populism

    Nick Aspinwall
    Tsai Ing-wen’s party used fear of Beijing to see off a weak opponent. She’ll have much to prove during her second term.
  • 15 Jan 2020
    • China
    • Vietnam
    • Laos

    Another dam on the Mekong

    Milton Osborne
    In the face of environmental destruction and threats to livelihoods, a new dam project is being pushed through in Laos.
  • 15 Jan 2020

    Aid links: Repairing the WTO, global trends 2020, BRAC founder dies

    Alexandre Dayant
    Links and stories from the aid and development sector.
  • 15 Jan 2020
    • China
    • Vietnam

    Belt and rail: New Vietnam-China train aims to put relations on track

    Wu Shang-Su
    Updating a colonial legacy railway might offer more than a smoother connection between sometimes tense neighbours.
  • 14 Jan 2020
    • Iran

    In Tehran, a tragic error threatens political wreckage

    Rodger Shanahan
    As questions around the Flight 752 disaster persist, Iranian politicians seek cover.
  • 14 Jan 2020
    • China
    • Hong Kong

    Beijing’s Hong Kong appointment sends a clear message

    JJ Rose
    By installing an old-school party functionary as its chief liaison, China shows where it stands on reform.
  • 14 Jan 2020
    • Australia
    • Technology

    The Australian lag in tech policy

    Xueyin Zha
    As European regulators catch up with the digital economy, their Aussie counterparts seem nothing but laid-back.
  • 13 Jan 2020
    • Asean
    • India
    • Southeast Asia

    India has left RCEP behind, but not its ambition in Southeast Asia

    Mustafa Izzuddin
    Withdrawing from a mega-regional trade deal is a setback, but New Delhi has other ways of enhancing regional engagement.
  • 13 Jan 2020
    • United States
    • Iran
    • The Trump Presidency

    Trump walks away clean from Soleimani fallout

    Erin Hurley
    Doubts over legality and intelligence (and impeachment) didn't keep the US president from claiming a big win.
  • 13 Jan 2020
    • Defence & Security
    • Australian Defence Force
    • Technology

    Australia’s new strategic geography

    Mark O'Neill
    The “sea-air gap” has collapsed amid the proliferation of technologies that are agnostic about distance and domain.
  • 10 Jan 2020
    • Global Economy

    Indonesian economist Mari Pangestu is a World Bank Managing Director

    Peter McCawley
    In a win for Asia, Pangestu brings a practical bent that will hopefully ground some of the loftier Bank pronouncements.
  • 10 Jan 2020
    • Indonesia
    • Climate change

    Jakarta is flooding and its governor is sinking

    Erin Cook
    Despite promising new policies, the city’s new leader faces the same problems as the last, and few options.
  • 10 Jan 2020
    • Review

    Book review: A very private enterprise

    Stephen Grenville
    Aggressive advocates of free markets, the Koch brothers amassed a fortune by exploiting market imperfections.
  • 10 Jan 2020
    • Japan

    Asia’s shameful gender discrimination

    John West
    Japan is a standout for all the wrong reasons in a recent assessment of the gender gap in leading economies.
  • 9 Jan 2020
    • Australia
    • Climate change

    Climate leadership: An idea whose time has come?

    Mark Beeson
    The Canberra Bubble seems to stifle good ideas, so the challenge for citizens make our leaders take security seriously.
  • 9 Jan 2020
    • South China Sea
    • China
    • Indonesia

    Can Indonesia lead? Maritime tensions with China escalate

    Greta Nabbs-Keller
    Natuna Islands in the South China Sea has flared again, with Jakarta giving every indication it’s not for backing down.
  • 9 Jan 2020
    • United States
    • Afghanistan
    • Iran

    Could Afghanistan be the stage for US-Iran conflict?

    Syed Fazl-e-Haider
    If Tehran pursues further retaliation for the US strike on a top commander, its neighbour to the east is an easy mark.
  • 8 Jan 2020
    • United States
    • Iran

    Ending Iran’s regional ransom

    Lauren Williams
    Tehran may further strike back over Soleimani, but it has freely carried out attacks across the region for a long time.
  • 8 Jan 2020
    • Australia
    • India

    India-Australia strategic convergence … with differences

    Manjeet S. Pardesi
    Both countries need to psychologically prepare for a “new” world of rising powers and those in relative decline.
  • 8 Jan 2020
    • Pacific Islands

    Pacific links: A regional step-up for Australia’s bushfire recovery

    Alexandre Dayant
    Links and stories from across the Pacific Islands region.
  • 8 Jan 2020
    • Vietnam

    Policing Vietnam: How Australia could help

    Melissa Jardine
    Men comprise 90% of the country’s police, and a common complaint is male officers pay scant attention to women’s issues.
  • 8 Jan 2020
    • United States
    • North Korea

    North Korea’s ambiguous New Year message

    Khang Vu
    A deadline warning came and went, illustrating the constraints on Kim Jong-un even as he keeps all options on the table.
  • 7 Jan 2020
    • Taiwan

    The absurdity shaping Taiwan’s presidential elections

    Natasha Kassam
    The country that isn’t a country might one day reunify with the PRC, of which it was never a part. That’s just a start.
  • 7 Jan 2020
    • United States
    • Iran
    • North Korea

    “Maximum pressure” demands diplomatic off-ramps

    Leif-Eric Easley
    For the US, escalation and de-escalation with Iran and North Korea require greater international coordination.
  • 7 Jan 2020
    • Philippines

    Martial law is lifted, but “state of emergency” persists in Mindanao

    Nick Aspinwall
    The role of the military on the strife-torn island isn’t about to change – and will continue to ensnare legal activists.
  • 6 Jan 2020
    • China
    • Review

    Book review: Betraying Big Brother

    Tiffany Teng
    In a #MeToo age, censorship has largely shielded China’s citizens from joining the feminist movement – but not entirely.
  • 6 Jan 2020
    • United States
    • Iran
    • The Trump Presidency

    Trump’s unpredictability confounds his allies, and now his enemies

    Rodger Shanahan
    The hit on Qasem Soleimani has fundamentally changed the rules of the game between the US and Iran.
  • 6 Jan 2020
    • United States
    • Iran

    Will Trump win big from killing Soleimani?

    Ian Parmeter
    It’s not clear how Iran for all its bluster of revenge will be able to hit back at the US.
  • 6 Jan 2020
    • Hong Kong

    What lies ahead for Hong Kong in 2020

    Vivienne Chow
    Tear gas instead of fireworks greeted New Year crowds on the streets in Hong Kong amid a shake-up of a political kind.
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