24 Feb 2022 The election for the future of the internet Mercedes Page A battle for authoritarian control of the internet is underway at the most important UN body you’ve never heard of.
14 Feb 2022 Military operations in a more transparent world Victor Abramowicz Russia’s Ukraine build-up is the latest example of how some information can no longer be kept secret.
27 Jan 2022 Power plays: the growing competition to fuel energy transitions Nina Marković Khaze Serbia’s decision to cancel a lithium mine in the face of environmental outcry underscores a modern economic challenge.
11 Jan 2022 Kip-to-currency? Helen Clark One of Asia’s tiny communist nations is looking at blockchain to fuel an economic boom.
17 Dec 2021 China, Australia, and the Internet of Things John Lee Australia must learn to manage, rather than avoid, the dilemmas of a global reliance on Chinese digital networks.
23 Nov 2021 Regulating unmanned underwater vehicles in Indonesian waters Taufik Rachmat Nugraha Deep sea drones are revolutionising marine science. But the military potential makes transparency essential.
4 Nov 2021 Economic diplomacy: Supply chains, sanctions, and Telstra Pacific Greg Earl From ports to productivity, the pandemic has only exposed longstanding economic resilience issues in Australia.
4 Nov 2021 Regulate against the machine Xueyin Zha AI is becoming a routine aspect of daily life, but can the law – and informed social policy – truly keep pace?
22 Sep 2021 Digital authoritarianism not just a China problem Ausma Bernot Surveillance technologies are increasingly used to track and trace. New global regulations are needed, for all players.
20 Sep 2021 The law when putting autonomous military platforms on a shopping list Eve Massingham The fear of rogue killer robots looms large but legal questions go well beyond the pointy end.
15 Sep 2021 Semiconductors: the skills shortage Elliot Silverberg , Eleanor Shiori Hughes Even in a digital age, people – engineers – are essential to manufacturing. But demand is by far outstripping supply.
13 Sep 2021 Risks versus opportunities in national security thinking Albert Palazzo Conventional security logic is undergoing a revolution that includes renewable energy. Australia needs to get on board.
27 Jul 2021 The connectivity trade-off from social media misinformation Andressa Oliveira Countries of the Global South hold the greatest potential for new internet users. But also the spectre of violence.
9 Jul 2021 China’s forced invisibility of LGBTQ communities on social media Ausma Bernot A safe place for young people in China to discuss their sexual and gender identities has suddenly been silenced.
8 Jul 2021 Staying ahead in global tech leadership Jennifer Jackett As US-China rivalry creates the prospect of competing technology ecosystems, practical measures will maintain an edge.
29 Jun 2021 Hsinchu: Taiwan’s city at the centre of China’s conundrum Perry Q Wood Semiconductors are the drivers of the digital economy. The US needs them. So does China. And Taiwan makes the most.
7 Jun 2021 The authoritarian threat of Indonesia’s latest internet bill Eduard Lazarus Pending legislation would require online service providers to remove or block content by government demand.
1 Jun 2021 Gab’s gift to the far right Jordan McSwiney , Greta Jasser , Ed Pertwee Social media giants may be trying to squelch hate speech and conspiracy mongering, but alt-tech offers them safe space.
31 May 2021 Is Southeast Asia ready for a US-China tech decoupling? Manoj Harjani Some regional countries have sought to diversify. But this doesn’t necessarily mean choosing sides.
27 May 2021 Can violent extremist content online be eliminated? Belinda Barnet , Christine Agius The Christchurch Call is an opportunity for change — but there is much more to be done.
20 May 2021 Violent extremism: The ghost or the machine? Lydia Khalil A parliamentary inquiry into violent extremism should call on tech companies to reveal their recommendation algorithms.
13 May 2021 Indonesia responds to the cyber dark side Greta Nabbs-Keller , RM Wibawanto Nugroho Widodo Australia will also benefit from practical bilateral cooperation to enhance Indonesia’s cyber security.
6 May 2021 Economic diplomacy: Patent politics and trade deal twists Greg Earl President Biden moves to suspend vaccine patents, RCEP ramps up, IA-CEPA gets a lesson and US dollar reserves tank.
30 Apr 2021 Taiwan: Renewing a southbound vision Kannan R. Nair Increasing economic ties with Southeast Asia has been a success for Tsai Ing-wen. She should look beyond to India, too.
29 Apr 2021 China’s leap into space Morris Jones The newly launched space station has no crew as yet, but the invite list makes for plenty of speculation.
22 Apr 2021 Economic diplomacy: Supply chains, ASEAN wanes, and Japan’s coal dump Greg Earl Will government have to pick a winner for 6G networks to show the US and Japan as “global leaders in innovation”?
21 Apr 2021 China’s Twitter trolls make bid for vacant Trump property Elliott Zaagman “Own the libs” obnoxiousness failed, but China’s social media diplomats haven’t all got the memo.
19 Apr 2021 No surprise: Spying from space is a good thing Bryan R. Early , Erik Gartzke With countries all watching each other, there is less chance anyone is caught off guard – a deterrent to aggression.
7 Apr 2021 In Singapore, Covid vs privacy is no contest Kirsten Han The pandemic has shown how easily most people accept surveillance, and the government’s enthusiasm for new forms of it.
26 Mar 2021 Facebook’s monopoly danger in the Pacific Amanda Watson , Jemima Garrett The social media giant’s move to “unfriend” Australia highlighted complex threats to information security in the region.
24 Mar 2021 The greening of Bill Gates Christian Bennett The Microsoft founder has produced a solid primer for understanding the climate challenge. The next step is action.
16 Mar 2021 Unpacking vaccine passports Dominic Meagher Proof of Covid vaccination for travel is a reasonable expectation, but is tech the only answer?
18 Feb 2021 India’s Koo plots a digital coup Aarti Betigeri A Twitter clone is gaining ground, but where does the push to localise social media end up?
1 Feb 2021 Filling the gaps in ASEAN and EU cybercrime cooperation Eugenio Benincasa The two regional bodies are teaming up to counter cybersecurity threats, but it’s no simple task.
21 Jan 2021 The Diego Garcia dispute hits cyberspace Samuel Bashfield , James Mortensen As internet domains go, .io is a money spinner. Would a change to the “British Indian Ocean Territory” cancel an asset?
19 Jan 2021 Why Twitter was right to dump Trump Damien Spry A free speech attack? No, if losing access is a blow, it’s because Trump relied on social media too much for too long.
22 Dec 2020 The modern sharing of Pacific “public goods” Stuart Minchin A repository for regional data not only preserves the lessons of the past, but will shape a better future, too.
21 Dec 2020 How extremist messaging co-opts emergency events Timothy Graham The cynical saying “never waste a good crisis” is just as true for far-right and conspiracy theorists alike.
8 Dec 2020 China’s online meddling goes beyond the Great Firewall Yaqiu Wang Human rights movements still suffer from falsehoods and misinformation even on social media platforms banned by Beijing.
7 Dec 2020 The case for going all-in on renewables Jeffrey Lau Energy security and economic growth have political support where climate change doesn’t. Bring them all together.
1 Dec 2020 We’ve been trolled – expect more of it, because it worked Damien Spry Here’s how Scott Morrison might have responded to China’s online provocation.
24 Nov 2020 After Christchurch: Mapping online right-wing extremists Brian Ballsun-Stanton , Lise Waldek , Julian Droogan For all the hate, sometimes extending to talk of violence, the extremist milieu is also a highly social space.
18 Nov 2020 Gauge-changing train is no game changer for China Wu Shang-Su The recently launched high-speed rail adaptable to different track widths is unlikely to jump the hurdles of the BRI.
13 Nov 2020 Biden’s clean energy plan versus China’s green tech dominance Elliott Zaagman The US might be able to construct a clean-energy supply chain without relying on China, but it won’t be easy.
15 Oct 2020 Pakistan gets on the TikTok ban wagon Syed Fazl-e-Haider For very different reasons, the South Asian country follows rival India in blocking the China-based app.
13 Oct 2020 The many trails of Ant Group Fraser Howie Plans to list the company at the centre of China’s financial and payments network could spark a geopolitical firestorm.
7 Oct 2020 The unique power of TikTok’s algorithm Xueyin Zha Even if the question of control is resolved, this game-changing app may still pose a challenge to democratic norms.
9 Sep 2020 Colourless green content: AI, disinformation and geopolitical risk Quinton Temby How will you know when a machine has written what you’re reading?
2 Sep 2020 Who’s watching the algorithms? Xueyin Zha Facial recognition tech has supercharged surveillance in sometimes troubling ways – and spurred surprising opponents.
28 Aug 2020 Understanding the full spectrum of hate Matteo Vergani Extreme violence garners most attention, but the problems arise much earlier – both online and in the real world.