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  • 23 May 2024
    • Russia
    • United Nations

    Putin’s foot soldier in New York: How Vassily Nebenzia fought on after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine  

    Stéphanie Fillion
    Seen as a potential heir apparent to Sergey Lavrov, Vassily Nebenzia is a mysterious but relentless envoy for the Kremlin.
  • 22 May 2024
    • Australia
    • Global Issues

    A working definition of Sinophobia would improve the China debate

    Osmond Chiu
    Governments can address racism without shutting down discussions on the challenges of China’s rise.
  • 22 May 2024
    • Taiwan

    We can help keep Taiwan safe by deepening engagement  

    Jenny Bloomfield
    As new Taiwan President William Lai takes office, Australia and partners should support democratic Taiwan in maintaining regional peace.
  • 22 May 2024
    • Global Issues
    • Coronavirus
    • International law
    • United Nations

    No, a pandemic treaty will not usurp Australia’s sovereignty

    Alexandra Finch , Lawrence Gostin
    Damaging disinformation harms negotiations and seeks to obscure the fact that states make their own policy decisions.
  • 22 May 2024
    • Australia
    • Antarctica
    • United States

    Biden’s new Antarctic statement holds lessons for Australia

    Tony Press
    Different views of sovereignty on the continent shouldn’t obscure the many shared goals.
  • 21 May 2024
    • Aid & Development
    • Australia
    • Australia's Economy
    • Defence & Security
    • Diplomacy

    Putting dollars behind “all tools of statecraft”

    Tom Barber
    The budget papers offer a chance to assess the government’s claims against fiscal reality.
  • 21 May 2024
    • Indonesia
    • Technology

    Indonesia’s digital drive gets big tech backing

    Warief Djajanto Basorie
    Jakarta has welcomed some major world figures lately, hinting at its digital ambitions. But Indonesia faces stiff competition from the rest of ASEAN.
  • 21 May 2024
    • Iran

    Iran: Consequences of the vacant presidency

    Naysan Rafati , Ali Vaez
    While continuity in foreign policy is likely, tension between state and society could be further exacerbated by competition within the conservative camp.
  • 21 May 2024
    • China
    • Australia
    • Energy
    • Free Trade
    • Trade
    • Sustainability
    • United States

    Whether EVs or solar panels, protectionism has the same distorting effect

    John Edwards
    Biden is playing election politics with tariffs on China’s electric cars, while Albanese’s solar subsidy plans might end up costing Australia.
  • 20 May 2024
    • Indonesia

    Indonesia, and the origins of a decolonialisation movement that swept the world

    Stephen Grenville
    European colonial history is lamentable – but it is important to remember the enduring legacy.
  • 20 May 2024
    • Australia
    • Global Economy
    • United States

    The macroeconomic limit of American exceptionalism

    Jenny Gordon
    There are hard rules to the forces driving the current account deficit, no matter how it is calculated.
  • 20 May 2024
    • Myanmar

    Myanmar: If sanctions aren’t the solution, what is?

    Morten B. Pedersen
    The local population invariably pays the price for financial punishment of the regime. So better for the world to directly support communities instead.
  • 17 May 2024
    • Aid & Development
    • Australia

    Australia is increasingly spending around, not on, development

    Grace Stanhope
    Transparency could be the cost of the semi-commercialisation of Australia’s international development efforts.
  • 17 May 2024
    • Russia
    • Ukraine
    • Human rights

    Time to recognise the Crimean Tatar genocide

    Jon Richardson
    Acknowledging the crimes in the 1940s would underline the attachment to Ukraine and rebuff changing borders by force.
  • 17 May 2024
    • Australia in the World
    • Australia

    Was that a future Ambassador Morrison meeting a soon-to-be again President Trump?

    Daniel Flitton
    With an election looming in the United States and one not that far away in Australia, it’s an easy scenario to imagine.
  • 17 May 2024
    • China
    • Taiwan

    The most important factor hardening China’s stance on Taiwan

    David Cheng-Wei Wu
    And that is China itself.
  • 16 May 2024
    • Review

    A bread index to measure revolt

    Mark Pierce
    Plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose.
  • 16 May 2024
    • Asean
    • China
    • India
    • Southeast Asia
    • Australia
    • Australia's Economy
    • Papua New Guinea

    Economic diplomacy: Budgeting for deglobalisation

    Greg Earl
    Keeping up with the worldwide shift to industry policy is stretching boundaries of both economics and diplomacy.
  • 16 May 2024
    • Asia
    • Environment
    • Sustainability

    Beyond borders, beyond loss: How regional cooperation can safeguard Asia’s biodiversity

    Mohd. Yunus
    The threats to migratory species is urgent and can only be tackled together.
  • 16 May 2024
    • Global Issues
    • International Relations

    Seek national security? Begin by becoming relevant

    Ved Shinde
    The weak needn’t suffer what they must.
  • 15 May 2024
    • Australia
    • Australia's Economy
    • Energy
    • Sustainability

    Australia’s new gas strategy makes for flawed foreign policy

    James Bowen
    Simultaneously advancing energy security in Asia and climate security in the Pacific is both possible and desirable.
  • 15 May 2024
    • Aid & Development
    • Recommendations

    The Translator: The nomenclature of foreign aid

    Grace Stanhope , Riley Duke
    A series in which experts explain the sometimes baffling jargon of international affairs.
  • 15 May 2024
    • Asean
    • China
    • South China Sea

    A code of conduct won’t solve the South China Sea crisis

    Rahman Yaacob
    Sub-optimal negotiations are likely to lead to a sub-standard agreement.
  • 14 May 2024
    • France
    • Pacific Islands
    • New Caledonia

    Violence erupts in New Caledonia as independence supporters oppose legislation in Paris

    Denise Fisher
    Macron’s plan has backfired. But there can be no sustainable solution without cooperation of all parties.
  • 14 May 2024
    • Afghanistan
    • Pakistan
    • Sex and Gender

    Targeting girls education: Pakistan’s tribal areas suffer under Taliban influence 

    Syed Fazl-e-Haider
    Schools are the best weapon against extremism, that’s why the militants fear them.
  • 14 May 2024
    • Bangladesh
    • India
    • Maldives

    “India Out”: What this campaign means for South Asian neighbours

    Tessa Walker
    Actors are finding benefits by picking and choosing sides.
  • 14 May 2024
    • Cambodia
    • Vietnam

    Dams, salt, and the sad fate of Vietnam’s Mekong Delta

    Buu Nguyen
    Freshwater depletion and salinisation have become critical issues, while nationalism impedes cooperation.
  • 13 May 2024
    • North Korea

    North Korea’s population problem

    Khang Vu
    A demographic crisis is looming in the hermit kingdom and that has policy implications – foreign and domestic. 
  • 13 May 2024
    • China
    • Australia
    • Australian Navy
    • Defence & Security
    • United Nations

    The cause for China’s coercion in the skies may lay under the water

    Justin Burke
    Better to understand now why Australia might be targeted rather than in the aftermath of a fatal incident.
  • 13 May 2024
    • China
    • China's Economy
    • Chinese Trade
    • Australia in the World
    • Australia
    • Australia and Asia
    • Australia's Economy
    • Australia's Trade
    • Trade

    Made in Australia meets China’s export juggernaut

    Henry Storey
    China’s irrepressible appetite for Australian resources will severely complicate the country’s manufacturing renaissance.
  • 10 May 2024
    • Russia
    • Ukraine
    • United Kingdom

    Ukraine gets the green light for strikes in Russia – it was long overdue

    Tennyson Dearing
    But nor does this mean the end of Western hesitancy in its support for Ukraine.
  • 10 May 2024
    • Myanmar
    • Thailand

    Thaksin Shinawatra’s Myanmar talks likely driven by politics and money

    Craig Keating
    This is not the first time the former Thai PM has showcased his supposed statesman qualities.
  • 10 May 2024
    • Review

    Noble Rushdie will not be silenced

    Mark Pierce
    Physically, Rushdie will never be the same after his attack. But as a writer, he is back.
  • 10 May 2024
    • Russia
    • Ukraine

    All wars end. But how will the one in Ukraine?

    Gordon Weiss
    An obsession with deterrence of Russian aggression treats Ukraine as a by-product rather than the main game.
  • 9 May 2024
    • India
    • United States

    In the story of an assassination plot, India decides to shoot the messenger

    Daniel Flitton
    Getting to the source of information can leave reporters open to criticism.
  • 9 May 2024
    • China
    • Europe

    Serbia is all aboard for the China ride

    Nina Marković Khaze
    Xi Jinping’s visit to Belgrade was reminiscent of the days in Communist Yugoslavia when comrades would visit Tito.
  • 9 May 2024
    • India
    • Japan
    • Philippines
    • South China Sea
    • Australia
    • Defence & Security
    • Quad
    • United States

    “Squad” goals: Consolidating the new quadrilateral partnership

    Richard Javad Heydarian
    With China flexing its muscle in the South China Sea, a revised grouping that includes the Philippines strikes a new balance.
  • 8 May 2024
    • Australia
    • Global Issues

    Australia’s chance to foster good health in Asia and the Pacific

    Seamus Horan
    Big questions loom as we re-evaluate our position in the region.
  • 8 May 2024
    • China
    • Chinese Trade
    • Philippines
    • Trade

    The Philippines and the Digital Silk Road

    Julio S. Amador III , Deryk Matthew N. Baladjay
    China is shaping the emerging digital landscape in Southeast Asia, reflecting a wider competition.
  • 8 May 2024
    • Energy
    • Climate change
    • Sustainability
    • Technology

    The cable shortage: Plugging in offshore wind farms

    Cynthia Mehboob
    Australia must consider the bigger risks as well as the opportunity of a shift to renewable energy.
  • 7 May 2024
    • China
    • Australia
    • Defence & Security

    Helicopter flare up should highlight China’s base instincts

    Sam Roggeveen
    An Australian military response to Beijing’s provocation is unthinkable – but there are other ways to tame its ambition.
  • 7 May 2024
    • Australia
    • Cyber Security
    • Intelligence and security
    • Technology

    Quantum of silence

    Brendan Walker-Munro
    Why the secrecy around securing Australia’s quantum research is scary.
  • 7 May 2024
    • China
    • Australia
    • Pacific Islands
    • Papua New Guinea

    PNG-China: What’s to gain in any policing deal?

    Oliver Nobetau
    It seems we’ll be hearing more about this prospective arrangement.
  • 6 May 2024
    • Japan

    Japan is insulating itself from America’s turbulent politics

    Shantanu Roy-Chaudhury
    Alert to the risks of Trump’s return, Tokyo is betting it can make the alliance even stronger.
  • 6 May 2024
    • India
    • Diplomacy

    Between the two worlds of an Indian diplomat

    Adarsh Badri
    Independence wasn’t a break with colonial ties but a transition – a process which has accelerated in recent years.
  • 6 May 2024
    • Australia
    • Defence & Security

    The Poseidon adventure: Australian diplomacy takes wing

    Troy Lee-Brown
    Using its P-8A Poseidon aircraft, there is scope for Australia's air force to do more maritime defence diplomacy.
  • 3 May 2024
    • India

    India’s crackdown on journalists a sour note in the festival of democracy

    Alexandra Wake
    Trouble on the foreign beat isn’t new – but bringing home the news from the world’s most populous country is getting much harder.
  • 3 May 2024
    • Australia and the Pacific
    • Pacific Islands
    • Solomon Islands

    Can Solomon Islands’ new prime minister really be friends to all?

    Mihai Sora
    The success of the PM’s premiership will depend on his approach to pressing domestic problems as much as issues of national sovereignty.
  • 3 May 2024
    • Aid & Development
    • Australia
    • Pacific Islands

    Australia’s superannuation rules leave Pacific workers out of pocket

    Jessica Collins
    The government must reconsider its tax on the Pacific’s poorest.
  • 2 May 2024
    • South Korea
    • Australia
    • Australia's Economy
    • Australian trade, investment & economy
    • G20
    • Geo-economics
    • Multilateral Development Banks

    Economic diplomacy: It’s nostalgists vs strategists

    Greg Earl
    As a new Treasurer claims a geo-economic legacy in industrial policy, his predecessor’s once shiny G20 triumph has been dumped.
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