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Vivienne Chow

Hong Kong: popular protests, live-streamed

Mica Barreto Soares

Timor-Leste, 20 years on

Trinh Le

The Vanguard Bank standoff shows China remains undeterred

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Donald R Rothwell 20 Aug 2019 12:30

Is the notion of the United States acquiring Greenland that absurd?

The trade in territory is not without precedent and the growing power contest over the Arctic is little appreciated.
Vivienne Chow 20 Aug 2019 10:00

Hong Kong: popular protests, live-streamed

Public backing for the demonstrations is bolstered by their propaganda-puncturing uses of social media.
Chan Jia Hao 20 Aug 2019 06:00

All may not be smooth along China’s Digital Silk Road

Tech transfers allow emerging economies to leapfrog a development stage but may not guarantee competitive advantage.
Teesta Prakash 19 Aug 2019 15:00

Narendra Modi’s nudge diplomacy

India’s Prime Minister appears set on a renewed mission to woo the neighbours – bar one – into seeing the world his way.
Alexander M. Hynd, Alexine Sanchez 19 Aug 2019 12:30

Japan’s imperial ghosts lurk well beyond Korea

Will Tokyo’s tough stance against recent rulings in Seoul deter claims from other Asian countries?
Kate Walton 19 Aug 2019 06:00

Indonesia should put more energy into renewable power

Blackouts and chronic air pollution in a nation with abundant sources of clean energy makes no economic sense.
Mica Barreto Soares 16 Aug 2019 16:00

Timor-Leste, 20 years on

What does development look like, two decades after starting over?
Trinh Le 16 Aug 2019 13:30

The Vanguard Bank standoff shows China remains undeterred

Coercion rather than conciliation is Beijing’s preferred tactic in South China Sea disputes.
Mark Beeson 16 Aug 2019 10:30

Keep calm and fly on … unless someone stops me

As flygskam fever erupts, why not ration frequent flyers to save a global cost of travel on the flimsiest of pretexts?

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Long Reads

Balancing act: China’s nationalist consumer boycotts

Elliott Zaagman

Outbursts of patriotic consumer outrage has become an increasing risk for foreign businesses in China.
The guessing game for Singapore’s elections

Kirsten Han

The scramble for the ballot box where the boundaries are redrawn at every election and the PM controls the timing.
Remembering the Moonwalk

Morris Jones

It was the moment humans first stepped on another world, yet after the Apollo missions, why haven’t people been back?

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Alex Oliver 15 Aug 2019 12:00

Sheer stupidity and diplomatic damage from ugly Aussies abroad

Pack your manners with your passport, people!
Mica Barreto Soares 16 Aug 2019 16:00

Timor-Leste, 20 years on

What does development look like, two decades after starting over?
Trinh Le 16 Aug 2019 13:30

The Vanguard Bank standoff shows China remains undeterred

Coercion rather than conciliation is Beijing’s preferred tactic in South China Sea disputes.
Greg Earl 15 Aug 2019 15:30

Economic diplomacy: China dependency and a notable departure

Australia seems set to end this year about twice as dependent on China for its two-way trade than on the United States.
Jon Fraenkel 14 Aug 2019 10:30

The state of the Pacific as the 2019 Forum convenes

This year’s gathering will hear new, old, and recycled ideas, but the ones that make a difference may not make the news.
Mark Beeson 16 Aug 2019 10:30

Keep calm and fly on … unless someone stops me

As flygskam fever erupts, why not ration frequent flyers to save a global cost of travel on the flimsiest of pretexts?

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