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Andrew Selth

Aung San Suu Kyi: Why defend the indefensible?

Lauren Williams

Iran: When maximum pressure collides with indefinite defiance

Mark Beeson

Should you lie to your children about reality?

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Susanne Schmeidl 12 Dec 2019 15:00

Afghan peace is elusive but not impossible

With the renewed possibility of talks between the government and the Taliban, how can they be set up to succeed?
Andrew Selth 12 Dec 2019 14:00

Aung San Suu Kyi: Why defend the indefensible?

Even when revered as a democratic icon, Aung San Suu Kyi always insisted she was a politician, and has since proved it.
Arzan Tarapore 12 Dec 2019 11:00

Strength in numbers in the eastern Indian Ocean

India has compelling reasons to expand its presence in east waters – and Australia has broader reasons to help.
Sam Roggeveen 12 Dec 2019 09:00

Favourites of 2019: The Twitterverse

Occasionally inspiring and frequently very funny, Twitter is the great modern meeting point – mostly.
André Leslie 12 Dec 2019 07:00

Russia is a special case when it comes to doping

Years of transgressions have led to this heavy ban, even if the country’s leaders tell you otherwise.
Priya Pillai 11 Dec 2019 16:00

The Gambia v Myanmar: Day 1

Hearings begin in the Rohingya genocide case at the International Court of Justice, with procedural argument dominating.
Lauren Williams 11 Dec 2019 14:00

Iran: When maximum pressure collides with indefinite defiance

After a bad month, the regime in Tehran might be floundering, but it is far from falling.
David Brewster 11 Dec 2019 13:00

Australia’s stance on Diego Garcia dispute is increasingly untenable

A window is fast closing to resolve Mauritian claims to the Chagos archipelago and secure a crucial US base.
Mark Beeson 11 Dec 2019 10:30

Should you lie to your children about reality?

Protecting young people from terrible truths may just be good for them – until it isn’t anymore.

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Long Reads

We’ve already had Our Very Own Brexit

Nicholas Gruen

Instead of munching popcorn at the political theatre, citizens’ assemblies would give the community a chance to reflect.
In conversation: Malaysia’s Foreign Minister on great power rivalry

Ben Bland

From the South China Sea to the Rohingya crisis, Saifuddin Abdullah speaks to Lowy’s Ben Bland on Asia’s big challenges.
Sri Lanka’s election threatens a return to authoritarian rule

Alan Keenan

A looming comeback by the powerful Rajapaksa family stirs fear among minorities and imperils fragile democratic gains.

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John West 6 Dec 2019 11:30

For all the focus on Asia’s high achievers, the laggards are many

China led the education rankings, but an ageing population and gap with Southeast Asia might mark down the whole region.
Lydia Khalil 6 Dec 2019 14:30

Sistani: The (not-so) hidden hand behind Iraqi politics

The influential Shiite cleric has avoided formal participation in government, but what he does now could be critical.
Nicholas Gruen 6 Dec 2019 13:00

We’ve already had Our Very Own Brexit

Instead of munching popcorn at the political theatre, citizens’ assemblies would give the community a chance to reflect.
Ian Li 6 Dec 2019 06:00

How many Cold Wars does it take to make a “new” one?

In the divide between capitalist West and communist East, it was often regional politics that mattered more.
Daniel Flitton 9 Dec 2019 06:00

Favourites of 2019: Slow Horses on Spook Street

What better way to understand the upside-down world of today than with fiction masquerading as fact?
Mukund Narayanamurti, Danielle Rajendram 9 Dec 2019 14:00

India and Australia: Reciprocity, mutuality, and promise

A former senior diplomat is crafting an economic strategy for India to deal with Australia – a first for India.

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