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Ben Bland

Jokowi’s Canberra trip: A step ahead on a long road

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Next steps in Australia’s coronavirus strategy

Erin Hurley

Trump impeachment: The aftermath

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Sam Roggeveen 13 Feb 2020 07:00

China, Australia, and the gulf between leaders and led

The biggest shift in Australia’s strategic circumstances in a century will test our politics as much as our US alliance.
Matt McDonald 12 Feb 2020 17:00

Climate change, security, and the Australian bushfires

Australia‘s refusal to address the climate-security link has left it lagging. Will this season of fires change anything?
Cornelia Tremann 12 Feb 2020 14:00

In Africa, the US plays catch-up with China

The Secretary of State’s upcoming African visit reveals a US strategy fixated on hobbling Chinese momentum.
Alexandre Dayant 12 Feb 2020 13:00

Development links: Gender pay gap, UN reform, coronavirus impact, more

Links and stories from the aid and development sector.
Stephen Dziedzic 12 Feb 2020 06:00

Singapore’s quarrel over colonialism

The affluent city-state gained independence over a half-century ago, but a deeper past is still present.
Sian Troath 11 Feb 2020 15:00

Australia-Indonesia: Building trust

After lurching from crisis to crisis, the two countries can forge a shared interest in keeping a steady relationship.
Ben Bland 11 Feb 2020 13:00

Jokowi’s Canberra trip: A step ahead on a long road

The Indonesian president’s visit demonstrated the two countries’ progress together, as well as gaps that remain.
Lauren Williams 11 Feb 2020 06:00

Middle East dispatch: A paper closes, a rift opens, Syria slips

New hostilities between Turkey and Syria mark another blow to the Astana process and further tragedy for civilians.
Dominic Meagher 10 Feb 2020 16:00

Next steps in Australia’s coronavirus strategy

A travel ban stopped the spread of the virus but such a policy is not sustainable. Here is what more can be can done.

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Long Reads

Singapore’s quarrel over colonialism

Stephen Dziedzic

The affluent city-state gained independence over a half-century ago, but a deeper past is still present.
Trump’s White House: State of chaos

Sam Hendricks

“Our most thrilling stories are not yet told”, the president declared, but a new book is full of thrills – and spills.
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.

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Greta Nabbs-Keller 7 Feb 2020 11:00

Australia-Indonesia: An uncertain world makes for firm friends

Both countries have more and more in common, a fact which should challenge old tropes about difference.
Alexandre Dayant 7 Feb 2020 06:00

Brexit and the Pacific: Sink or swim?

Growing UK presence in the Pacific Islands aims to boost prosperity, but a range of factors could tip the balance.
The Interpreter 6 Feb 2020 15:00

Chart of the week: Trust in China

Public attitudes towards China and its leadership have shifted over the years. Coronavirus could push the trend further.
Gorana Grgic 7 Feb 2020 10:00

What Trump’s State of the Union tells us about his re-election bid

Meanwhile, the rest of the world adjusts to uncertainty in no small part fuelled by the incumbent US President.
Dominic Meagher 10 Feb 2020 16:00

Next steps in Australia’s coronavirus strategy

A travel ban stopped the spread of the virus but such a policy is not sustainable. Here is what more can be can done.
Elaine Pearson 10 Feb 2020 06:00

Five urgent issues for Indonesia’s president

Joko Widodo’s Australian visit is an opportunity to call out the worsening human rights situation in Indonesia.

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