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Alyssa Leng , Roland Rajah 19 Nov 2019 14:00

Jokowi’s curious plan for Indonesia’s capital

The Indonesian president’s scheme to move the capital won’t fix Jakarta – or the government.
JJ Rose 19 Nov 2019 12:00

How China is winning the Hong Kong propaganda war

Discredit, attack, and marginalise. Beijing is showing just how to wait out the protests, then turn the tide.
Kelsey Munro 19 Nov 2019 09:00

Globalisation’s next wave: Podcast out now

Economist Richard Baldwin talks about the coming jobs apocalypse in rich countries – and its upside.
Mark Beeson 19 Nov 2019 06:00

Book review: The chance to actually change the climate

Getting something done about global warming might seem a bit too good to be true, but good policy ideas demand action.
Alex Vedovi 18 Nov 2019 17:00

Australia and immigration: Lessons from Reagan’s 1986 US amnesty law

New research suggests that giving legal status to unauthorised immigrants can have multiple positive outcomes.
Syed Fazl-e-Haider 18 Nov 2019 14:00

Shifting alliances in the Gulf a boon to China

Iran’s offer to connect Chabahar port to Pakistan’s Gwadar will frustrate India but might also encourage China.
Henry Gao 18 Nov 2019 06:00

Trade war: From a phase one deal to perpetual peace

How to reconcile deeper ideological differences underlying the US-China conflicts is a far greater challenge.
Aarti Betigeri 15 Nov 2019 12:30

Ayodhya verdict and unruly consequences

India’s Supreme Court has delivered a ruling that will embolden the Hindu right and challenge the country’s secularism.
Erin Hurley 15 Nov 2019 10:00

Autocrats Anonymous

A White House confessional reveals Donald Trump incapable of change – a kind of Marvel superhero, but less interesting.

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Long Reads

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.
In conversation: Weak parties, hollow politics, and democratic danger

George Megalogenis , Sam Roggeveen

Could a radical break with Asia be the cost of a growing dislocation of the political parties and the Australian public?
Photo essay: Phnom Penh and China-backed building boom

Simon Roughneen

Towering over low shops and French colonial–era townhouses grows a new city in tribute to the politics of the present.

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Alan Keenan 13 Nov 2019 15:00

Sri Lanka’s election threatens a return to authoritarian rule

A looming comeback by the powerful Rajapaksa family stirs fear among minorities and imperils fragile democratic gains.
Edmond Roy 14 Nov 2019 15:30

Surviving hell

Bush fires rip across Australia – a million hectares burnt so far – testing volunteers and residents alike.
Emma Palmer 13 Nov 2019 12:00

A motion towards justice in Myanmar

An International Court of Justice filing seeks to declare the state committed acts of genocide against the Rohingya.
Olesya Dovgalyuk 14 Nov 2019 10:30

SCO-style economic cooperation: Treading slowly

The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation efforts to rebrand itself as an economic forum deserve a second look.
John West 15 Nov 2019 06:00

Book Review: The original corporate raiders

Historian William Dalrymple looks at how a small trading company in London became a mighty army and conquered India.
Richard McGregor 14 Nov 2019 07:00

Chart of the week: Australia’s “fear and greed” with China

In just two decades, Australia’s relationship with China has evolved dramatically, illustrated by exports.

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