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Aarti Betigeri

Plogging along: India-China struggle to find momentum

Alison Pert

Diplomatic immunity: Time to change the rules

Sidney Jones

The Wiranto attack and the ISIS impact

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Rodger Shanahan 16 Oct 2019 14:30

Dispatches from the front (row)

Japan – through its team and wonderful crowds – put on a rugby festival worthy of the name.
Denise Fisher 16 Oct 2019 12:00

New Caledonia decides the timing of its second independence referendum

Loyalists and independence groups are staking out positions, with another two votes now likely.
Alexandre Dayant 16 Oct 2019 10:30

Pacific links: dividends of a diplomatic switch, O’Neill warrant, more

Taiwan looks to shore up support in the region, plus other stories from across the Pacific Islands.
Edmond Roy 16 Oct 2019 06:00

Could Australia unlock the Kashmir question?

Homilies about strengthening relationships should be matched by ambition – like in the past – to get something done.
Aarti Betigeri 15 Oct 2019 14:30

Plogging along: India-China struggle to find momentum

Little of substance appeared to come from weekend talks between Modi and Xi – and maybe that’s the point.
Alison Pert 15 Oct 2019 12:00

Diplomatic immunity: Time to change the rules

A fatal road accident in the UK has again put a spotlight on potential abuse of a system intended to protect envoys.
Sidney Jones 15 Oct 2019 09:30

The Wiranto attack and the ISIS impact

With events in the Middle East as a constant goad, people such as Syahrial Alamsyah will find excuses for violence.
Nic Maclellan 15 Oct 2019 06:00

“Accepting the science”, rejecting the action

If the Morrison government is on board with reducing emissions, as it seems to claim, it needs to step up its policies.
Nathan Attrill 14 Oct 2019 14:30

China and the problem with liberal values in a corporate world

Corporations will never be vanguards for free speech in a new era of ideological competition with the People’s Republic.

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Long Reads

Violence in Papua could get worse

Sidney Jones

A province now awash in cash has spurred a migrant influx and given new sources of income to the independence movement.
Economic diplomacy: Tourism power, defining China, and Vietnam jackpot

Greg Earl

Badly behaving Australians in Bali don’t always make good ambassadors – but perhaps their numbers help send a message.
The withering of Robert Mugabe, as told by Australia’s Prime Ministers

Daniel Flitton

It’s hard to fathom looking back, but Zimbabwe’s troubles consumed countless hours for Australia’s political leaders.

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Randy Mulyanto 11 Oct 2019 10:30

For China, “national reunification” with Taiwan remains a dream

Xi Jinping regularly invokes “one country, two systems” to unite China and Taiwan, yet wins little support.
Michael Nguyen , Alexandre Dayant 11 Oct 2019 12:00

The underappreciated value of Japanese aid in the Pacific

Japan has made a significant contribution to regional development, especially in managing lucrative fish stocks.
Bernard Yegiora 10 Oct 2019 15:30

PNG’s confusing budget debate

Amid claim and counter-claim, the true state of the PNG economy is lost amid personality politics.
Khang Vu 11 Oct 2019 06:00

Why does North Korea keep dragging its feet?

Pyongyang is taking a high-risk, high-reward approach to its engagement with the US.
Greg Earl 10 Oct 2019 14:00

Economic diplomacy: Auditing globalism, trade woes, ASEAN’s future

Measuring and managing the world economy – and Australia’s place – sees a pushback to a “negative globalism” mantra.
Srinjoy Bose , Nishank Motwani 10 Oct 2019 12:30

Afghan elections: Impressions from polling day

Low voter turnout and polling irregularities threaten to undermine whoever emerges as the country’s next president.

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