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Rodger Shanahan

Tanker-for-tanker

Aarti Betigeri

Between deprivation and decadence: the bleak view of India’s future

Henry Sherrell

Australia, New Zealand and the “corrosive” character test

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Rodger Shanahan 22 Jul 2019 13:00

Tanker-for-tanker

Iran’s retaliation after an earlier tanker seizure should have been obvious, so why wasn’t Britain better prepared?
Dirk van Graver 22 Jul 2019 10:00

What Tom Cruise can teach us about great power competition

Hollywood’s “Healthy Development” of an audience in China carries a cost should reel life mask the real thing.
Aarti Betigeri 22 Jul 2019 08:30

Between deprivation and decadence: the bleak view of India’s future

The rumblings of social trouble in India’s future – from water rights to jobs – are growing louder and more distinct.
Khalid Koser, Lilla Schumicky-Logan 19 Jul 2019 11:00

The changing face of violent extremism

New research suggests students themselves know the best strategies to prevent violent radicalisation in universities.
Henry Sherrell 19 Jul 2019 09:00

Australia, New Zealand and the “corrosive” character test

Hundreds of Kiwis have had Australian visas cancelled and a new law could see the trans-Tasman dispute yet grow worse.
James Chin 19 Jul 2019 06:00

Mahathir holds all the cards, again

A bitter rift over sex claims between would-be successors has again shown the ugly side of Malaysia’s politics.
Greg Earl 18 Jul 2019 13:00

After the voting, personality beats policy in Southeast Asia

Malaysia is not the only country consumed by speculation about who takes over from a conspicuous and captivating leader.
Nicole George 18 Jul 2019 11:30

Karida village killings: violence and the vulnerability of women

This immensely sad and troubling episode has a context in the Pacific, and women of the region know it.
Retno Maruti 18 Jul 2019 06:00

How Indonesia finds itself in the middle of a US-China trade war

Jakarta is attempting to navigate tensions between Washington and Beijing by backing the multilateral system.

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Long Reads

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?
Chernobyl: the continuing political consequences of a nuclear accident

John Carlson

The meltdown contributed to the Soviet Union’s collapse but may have also cost a chance to employ low-carbon energy.

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Miah Hammond-Errey 24 Jun 2019 06:00

The transformative potential of big data

But collecting ever more information might just end up posing ever more difficult questions.
Michael Sainsbury 3 Jul 2019 14:00

Vietnam shapes as a key winner from the US-China trade war

Vietnam’s economy is booming as the country plays off old enemies as new friends in technology and manufacturing.
Kate Walton 1 Jul 2019 06:00

Jakarta’s air quality kills its residents – and it’s getting worse

Choked up citizens have had enough and are taking the government to court over Jakarta’s chronic smog.
Qi Siang Ng 28 Jun 2019 06:00

Why Mahathir is unlikely to make Anwar his successor

Few thought the then 92-year-old return PM would be anything but a charismatic seat-warmer – except the man himself.
Melissa Conley Tyler 28 Jun 2019 12:00

The Indo-Pacific is the New Asia

The terms of the debate might be finally settled, but the contest will go on. And on.
Daniel Flitton 24 Jun 2019 16:30

Iran: Australia’s deliberate ambiguity

Even without direct conflict, Washington’s tensions with Tehran pose an awkward alliance challenge for Canberra.

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