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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Alexandre Dayant 13 Nov 2019 10:00

Pacific links: Peter O’Neill speaks, a new volcanic island, media bans

Links and stories from across the Pacific Islands region.

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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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Peter Layton 11 Nov 2019 11:30

Australia’s F-35s: Lessons from a problematic purchase

The rush nearly 20 years ago to buy the fighter of the future exposed fundamental shortcomings in defence acquisitions.
John Edwards 11 Nov 2019 14:00

Signs of a deal between US and China, and a rethink

Both countries have good reasons to cool off the two-year trade war.
John Fitzgerald 11 Nov 2019 06:00

Review: Australia, real and imagined

It’s time to inject new content into the hardy ideal of a free and equal Australia.
Allan du Toit 12 Nov 2019 11:00

Russia’s southern strategy

The pace of Russian re-engagement in Africa and the Indian Ocean region has accelerated as US influence has waned.
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.
Peter McCawley 12 Nov 2019 15:30

Connecting the dots on the Blue Dot Network

Beyond a press release trumpeting “high-quality infrastructure” and “global trust standards”, things are a bit fuzzy.

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