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Stephen Dziedzic 26 Feb 2020 14:00

Singapore: Hedging with hope

The gift of geography has made Singapore wealthy, yet also puts the city-state at a choke point in regional competition.
Alexandre Dayant 26 Feb 2020 12:00

Aid links: cutting shipping emissions, Swat Valley transformed, more

Links and stories from the aid and development sector.
Jacob Stokes 26 Feb 2020 10:00

Australia has an IEA problem, not a fuel security problem

Perhaps it is time for Australia look to the Asia-Pacific for a more appropriate energy cooperation agreement.
Robin Perry 26 Feb 2020 06:00

Maluku: Obscure and notorious

A remote corner of Indonesia has a distinctive place in history going back centuries.
Damien Spry 25 Feb 2020 10:30

“Coordinated inauthentic behaviour”: Facebook haunts US democracy

Facebook has gone through the motions of fighting disinformation, but not enough to matter – or to risk its profits.
Audrey Jiajia Li 25 Feb 2020 06:00

Be vigilant to reawakened racism in the face of a viral outbreak

Tackling a deadly disease is a challenge enough without old prejudices standing in the way of cooperation.
David Walton 24 Feb 2020 14:30

Japan: Article 9 conundrum rears its head again

The next 18 months offer Abe Shinzo his last chance as Prime Minister to amend Japan’s 1946 “Peace Constitution”.
Farkhondeh Akbari 24 Feb 2020 10:30

A US-Taliban deal: What price for peace?

Bitter experience shows that a “rotten compromise” will carry within it the seeds of future war.
Nadège Rolland 24 Feb 2020 06:00

China’s counteroffensive in the war of ideas

Mirroring its “anti-access, area denial” military strategy, China has Western discourse power in its scopes.

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China’s counteroffensive in the war of ideas

Nadège Rolland

Mirroring its “anti-access, area denial” military strategy, China has Western discourse power in its scopes.
PNG: Booting Exxon gives Marape a boost – for now

Bal Kama

The rejection of the P’nyang LNG deal signals a new way of doing business, and a shifting landscape for US concerns.
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.

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Jan Harrison 21 Feb 2020 10:30

Why the COVID-19 outbreak may help China move a little further forward

The rest of the world has a chance to help China learn from its mistakes and emerge stronger from this crisis.
Nora Schlenzig 19 Feb 2020 14:30

Coronavirus and the flow of information in the Chinese party-state

Local officials won’t risk the ire of Beijing, yet central authorities look to pass the buck. The more things change …
Cate Carter 20 Feb 2020 11:30

Being one of the boys in the military

Advancement in women’s participation in the armed forces is oversimplifying the way we see diversity.
John West 21 Feb 2020 15:30

Australia, in search of great and powerful friends

For a people who like to think of themselves as a hardy lot, Australians’ perseverance in diplomacy will be tested yet.
Michael J. Mazarr 20 Feb 2020 14:00

Power and legitimacy go hand in hand

Whatever America’s flaws and crimes – and there are many – it is a free and open democracy. China is not.
Aarti Betigeri 20 Feb 2020 07:00

If a tree falls in Nepal, will anyone care?

A sprawling new airport is in the works. But tourism carries an ecological price that can undercut the industry, too.

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