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Greg Earl 21 Nov 2019 13:00

Economic diplomacy: Australia’s BRI, aid revamp, and integrating Asia

The now snappily rebranded Export Finance Australia is becoming the go-to agency in the era of geo-economic competition.
Mahmoud Pargoo 21 Nov 2019 11:00

How the regime extinguishes Iran’s “Petroleum Protests”

The most damaging unrest since the 1979 revolution lacks leadership or popular support, so appears doomed to fail.
Natasha Kassam 21 Nov 2019 09:00

Chart of the week: The climate cost

Polls suggest a majority of Australians want action on global warming, even at a cost – but politics tells us otherwise.
Stephen Grenville 21 Nov 2019 07:00

Book review: China, the US, and the big break

Detailed reporting enlivens what is a substantive and important look at the world’s big economic test.
Annmaree O’Keeffe 20 Nov 2019 15:00

Bougainville referendum: Not the last word

If predictions of a vote for independence are right, figuring out the mechanics of statehood will be a struggle
Alexandre Dayant 20 Nov 2019 14:30

Aid links: Timor-Leste luxury, RCT ethics, unsung Ebola doctor, more

Links and stories from the aid and development sector.
Lauren Williams 20 Nov 2019 11:00

Erdoğan’s treachery can’t sway Trump’s affections

Despite Turkey’s glaring betrayals, the US president gave Recep Erdoğan a glowing welcome last week in Washington.
Jemima Garrett 20 Nov 2019 06:00

China, media freedom in the Pacific, and the great Australian silence

Media freedom issues bedevil the region, but it’s the dwindling number of Pacific-based journalists that carries a cost.
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.

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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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Bougainville referendum: Not the last word

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How the regime extinguishes Iran’s “Petroleum Protests”

Bougainville referendum: Not the last word

Erdoğan’s treachery can’t sway Trump’s affections

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Economic diplomacy: Australia’s BRI, aid revamp, and integrating Asia

How the regime extinguishes Iran’s “Petroleum Protests”

Chart of the week: The climate cost

Book review: China, the US, and the big break

Bougainville referendum: Not the last word

Aid links: Timor-Leste luxury, RCT ethics, unsung Ebola doctor, more

Erdoğan’s treachery can’t sway Trump’s affections

China, media freedom in the Pacific, and the great Australian silence

Jokowi’s curious plan for Indonesia’s capital

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Sri Lanka’s election threatens a return to authoritarian rule

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