14 Feb 2019 16:30
Spats in the straits between Malaysia and Singapore
The diplomatic tit-for-tat between the two neighbours for the territorial claim of the waterway has a long history.
Long reads
14 Feb 2019 14:00
The curious case of aid concentration in Papua New Guinea
The extreme concentration of aid from Australia to PNG stands out. It may be time for others to get involved.
14 Feb 2019 12:00
Economic diplomacy: trade ground shifts despite US-China row
Alarm is growing the WTO’s dispute settlement mechanism may soon suffer the same credibility loss as its deal-making.
14 Feb 2019 6:00
The barely-noticed momentous change to Australian foreign policy
A seemingly minor move on Venezuela has potential ramifications for every country Australia has diplomatic ties with.
13 Feb 2019 16:00
Unrest in India as it prepares for the world’s biggest election
Unemployment woes, unhappy farmers, and new faces in the game see Modi turn on his populist charm in an attempt to woo.
13 Feb 2019 12:30
The long tail of the al-Araibi case
A case where Bahrain didn’t need to win to send a chill of horror up the spines of other dissidents watching on.
13 Feb 2019 12:00
Pacific Links: logging paradox, erupted islands, more
Links and stories from the Pacific Islands region.
13 Feb 2019 10:30
Doctors help the moral case for border security
The medical evacuation bill is a really a debate on the limits of political discretion.
13 Feb 2019 6:00
Film review: They Shall Not Grow Old
Peter Jackson has reclaimed the voices of veterans, and with technical prowess offered a glimpse of the battlefield.
25 Jan 2019 6:00
The dark harvest of Chinese “black ships”
Strange behaviour by Chinese vessels in the South China Sea cannot be attributed simply to militarisation.
23 Jan 2019 15:00
Just how green is the Belt and Road?
China readily claims the mantle of environmental leadership, but its flagship infrastructure project has a cost.
22 Jan 2019 15:00
The fate of three Canadians may now rest with Donald Trump
Beijing can justifiably be concerned about the detention of a citizen, but not hold foreigners in arbitrary retaliation.
30 Jan 2019 10:00
What is the F-35 for, exactly?
Australia’s first two new stealth fighters have taken to local skies. Now what?
24 Jan 2019 12:00
China cabinet: black swans, grey rhinos, an elephant in the room
A rare acknowledgement of economic risk, the detention of Yang Hengjun, and the changing air around Xi Jinping.
21 Jan 2019 14:30
The politics of asylum-seeking: al-Qanun’s route to Canada
Similar cases seldom have positive results, highlighting how they can be manipulated by political actors.
25 Jan 2019 10:00
Do away with Australia Day, celebrate Republic Day instead
There is no need to reach back to history to find an excuse to celebrate. Australia should make history.
21 Jan 2019 6:00
Australia articulates its Indian Ocean priorities
Payne emphasised that it is in Australia’s vital national interest for the Indian Ocean to remain open and peaceful.
30 Jan 2019 6:00
Australia’s new Pacific Czar
The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade’s new Office of the Pacific is a sign of the step up being made real.
21 Nov 2018 16:00
Timor-Leste: refining agreements in the Greater Sunrise
Timor-Leste’s sees a purchase of US energy group ConocoPhilips’s stake in Greater Sunrise as a “seat at the table”.
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2 Nov 2018 6:00
Yemen, Khashoggi, and the deadly Saudi trade
No one denies Western weapons are used in Yemen but it took a journalist’s death to focus on arms sales to Saudi Arabia.
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31 Oct 2018 10:30
Caught in the net: slavery on Southeast Asian seas
The seafood you bought from your local market could have been caught by a slave.
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16 Oct 2018 6:00
The corridor of power
The remote Wakhan Corridor in Afghanistan was central to the Silk Road, Great Game, and Cold War – now China has plans.
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11 Oct 2018 14:15
Facing ghosts of the past in Bougainville
Post-war justice has been elusive, but until grievances are confronted, the consequences of impunity can be deadly.
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6 Sep 2018 14:30
China’s tech bubble
As debts mount and liquidity begins to dry up, it will soon become clear how much the growth of tech start-ups was fact.
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17 Aug 2018 14:30
Electric vehicles and industrial policy
A dramatic shift in the global automotive market sees electric vehicles, once viewed as toys, gaining momentum.
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6 Aug 2018 15:00
International broadcasting: not so simple as ABC
Australia’s future international public broadcasting should be placed in the hands of a new independent body.
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25 Jul 2018 15:30
Trump and the rebirth of satire
When Nazis proudly march in America’s southern cities, do we really need comedians to point out how bad people can be?
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