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Xi Jinping: much more than just one man

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‪ISIS: women’s work?

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Kirsten Han 16 Jul 2019 14:30

The guessing game for Singapore’s elections

The scramble for the ballot box where the boundaries are redrawn at every election and the PM controls the timing.
Geoff Raby 16 Jul 2019 12:00

Xi Jinping: much more than just one man

Xi has sworn enemies and many hold grievances, but many more support him and the system of which he is a creature.
Kelsey Munro 16 Jul 2019 10:00

Richard McGregor on the backlash against Xi Jinping - podcast out now

In Episode 5 of Rules Based Audio, Lowy Senior Fellow Richard McGregor talks about China’s leader Xi Jinping.
Edmond Roy 16 Jul 2019 08:30

India’s latest crisis: 600 million people struggle with drought

Cities have been forced to truck in drinking water, farms are failing, and the situation grows more desperate.
Adnan Aamir 15 Jul 2019 14:00

Pakistan on the brink of civil dictatorship

Imran Khan is accused of persecuting political opponents and the media under the guise of an anti-corruption crackdown.
Lydia Khalil 15 Jul 2019 10:00

‪ISIS: women’s work?

The courts should regard crucial domestic, educational and other influences by women in ISIS as terrorist “support”.
Morris Jones 15 Jul 2019 06:00

Remembering the Moonwalk

It was the moment humans first stepped on another world, yet after the Apollo missions, why haven’t people been back?
Daniel Flitton 12 Jul 2019 16:00

The embattled envoy and the need for frank assessment

Britain’s Kim Darroch was caught in a whirlwind because he did his job.
Ramesh Thakur 12 Jul 2019 12:00

Professor White, the bomb can endanger but not defend Australia

Nuclear weapons have dubious operational utility and discarding treaty obligations would leave the stench of hypocrisy.

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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.
Mustafa Izzuddin, C Raja Mohan 20 Jun 2019 14:00

Jokowi and Modi’s budding bromance

With both leaders re-elected and with shared goals, the challenge is to ensure Indonesia and India remain firm friends.
Divya Venkataraman, Jonathan Pryke 21 Jun 2019 13:00

Australia’s aid in PNG: the need for a gendered approach

Tackling endemic domestic violence and the lack of women in parliament should be renewed as a focus across the Pacific.
Mason Richey 21 Jun 2019 10:00

Five factors will decide the survival of the US-led alliance system

In the Asia-Pacific, we know the questions asked of the San Francisco System. We just don’t know the answers.
Priya Pillai 21 Jun 2019 06:00

Accountability for flight MH17: a long and winding road …

Trials in absentia are problematic, but as with the Lockerbie trial, the quest for justice will be arduous and complex.
Greg Earl 20 Jun 2019 10:30

Economic diplomacy: G20 warms up, the China drip and open trade talks

Could Japan’s Abe Shinzo – yes, Abe Shinzo – use his personal clout to give the flatlining G20 some new direction?

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