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

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India draws the line on Kashmir

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Beijing’s cryptic blockchain gambit

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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.
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.
Khang Vu 12 Nov 2019 06:00

North Korea’s deadline logic

Pyongyang has declared an end-of-year cut off in the nuclear talks, yet does such a deadline really matter?
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.
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 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.
Christopher Snedden 8 Nov 2019 12:00

India draws the line on Kashmir

New maps issued by India raise some important questions – starting with what exactly they mean.
Elliott Zaagman 8 Nov 2019 06:00

Beijing’s cryptic blockchain gambit

The technology has enormous potential to support good governance. The Party may have something else in mind.
Adnan Aamir 7 Nov 2019 14:00

The uncertain fate of Islamic State in Pakistan

The death of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is a major blow, but Islamic State in Pakistan is not dead yet.

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Long Reads

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.
Remembering the “wasman” of Papua New Guinea

Paul Slater

Australia’s embrace of the Pacific future needs to look to the untold past as well.
Brexit: “Do or die”

Lawrence Freedman

Boris Johnson swerves from “no deal” to “deal”, while a not-so-anonymous source steers the headlines in his favour.

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Elliott Zaagman 8 Nov 2019 06:00

Beijing’s cryptic blockchain gambit

The technology has enormous potential to support good governance. The Party may have something else in mind.
Adnan Aamir 7 Nov 2019 14:00

The uncertain fate of Islamic State in Pakistan

The death of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is a major blow, but Islamic State in Pakistan is not dead yet.
Greg Earl 7 Nov 2019 12:00

Economic diplomacy: RCEP and ASEAN’s new way, plus voting ADB-style

What was Factory Asia has made a subtle shift to a consumer-driven Market Asia under the “world’s biggest trade deal”.
Christopher Snedden 8 Nov 2019 12:00

India draws the line on Kashmir

New maps issued by India raise some important questions – starting with what exactly they mean.
Jeffrey Wilson 6 Nov 2019 14:30

India’s RCEP exit a setback, but not a disaster

With an India–China deadlock out of the way, the path is clear to finalise the historic regional trade agreement.
Lauren Williams 6 Nov 2019 11:30

Protests in Lebanon are a problem for Hezbollah

A rare and unified anti-sectarian agenda could quickly unravel as religious identities and old grievances take hold.

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