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Kylie McKenna, Augusta Ariku, Emelda Ariku, Lieberth Sam, Anthony Siniku 9 Dec 2019 15:30

The celebratory Bougainville referendum – stories from Siwai

Bamboo bands, drums, and groups of women singing and dancing are the backdrop as Bougainville decides its future.
Mukund Narayanamurti, Danielle Rajendram 9 Dec 2019 14:00

India and Australia: Reciprocity, mutuality, and promise

A former senior diplomat is crafting an economic strategy for India to deal with Australia – a first for India.
Gorana Grgic 9 Dec 2019 12:30

Plus ça change – NATO summitry in the age of Trump

A septuagenarian alliance still struggles to find common voice in what it aspires to be.
Daniel Flitton 9 Dec 2019 06:00

Favourites of 2019: Slow Horses on Spook Street

What better way to understand the upside-down world of today than with fiction masquerading as fact?
Lydia Khalil 6 Dec 2019 14:30

Sistani: The (not-so) hidden hand behind Iraqi politics

The influential Shiite cleric has avoided formal participation in government, but what he does now could be critical.
Nicholas Gruen 6 Dec 2019 13:00

We’ve already had Our Very Own Brexit

Instead of munching popcorn at the political theatre, citizens’ assemblies would give the community a chance to reflect.
John West 6 Dec 2019 11:30

For all the focus on Asia’s high achievers, the laggards are many

China led the education rankings, but an ageing population and gap with Southeast Asia might mark down the whole region.
Ian Li 6 Dec 2019 06:00

How many Cold Wars does it take to make a “new” one?

In the divide between capitalist West and communist East, it was often regional politics that mattered more.
The Interpreter 5 Dec 2019 14:30

Chart of the week: Data, data, everywhere

Any day, every day, we leave an electronic trail. How much, you ask? Look and see.

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Nicholas Gruen

Instead of munching popcorn at the political theatre, citizens’ assemblies would give the community a chance to reflect.
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From the South China Sea to the Rohingya crisis, Saifuddin Abdullah speaks to Lowy’s Ben Bland on Asia’s big challenges.
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.

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Sistani: The (not-so) hidden hand behind Iraqi politics

How many Cold Wars does it take to make a “new” one?

Economic diplomacy: Free trade disputes, WTO appeals, DFAT on China

Explore

The celebratory Bougainville referendum – stories from Siwai

India and Australia: Reciprocity, mutuality, and promise

Plus ça change – NATO summitry in the age of Trump

Favourites of 2019: Slow Horses on Spook Street

Sistani: The (not-so) hidden hand behind Iraqi politics

We’ve already had Our Very Own Brexit

For all the focus on Asia’s high achievers, the laggards are many

How many Cold Wars does it take to make a “new” one?

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