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  • 18 Sep 2024
    • Trade
    • Sex and Gender

    Breaking barriers: Enhancing women’s participation in trade across the Indo-Pacific

    Sunaina Kumar
    A gender-inclusive trade agenda will help create better jobs and unlock greater economic potential.
  • 18 Sep 2024
    • Cyber Security
    • Digital Disruption
    • Technology

    What Taylor Swift taught the world on the risks of AI-generated images and elections

    Dymples Leong
    Deepfakes can carry a pernicious cost to electoral integrity, trust in institutions and democratic processes.
  • 18 Sep 2024
    • United Nations

    Does the West know how to truly hear what the Global South is saying?

    Claire Yorke , Klaus Kotzé
    The art of listening is an essential way to shape our future.
  • 17 Sep 2024
    • Geo-economics
    • Review

    The Translator: What is “economic statecraft”?

    Melissa Conley Tyler
    The power of carrots and sticks in the world of geoeconomics.
  • 17 Sep 2024
    • United Nations

    The UN “Summit of the Future” can’t afford to ignore the present

    Stéphanie Fillion
    Negotiations for a new global pact have hit obstacles, reflecting many of the problems facing the international system.
  • 17 Sep 2024
    • China
    • Philippines
    • South China Sea
    • Defence & Security

    A step-change to Beijing's "lawfare" in the South China Sea

    Peter Leavy
    The “salami slice” approach to island building in the South China Sea has worked well for China. The world risks seeing that same approach repeated in international law.
  • 16 Sep 2024
    • Quad

    The Quad should talk about a fair Indo-Pacific

    Gaurav Saini , Dirk van der Kley
    A shift in language is an easy start to broaden the appeal of the grouping to regional partners.
  • 16 Sep 2024
    • North Korea
    • South Korea

    North Korean elite defectors on the rise?

    Khang Vu
    South Korea must be careful not to politicise high-level defections from the North.
  • 16 Sep 2024
    • Australian Diplomacy
    • Europe
    • Multiculturalism

    Has Sweden lost the art of walking the talk?

    Grant Wyeth
    An innovative national education system that assists migrants in their native language has raised questions about integration.
  • 13 Sep 2024
    • Antarctica
    • Space exploration

    As China’s space technology advances, Antarctica’s relevance may be frozen out

    Claire Young
    Re-evaluating concerns about the potential military uses of space technology on the white continent.
  • 13 Sep 2024
    • Sustainability
    • United Nations
    • Space exploration

    A Sustainable Development Goal for space

    Tom Cernev
    As human activity intensifies beyond Earth, there is a need to identify exactly what “space sustainability” means.
  • 13 Sep 2024
    • India
    • India's Navy

    The implications of India’s newest ballistic missile submarine

    Samuel Bashfield
    Will the country’s latest SSBN further entrench nuclear competition in the Indo-Pacific?
  • 12 Sep 2024
    • China
    • Taiwan
    • Defence & Security

    The implausibility of a Taiwan blockade

    John Quiggin
    If all-out war is an inevitable consequence of a blockade, why wouldn't China cut to the chase and start the war immediately?
  • 12 Sep 2024
    • Iran

    What Iranians want for their country

    Kourosh Ziabari
    It takes a vibrant civil society to stand up to the establishment.
  • 12 Sep 2024
    • Australia
    • Australia and the Pacific
    • Australia's Economy
    • Pacific Islands

    The real risks of exploitation for Pacific workers in Australia

    Sophia Kagan
    While neither blackbirding nor systemic modern slavery, the PALM scheme has many loopholes that should be addressed.
  • 11 Sep 2024
    • United States
    • US Elections

    Harris vs Trump marks the lines of foreign policy debate

    Daniel Flitton
    Look past the barbs and snappy sound bites and the real choice is clear.
  • 11 Sep 2024
    • Indonesia
    • Australia
    • Defence & Security

    A step, not a leap: Assessing the Indonesia-Australia Defence Cooperation Agreement

    Yohanes Sulaiman
    As a statement of neighbourly ties, the deal is a good one. But temper expectations.
  • 11 Sep 2024
    • Australia
    • Cyber Security
    • Technology

    Byte-sized diplomacy: The search for safe AI

    Miah Hammond-Errey
    How can Australia improve public trust in AI and what can Australia contribute to global AI safety efforts?
  • 11 Sep 2024
    • Climate change
    • Multilateral Institutions
    • Sustainability

    Meeting the need: Recommendations for a new Loss and Damage fund

    Melanie Pill , Georgia Hammersley
    Avoiding mistakes made by other funds will be key to better supporting the most climate-vulnerable.
  • 10 Sep 2024
    • United States
    • US Elections

    AI might better predict Trump’s foreign policy

    Ben Scott
    A method marked the madness and can be decoded.
  • 10 Sep 2024
    • International law
    • Technology

    A first step on the long road to global AI regulation

    José-Miguel Bello y Villarino , Ramona Vijeyarasa , Kimberlee Weatherall
    It didn’t make headlines but the US and EU came together last week to sign an important treaty – leaving partners such as Australia with a choice.
  • 10 Sep 2024
    • Taiwan
    • Pacific Islands

    Beijing’s "one-China principle" is spreading

    Benjamin Herscovitch
    It is untrue that Taiwan is an "inalienable part" of China, but that's not stopping governments from Kiribati to Honduras from saying it.
  • 9 Sep 2024
    • Cambodia
    • China
    • Indonesia
    • Japan
    • Malaysia
    • Southeast Asia
    • Thailand
    • Australia
    • Australia and Asia

    China’s rise in Southeast Asia is bringing in a golden age for Australia

    Susannah Patton
    Disquiet about Beijing’s growing presence is motivating countries across the region to seek deeper cooperation with Canberra.
  • 9 Sep 2024
    • China
    • Philippines
    • South China Sea
    • Defence & Security

    South China Sea: The “transparency initiative” success is plain to see

    Richard Javad Heydarian
    But pressure on the Philippines means that its key partners must step up more.
  • 9 Sep 2024
    • United States
    • US Elections

    Three safe bets on the 47th president’s foreign policy

    George Boone
    Whatever the outcome of the US election, states will remain self-interested, and material power will reign supreme.
  • 6 Sep 2024
    • Bangladesh
    • Human rights

    The rights-based priority in relations with Bangladesh

    Mubashar Hasan
    Sheikh Hasina’s downfall holds a lesson for the international community to ensure support for political freedoms.
  • 6 Sep 2024
    • Pacific Islands
    • Tonga

    Tonga and His Majesty’s Armed Forces: A military made for peace

    Sheridan Ward
    This Pacific country avoided colonisation not by force, but by adopting the trappings of state. A next step awaits.
  • 6 Sep 2024
    • Australia
    • Russia
    • Ukraine
    • International law
    • Transnational Challenges

    Russian sanctions: Why has Australia stayed quiet on reparations?

    Anton Moiseienko
    With strong rule of law credentials and expertise, Canberra should use its advantage in responses to war.
  • 6 Sep 2024
    • Defence & Security
    • Maritime Security
    • Trade
    • Iran
    • Yemen

    Iran’s shadow hand in Houthi Red Sea attacks

    Jonathan Campbell-James
    How the Houthis and Iranians work together isn’t absolutely clear – but stopping the threat to shipping requires more than shooting down incoming missiles and extends to disrupting an intelligence and targeting system.
  • 5 Sep 2024
    • Asia
    • Southeast Asia
    • Australia
    • Australian trade, investment & economy

    Economic diplomacy: Taking sides for an election

    Greg Earl
    From ANZUS, Indonesia, regional business and media reporting, Penny Wong seems to have legacy in mind.
  • 5 Sep 2024
    • Japan
    • Sustainability

    In teaching about Sustainable Development Goals, Japan has a chance to learn about itself

    Marin Ekstrom , Ikhlas Abdul Hadi
    English as a foreign language courses could become a catalyst for change by fostering a critical thinking in classrooms.
  • 5 Sep 2024
    • Defence & Security

    Is AUKUS Pillar II growing too quickly?

    Kieran Thompson
    More ambition and more members can’t be a mask for success.
  • 4 Sep 2024
    • Intelligence and security
    • New Zealand

    New Zealand's intelligence service warns of growing foreign interference risks

    David Capie
    A new security assessment aims to widen the concept of strategic competition beyond the United States and China.
  • 4 Sep 2024
    • China
    • United States

    Can the US and China avoid a catastrophic clash?

    Daniel R. DePetris
    Jake Sullivan’s trip to Beijing was about managing tension and that’s the best that can be hoped for.
  • 4 Sep 2024
    • Aid & Development
    • Australia
    • Multilateral Development Banks

    Australia should make a strategic investment in the World Bank

    Roland Rajah , Georgia Hammersley
    Geostrategic competition makes the multilateral advantage more vital than ever, especially in the Pacific.
  • 4 Sep 2024
    • Russia
    • Antarctica
    • BRICS
    • Environment
    • International law
    • Sustainability

    Will Russia violate the Antarctic Treaty?

    Sergey Sukhankin
    For Moscow, science has always come second to ideology.
  • 3 Sep 2024
    • Australia
    • Africa

    Australia needs to boost its engagement with Africa, but not for the reasons advocates say we should

    Kate O’Shaughnessy
    Africa’s demographic story won’t necessarily translate to economic opportunities for Australia. But the geopolitical tale matters more.
  • 3 Sep 2024
    • Middle East Conflict
    • Russia
    • Middle East

    Russia and the Middle East: Positioning for advantage

    Ian Hill
    Moscow has made a cynical calculation that conflict serves its interests.
  • 3 Sep 2024
    • China
    • Hong Kong
    • Russia
    • Ukraine
    • International law

    Hong Kong keeps Russia’s dark fleet afloat

    Selwyn Parker
    Operating under flags of convenience, hundreds of vessels are evading the sanctions meant to stifle movement.
  • 2 Sep 2024
    • China
    • Australia
    • Resource security
    • Technology
    • United States

    Antimony: The hidden metal fuelling global competition

    Marina Yue Zhang
    China’s latest critical mineral restrictions have caught attention – but mooted solutions might not deliver.
  • 2 Sep 2024
    • China
    • Vietnam

    A pilgrimage to China for Vietnam’s new leader

    Thi Mai Anh Nguyen
    Talk of divergent strategic views between the neighbours would be a misreading of history.
  • 2 Sep 2024
    • Australia
    • Diplomacy
    • Public Opinion

    The patriot’s virtue in bringing the world back home

    Mark Pierce
    Whether gauging global attitudes or assessing international interests, it pays to think first of home.
  • 30 Aug 2024
    • China
    • Europe
    • Russia

    Is Russia really European anymore?

    Evan Freidin
    Cut off from the West, Russia is making a turn to Asia. But this leaves a cultural wound.
  • 30 Aug 2024
    • Indonesia
    • Energy
    • Sustainability

    The right road to renewable biofuel in Indonesia

    Hidayatul Mustafidah Rohmawati , Michael Suryaprawira
    Taking directions from big producers in the United States and Brazil.
  • 30 Aug 2024
    • Pacific Islands

    Long-range leaders in Melanesia: Why you need to know about them

    Miranda Forsyth , Sinclair Dinnen
    Carefully mixing metaphors helps to understand a crucial yet underappreciated actor in Pacific politics.
  • 29 Aug 2024
    • China
    • Myanmar

    China puts the squeeze on Myanmar’s Tatmadaw

    Henry Storey
    Beijing’s approach to its troublesome neighbour belies claims that it has an innate mission to promote authoritarianism aboard.
  • 29 Aug 2024
    • China
    • Nuclear Non-Proliferation, Arms Control and Disarmament
    • Nuclear Weapons
    • United States

    US shifts nuclear focus to counter China’s growing arsenal

    Amrita Jash
    Beijing’s nuclear modernisation means its intentions and commitments to non-proliferation will continue to be questioned.
  • 29 Aug 2024
    • United States
    • US Elections

    Harris vs Trump, and the foreign policy shake-up ahead

    Arthur Sinodinos
    From AUKUS and the South China Sea, to Taiwan and Ukraine, Canberra and other allies will need creative diplomacy in their kit bag after November's election.
  • 28 Aug 2024
    • Australia
    • Diplomacy
    • Human rights
    • International law
    • Migration

    Maid in Australia: When international relations and industrial law collide

    Daniel Flitton
    Two recent court cases have raised uncomfortable questions about diplomatic immunity.
  • 28 Aug 2024
    • Australia
    • Pacific Islands
    • Tuvalu

    The Falepili Union: A Pacific response to the greatest global challenges

    Pat Conroy
    A world-first treaty with Australia ensures Tuvalu’s statehood will continue, even in the face of a climate catastrophe.
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