27 Mar 2018
Skripal: the West escalates, but where is the proof?
Governments should not rely on assertion and bombast, which is what has happened in the Skripal case.
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27 Mar 2018
South China Sea: the Philippine fissure
Rodrigo Duterte is still to resolve tensions between accommodating China and maintaining strong US ties. -
27 Mar 2018
Aid and development links: vanilla fever in Madagascar, textbooks in Kenya, and more
Links and stories from the aid and development sector. -
27 Mar 2018
Profit shifting: digital fat cats in national tax gaps
Companies should make a fair contribution to running the countries in which they create value and earn profits. -
27 Mar 2018
Why are some Indian movies made tax-free?
Tax exemption allows Indian states to exercise moral authority over cinema, and to promote select actors and producers. -
26 Mar 2018
The sky is falling again: should we worry?
The risk from large satellites hitting Earth are low, but not zero, and the world needs to do more to ensure the safe disposal of space infrastructure. -
26 Mar 2018
The cost to Australia’s reputation from cricket’s scandal
Sneaky and inept is how Australia is presented to the world by the actions of the national team. -
26 Mar 2018
Myanmar: no country for young men
The resignation of the ageing president last week shows the National League for Democracy needs leadership renewal. -
26 Mar 2018
Getting aid governance right after the Oxfam scandal
Five steps for aid organisations to build and sustain the trust crucial to their work. -
24 Mar 2018
Weekend catch-up: the Taiwan Strait, trade wars, and ASEAN’s aftermath
The week that was on The Interpreter. -
23 Mar 2018
What to expect from John Bolton at the White House
It’s unclear whether Bolton’s hawkish views will transfer into reality in office. -
23 Mar 2018
Happiness and the “China Dream”
The Chinese Communist Party has embraced happiness as an aspiration and a mission – not for the first time. -
23 Mar 2018
Zucker punched
Facebook is unlikely to have been as surprised by the Cambridge Analytica revelations as Zuckerberg has claimed. -
23 Mar 2018
Cross-strait tensions rising, but Chinese aircraft carrier poses no threat
Sending the Liaoning through the Taiwan Strait may signal China’s displeasure, but in military terms is an irrelevance. -
22 Mar 2018
The challenges to women on Bougainville
Even if independence is a spur for economic development, social and political difficulties still lie ahead. -
22 Mar 2018
Migration and border policy links: “chain migration” discourse, labour mobility, and more
Links and updates from across the migration and border policy field. -
22 Mar 2018
Q&A: China’s mounting great wall of debt
Richard McGregor talks to Dinny McMahon, a former Wall Street Journal reporter, about his grass-roots tour of the underworld of Chinese finance. -
21 Mar 2018
What next for the anti-whale hunters?
If Japan caused headaches, a fight with China about activists at sea will be very awkward for Australia. -
21 Mar 2018
Pacific Islands links: New Caledonia referendum, Vanuatu Deputy PM sentenced, and more
Links and stories from around the Pacific by The Interpreter team. -
21 Mar 2018
The urgent need for leadership on the Rohingya crisis
The most overcrowded refugee camp on the planet has more than twice the population of Canberra crammed into an area the size of beachside Victorian town Sorrento. -
21 Mar 2018
Silent Invasion: the question of race
Clive Hamilton challenges Australians to recognise the true victims of the Chinese Communist Party’s actions. -
21 Mar 2018
The RAMSI legacy for Pacific policing
The benefits for Pacific Islands police in professionalism and training was a largely unplanned by-product of the 14-year mission to Solomon Islands. -
20 Mar 2018
Najib makes electoral hay from ASEAN-Australia Summit
<p>Malaysia’s Prime Minister had an eye on an audience at home while striding an international stage in Sydney at the weekend.</p> -
20 Mar 2018
Intellectual property: the big risk in US–China ties
China will certainly respond to a forthcoming US investigation and exports penalties with sanctions of its own. -
20 Mar 2018
Indonesia’s “Islamic diplomacy” seeks to broker an Afghan peace
This is not the first time Jakarta has sought opportunities by mediating a peace process, but there are plenty of obstacles. -
20 Mar 2018
The sky is not falling on Asia’s central banks
Each ephemeral piece of news is presented as a narrative of impending doom. -
19 Mar 2018
ASEAN Summit wrap: living with neighbours, managing China’s alternative, and bridges to somewhere
From missed media moments to remarkable bridges, Greg Earl on the ASEAN-Australia Special Summit. -
19 Mar 2018
Aid and development links: Chinese aid agency, electrification in Kenya, and more
Links and stories from the aid and development sector. -
19 Mar 2018
China’s new aid agency
An independent agency to oversee China’s expanding aid program is a first step in the right direction. -
19 Mar 2018
Resettlement in PNG was never a viable option
When funding stops for the Manus Island refugees, so does the ability to care. -
19 Mar 2018
Sexual violence back to the fore in India
Little has changed since 2012 when a gang rape in Delhi sparked global outrage. -
17 Mar 2018
Weekend catch-up: ASEAN carnival, Tamil rappers, “You’re fired!”, and more
The week that was on The Interpreter. -
16 Mar 2018
What DFAT really thinks of Australia joining ASEAN
<p>An indiscreet former foreign minister gave a valuable insight into the costs of membership.</p> -
16 Mar 2018
Australia, Asia, and the “Wealth of Nations”
A new World Bank report allows stronger judgments about economic issues facing the region. -
16 Mar 2018
Russian pragmatism on display in South East Asia
Moscow has little to sell besides gas, oil, and military hardware – and that drives Russian policy in the region. -
16 Mar 2018
The patchy results of China’s soft power efforts
China is merging departments in a bid to further enhance its cultural influence. -
16 Mar 2018
Australia–Indonesia: strangers next door
Two-way tensions, fears, and misunderstandings signal that bilateral ties face a bumpy ride ahead. -
16 Mar 2018
South Korea says #MeToo as sexual allegations topple prominent figures
Korea has made rapid strides as a nation in a relatively short period of time but lags as a patriarchal society. -
15 Mar 2018
Russia: the counter-intelligence state
The West continually fails to comprehend Putin’s Russia and its mentality. -
15 Mar 2018
ASEAN summit brief: joining the club, infrastructure games, Jakarta’s power team, and business links
<p>Regular The Interpreter columnist Greg Earl previews the special Australia-ASEAN summit.</p> -
15 Mar 2018
Sifting evil intent from charities doing good
The nexus between aid and terrorism is a delicate and often difficult subject. -
15 Mar 2018
Migration and border policy links: climate displacement, Israel deportations, and more
Links and updates from across the migration and border policy field. -
15 Mar 2018
Tamil rap artists resisting poverty and discrimination in Malaysia
<p>Hip-hop as an art form is rooted in resistance and has been embraced by many Malaysian Tamils.</p> -
14 Mar 2018
Carrots and sticks in the Iran nuclear deal
If Donald Trump wants more concessions from Iran, then his best bet is to stick to the deal. -
14 Mar 2018
CPTPP wobbles over foreign investor rights
After years of negotiation and drama, the revived agreement on balance is probably advantageous for global trade. -
14 Mar 2018
Pacific Islands links: PNG aftershocks, French Polynesia protests, and more
Links and stories from around the Pacific by The Interpreter team. -
14 Mar 2018
Moritomo Gakuen: Shinzo Abe’s scandal that just won’t go away
Reform of Japan’s pacifist constitution might be the least of the Prime Minister’s worries. -
14 Mar 2018
Rex Tillerson sacked: the swamp was winning
Handwringing over budget cuts obscured a view the State Department was getting on with the job of diplomacy. -
13 Mar 2018
Arms export goal risks the standing of a good international citizen
Australia should exercise its good offices to prevent conflict, not seek to increase sales of weapons that cause death and destruction. -
13 Mar 2018
ASEAN is not South East Asia
Australia’s relations with the region are not mediated by a lightly institutionalised inter-governmental institution.