13 Dec 2017
Pacific island links: deep-sea mines and searching for life on Mars
Links on Pacific island matters from The Interpreter team.
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13 Dec 2017
Favourites of 2017: The chocolate factory
Meek explores how the commercial and political rituals of globalisation have also forged a peculiar connection between otherwise completely disparate communities. -
13 Dec 2017
Why GDP grows and people feel worse off
Economic growth alone no longer resonates as a policy target. -
13 Dec 2017
Russia is not really withdrawing from Syria
Vladimir Putin is burnishing his strong-man image but Russian forces are still in Syria. -
13 Dec 2017
Political Islam, intolerance, and the IS threat in Indonesia
Campaigns for piety threaten Indonesia's secular identify, but the future of Islam in Sunni-majority areas is not Islamic State. -
12 Dec 2017
Favourites of 2017: The Exile
It is a revealing and compelling read that recounts a hidden history of an organisation that transformed the world. -
12 Dec 2017
Searching for sustainable energy in the Mekong
Southeast Asian governments are starting to wake up to the vast potential of solar energy. -
12 Dec 2017
Aid and development links: Working women, populism, peacekeeping and more
Updates from across the aid and development field. -
12 Dec 2017
Rethinking macro-economics: Fiscal policy
Lessons from the global financial crisis haven't influenced US President Donald Trump's tax changes. -
12 Dec 2017
Review: Hugh White's 'Without America'
Just when the foreign-policy orthodoxy seemed to be catching up with him, Hugh White has upended it again. -
11 Dec 2017
Australia wants to reform Hun Sen – ‘It’s not going to work,’ says opposition leader
'Australia has been trying to reform those institutions, reform Hun Sen. It’s not going to work.' -
11 Dec 2017
China: Contradictions in climate leadership
In some sectors, China’s environmental record is impressive - in others, patchy and problematic with the transition to protection slow and erratic. -
11 Dec 2017
Taiwan and its South Pacific allies
President Tsai Ing-wen’s visit to the Pacific took an intriguing detour, perhaps a signal of trouble to come. -
11 Dec 2017
Learning to trust: Lessons from Thailand, the US and China
Attitudes about friend or foe shift dramatically when countries work together on a serious security problem. -
11 Dec 2017
Congress considers the Iran nuclear deal
Many Republicans privately resent US President Trump for passing responsibility on the Iran deal to Congress. -
9 Dec 2017
Weekend catch-up: Bubbling Bitcoin, Jerusalem, Korea’s 2017 and more
The week that was on The Interpreter. -
8 Dec 2017
Conserving the Pacific’s fish stocks
Complicating the threat of overfishing is a contest between developed fishing countries and small island states. -
8 Dec 2017
US Supreme court has a duty to stop Trump's travel ban
History is repeating when a neutral cloak of national security is cast over a policy of discrimination. -
8 Dec 2017
No zero-sum game in greater Pacific ties
Australia can play a major role in setting the agenda to the gain of all Pacific island nations. -
8 Dec 2017
New Caledonia: the future takes shape
Momentous discussions are underway to determine the future of Australia's closest eastern neighbour. -
8 Dec 2017
Does the nuclear weapon ban treaty warrant the Nobel Prize?
Australia should not sign the ban treaty. But the need for nuclear disarmament has not diminished. -
7 Dec 2017
Jerusalem: Trump’s roll of the dice
Recognising Jerusalem as Israel’s capital is a risky move at a time of so much volatility in the Middle East. -
7 Dec 2017
Japan: Shinzo Abe wrestles with constitutional change
Winning a two-thirds parliamentary majority is no guarantee of change for Japan's pacifist constitution. -
7 Dec 2017
Leading the prevention of global health threats
Australia can showcase the importance of international cooperation to stop the spread of pathogens. -
7 Dec 2017
The ill-advised rush for Australia to strike a trade deal with Indonesia
An arbitrary end of year deadline looms, yet comments by Indonesian officials should give Australian negotiators pause. -
6 Dec 2017
What next for Papua New Guinea?
Experts assess policy options for PNG after a tumultuous year for Australia’s nearest neighbour. -
6 Dec 2017
Pacific island links: PNG snapshots, the French PM in New Caledonia, Mini Games and more
Updates on developments across the Pacific. -
6 Dec 2017
What a realistic solution to Myanmar’s Rakhine State crisis might look like
The Bangladesh-Myanmar agreement is only the first step on a long road to restoring stability in Rakhine State. -
6 Dec 2017
How America can build a durable military balance in Asia
China’s neighbours are not passive dominoes or feckless pawns in a US-China power contest. -
6 Dec 2017
The symbolic politics of the Dokdo/Takeshima dispute
Glorified rocks reveal the limits of the contemporary ‘rules-based order’ to settle disputes. -
5 Dec 2017
Dodging the hard questions in the Pacific
Where Australia leads, Pacific island nations may not want to follow. -
5 Dec 2017
The Korean Peninsula’s year in review
For all the bluster and threats of war in 2017, impeachment of South Korean's president was the most important event. -
5 Dec 2017
Yemen’s Ali Abdullah Saleh: the demise of a great survivor
Saudi meddling in neighbouring Yemen has again come unstuck. -
5 Dec 2017
Post-Soviet states feel lure of (Chinese) socialism
China has become an increasingly important player in the heart of post-communist Europe. -
5 Dec 2017
The limits of ‘global Britain’
The UK can still have a voice in global issues by concentrating a diminished military closer to home. -
4 Dec 2017
Aid and development links: Yemen blockade, Chinese aid, infectious diseases and more
Updates on issues across the aid and development sector. -
4 Dec 2017
Australia’s coal-fired diplomacy burns Pacific friends
Climate change negotiations might be moving slowly, yet Australia is excluding itself from the conversation. -
4 Dec 2017
The Bitcoin bubble
Bitcoin's price remains aloft, like cartoon character Wile E. Coyote, suspended in mid-air after running off a cliff. -
4 Dec 2017
Mistrust of Australia is growing in China
The mood in Canberra has soured toward China. That ill feeling is being reciprocated. -
4 Dec 2017
Militia blues: How many more armed groups does Afghanistan need?
A collective amnesia appears to have taken hold about the wisdom of standing up yet another militia. -
2 Dec 2017
Weekend catch-up: White Paper reaction, foreign agents, ‘maskirovka’ and more
The week that was on The Interpreter. -
1 Dec 2017
Risk aversion in domestic Chinese politics
Xi Jinping's administration is risk averse on domestic economics, but the opposite on domestic economics. -
1 Dec 2017
Trump and the Russian ‘Wilderness of Mirrors’
Evaluating intelligence and why questions about Donald Trump's ties to Russia won't go away. -
1 Dec 2017
Converging approaches on Chinese investment
UK and Australian angles on foreign investment are becoming more alike, driven in both countries by the same policy perplexity. -
1 Dec 2017
Review: Clash of expectations for Hong Kong and Beijing
How long can a mantra of one country, two systems survive? -
1 Dec 2017
Donor scramble as Cambodia hits undo on democracy
The time may be ripe for punitive actions to call Hun Sen’s bluff. -
30 Nov 2017
An opportunity missed for a feminist foreign policy
The White Paper relegated gender equality as a development issue, rather than a strategic priority. -
30 Nov 2017
Sam Dastyari and Chinese government influence in Australia
A run-down of how The Interpreter has debated Chinese influence in Australia. -
30 Nov 2017
Advancing the Quad through diversification
Bringing in other states with significant regional interests, such as the UK, may help the quadrilateral security dialogue. -
30 Nov 2017
No course correction in PNG budget
It is no secret that the PNG economy is facing some very tough times.