There has been yet another spate of US-China incidents involving US intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance probes.

Critics say the aggressive approach to the anti-conspiracy legislation underlines a creeping, somewhat authoritarian tone in the government.

Policymakers need to develop responsive and fair migration frameworks that address and balance the needs of capital, workers and the nation.

little consideration was given to what US position would be in relation to the SDF when the Syrian government tries to reassert sovereignty in areas cleared of IS.

The view that India is reluctant to engage Australia in a multilateral naval setting because it is wary of Canberra’s strategic credentials lacks merit.

The shock created by Macron’s election is on a par with that of Barack Obama in 2008. The expectations are as high – which means he is bound to disappoint.

Corbyn shocks, proposed changes to the citizenship test, what's so risky about Chinese altruism, and more.

The Bill proposes to give the Minister an array of discretionary powers to refuse an application for citizenship.

The well-trodden path to economic success that enabled hundreds of millions of workers to move from farm to factory and then into higher value services jobs may no longer be an option.

Disinformation has become big business and a new Wired essay argues the battle over public opinion is now as much in the comment threads as on the front pages.

The US Commander of the United Nations Command in South Korea, General Brooks, wants to 'revitalise' it.

This week's links also include the Australian government's settlement deal with asylum seekers and airlines' role in fighting human trafficking.

There is a parallel in how SOEs burst into the mining industry after 2007 and how new Chinese donors have burst into the political and university scene.

A trial would have shed light on a detention regime that has thus far remained shrouded in deepest secrecy.

The US presence is tactical and temporary, a fact fully appreciated by those who are there for the long term.

Much of what lies within ‘Chinese’ borders today was not so long ago a mosaic of very separate, very non-Chinese states.

The limitations of resilience, elections in PNG, the UN Oceans Conference and more.

If things break bad for Trump, you can expect at least two consequences for US policy toward the Asia-Pacific.

These tragic events demonstrate a very unfortunate combination of a moral obligation system in which loyalty is due only to those closest to you, and a fundamental lack of trust.

Geopolitical and economic rivalries can see projects of questionable value get pushed through without proper assessment of financial and economic viability.

This offer is just the latest example of cooperation between Indonesia, the Philippines and Malaysia.

The new scheme that replaces the 457 visa program will narrow the pathway to permanent residency without addressing the problem of exploitation.

A global transformation is taking place almost unobserved by policy-makers and statisticians.

There were calls last year for better protection of investor rights so the private sector can participate in fair competition with SOEs.

A division between politics and economics, especially the biggest firms, end the constant temptation provided by developmentalism.

For the next few months, with the exception of the Brexit negotiations, Britain will be engaging in an act of introspection unprecedented in most of our lifetimes. The world will have to wait.

Technocratic, non-ideological leaders like Theresa May and Hillary Clinton are tempted to think you can take the politics out of politics by striving for consensus.

A US meeting with an ally that didn't lead to fireworks, diplomatic ructions in the middle East, a Belt and Road sceptic and the new space race; it was another busy week on the Interpreter.

Look out for the Weekend Catch-up, and for analysis of the shock British election result.

Through analysing a range of survey data, we see a convergence among all age groups on attitudes towards relations with China.

It is not clear whether Australian Defence Force and police engagement has helped Pacific Island communities prevent conflict.

Will the attack prompt a greater direct role by Iran against ISIS targets in Iraq and Syria? Or will it prompt a response targeted at the interests of regional states?

China has tried to bypass regional strategic and ideological divides by both preserving its ties with Iran and getting closer to Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Israel.

Asia’s rockets are getting larger, and their operators are getting bolder in their plans.

This week's links also include Kaldor Centre analysis, and a look at Cambodia's protection framework.

Trump loyalists have started circling the wagons.

Since it began in 1996, the Doha-based, state-funded broadcaster Al-Jazeera has managed to anger every major government in the Middle East.

By overstating the importance of American involvement in the past, we over-emphasise the risks of American absence tomorrow.

Multinational businesses, universities and the science community have all failed to properly explain the role skilled migrants play in their organisations today.

This week's links include reports from the UN Oceans Conference and a take on how cockroaches wrote the history of New Caledonia.

Sam Roggeveen’s discussion with Allan Gyngell is a reminder that the Washington Consensus means different things to different people. Let’s try to sort out the diverse interpretations.

Western governments need to recognise that, if successful, BRI’s outcome would be contrary to both their interests and their values.

China is being told that its very presence in the Asian region signals the beginning of the end of the rules-based-order.

The decision to withdraw from the Paris agreement may restrict the US from using climate security rationales to inform grand strategy and foreign policy.

In general, given the way networks and contacts work in China, Party connections are not necessarily a cause for alarm.

Rather than going under, the EU under German and French leadership will likely move forward again.

Qatar needs to make it plain to the United States that the Saudis and Emiratis are pursuing a course of action that damages US interests.

The travails of our major parties are directly impacting our foreign policy. The parties are desperate for funds, which makes them vulnerable to entreaties from wealthy foreign donors.

There is a whiff of blind faith being employed by some Australian ministers in their responses to these kinds of American sentiments.