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  • 20 Jun 2017
    • Defence & Security
    • US Navy

    US-China at sea incidents are likely the new normal

    Mark Valencia
    There has been yet another spate of US-China incidents involving US intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance probes.
  • 19 Jun 2017
    • Japan

    Does Abe want to fast track constitutional reform?

    Greg Earl
    Critics say the aggressive approach to the anti-conspiracy legislation underlines a creeping, somewhat authoritarian tone in the government.
  • 19 Jun 2017

    Migration: Balancing the needs of capital, workers and nations

    Joanna Howe
    Policymakers need to develop responsive and fair migration frameworks that address and balance the needs of capital, workers and the nation.
  • 19 Jun 2017
    • Syria

    US making policy on the run in Syria

    Rodger Shanahan
    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.
  • 19 Jun 2017
    • India-Australia Relations
    • Australia
    • India

    India-Australia relations: Getting over the Quad blues

    Abhijit Singh
    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.
  • 19 Jun 2017
    • Europe

    French foreign policy under President Macron

    Bruno Tertrais
    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.
  • 17 Jun 2017

    Weekend catch-up: A hung parliament, the Manus settlement, Chinese altruism and more

    Corbyn shocks, proposed changes to the citizenship test, what's so risky about Chinese altruism, and more.
  • 16 Jun 2017
    • Migration

    Proposed citizenship test would forgo a ‘fair go for all’

    Khanh Hoang
    The Bill proposes to give the Minister an array of discretionary powers to refuse an application for citizenship.
  • 16 Jun 2017

    Technology, disruption and work in ASEAN countries

    Gary Rynhart
    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.
  • 16 Jun 2017

    Cyber influence links: The disinformation business, Chinese digital diplomacy, French activism and more

    Danielle Cave
    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.
  • 16 Jun 2017
    • United States
    • Australia
    • South Korea

    Back in focus: The United Nations Command in South Korea

    Euan Graham
    The US Commander of the United Nations Command in South Korea, General Brooks, wants to 'revitalise' it.
  • 15 Jun 2017

    Migration and border policy links: UK Supreme Court ruling, FIFA foul, India visa reform and more

    Rachael Buckland
    This week's links also include the Australian government's settlement deal with asylum seekers and airlines' role in fighting human trafficking.
  • 15 Jun 2017
    • Global Economy

    Economic diplomacy brief: Chinese investment, defending free trade and the TPP’s future

    Greg Earl
    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.
  • 15 Jun 2017

    Offshore detention: What the landmark settlement fails to resolve

    Sangeetha Pillai
    A trial would have shed light on a detention regime that has thus far remained shrouded in deepest secrecy.
  • 15 Jun 2017
    • Syria

    Syria: The battle for the east

    Rodger Shanahan
    The US presence is tactical and temporary, a fact fully appreciated by those who are there for the long term.
  • 15 Jun 2017
    • China

    Could China go the way of the USSR?

    Paul Wilson
    Much of what lies within ‘Chinese’ borders today was not so long ago a mosaic of very separate, very non-Chinese states.
  • 14 Jun 2017
    • Pacific Islands

    Pacific links: Resilience, US engagement, marine health and more

    Harriet Smith
    The limitations of resilience, elections in PNG, the UN Oceans Conference and more.
  • 14 Jun 2017
    • The Trump Presidency

    Trump's domestic standing and US foreign policy

    Emma Connors
    If things break bad for Trump, you can expect at least two consequences for US policy toward the Asia-Pacific.
  • 14 Jun 2017
    • China

    Why altruism is risky in China

    Merriden Varrall
    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.
  • 14 Jun 2017
    • Trade and Investment in the Asia Pacific

    Beware the infrastructure debt trap

    Robert Wihtol
    Geopolitical and economic rivalries can see projects of questionable value get pushed through without proper assessment of financial and economic viability.
  • 14 Jun 2017
    • Asia
    • Indonesia

    ‘Maphilindo’ cooperation on the Marawi siege

    Malcolm Cook
    This offer is just the latest example of cooperation between Indonesia, the Philippines and Malaysia.
  • 14 Jun 2017

    Calling time on the 457 migration two-step

    Peter Mares
    The new scheme that replaces the 457 visa program will narrow the pathway to permanent residency without addressing the problem of exploitation.
  • 13 Jun 2017

    Digitalisation, migration and the future of work

    Fiona McKenzie
    A global transformation is taking place almost unobserved by policy-makers and statisticians.
  • 13 Jun 2017

    Banks are still too big to fail

    Stephen Grenville
  • 13 Jun 2017
    • Asia
    • Australia

    Belt and Road PPPs: Opportunities and pitfalls

    Craig Sugden
    There were calls last year for better protection of investor rights so the private sector can participate in fair competition with SOEs.
  • 13 Jun 2017
    • South Korea

    Can South Korea’s new president finally tackle corruption?

    Robert E Kelly
    A division between politics and economics, especially the biggest firms, end the constant temptation provided by developmentalism.
  • 12 Jun 2017

    UK to turn inward after ‘preposterous’ election

    Simon Heffer
    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.
  • 11 Jun 2017

    Theresa May forgot that politics is about persuasion

    Richard Alston
    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.
  • 10 Jun 2017

    Weekend catch-up: AUSMIN, the UK election, Qatar, and more

    Emma Connors
    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.
  • 9 Jun 2017

    This weekend on The Interpreter

    Sam Roggeveen
    Look out for the Weekend Catch-up, and for analysis of the shock British election result.
  • 9 Jun 2017
    • Taiwan

    Taiwan: Is there a political generation gap?

    Marie-Alice McLean-Dreyfus
    Through analysing a range of survey data, we see a convergence among all age groups on attitudes towards relations with China.
  • 9 Jun 2017
    • Pacific Islands

    Resilience has its limits in the Pacific Islands

    Jenny Hayward-Jones
    It is not clear whether Australian Defence Force and police engagement has helped Pacific Island communities prevent conflict.
  • 9 Jun 2017

    How will Iran respond against ISIS?

    Rodger Shanahan
    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?
  • 9 Jun 2017
    • Middle East
    • China

    China’s growing interest in the Middle East

    Gedaliah Afterman
    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.
  • 9 Jun 2017

    Space race: Asia grows bigger and bolder

    Morris Jones
    Asia’s rockets are getting larger, and their operators are getting bolder in their plans.
  • 8 Jun 2017

    Migration and border policy links: Safe zones, Thailand’s workers, settling for Cambodia and more

    Rachael Buckland
    This week's links also include Kaldor Centre analysis, and a look at Cambodia's protection framework.
  • 8 Jun 2017
    • The Trump Presidency

    Comey’s testimony just the beginning

    Norman Bell
    Trump loyalists have started circling the wagons.
  • 8 Jun 2017

    Behind the Qatar crisis: Politics, energy and Al-Jazeera

    Anas Iqtait
    Since it began in 1996, the Doha-based, state-funded broadcaster Al-Jazeera has managed to anger every major government in the Middle East.
  • 8 Jun 2017
    • Global Issues
    • United States

    The liberal order is not America’s to break

    Andrew Carr
    By overstating the importance of American involvement in the past, we over-emphasise the risks of American absence tomorrow.
  • 8 Jun 2017
    • Australia in the World

    Getting migration right when government is no longer in sole control

    Henry Sherrell
    Multinational businesses, universities and the science community have all failed to properly explain the role skilled migrants play in their organisations today.
  • 7 Jun 2017

    Pacific links: PNG’s coffee crop, UN Oceans, Pacer Plus impact questioned and more

    Harriet Smith
    This week's links include reports from the UN Oceans Conference and a take on how cockroaches wrote the history of New Caledonia.
  • 7 Jun 2017
    • Global Economy

    No consensus on the Washington Consensus

    Stephen Grenville
    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.
  • 7 Jun 2017

    All aboard the Belt and Road Initiative? Not so fast…

    Nadège Rolland
    Western governments need to recognise that, if successful, BRI’s outcome would be contrary to both their interests and their values.
  • 7 Jun 2017

    Does China's rise threaten the rules-based order?

    Merriden Varrall
    China is being told that its very presence in the Asian region signals the beginning of the end of the rules-based-order.
  • 7 Jun 2017
    • Global Issues
    • The Trump Presidency

    Trump has compromised climate security strategies

    Christine Gallagher
    The decision to withdraw from the Paris agreement may restrict the US from using climate security rationales to inform grand strategy and foreign policy.
  • 6 Jun 2017
    • Australia
    • China

    Four Corners sees the Party-state in all the shadows

    Merriden Varrall
    In general, given the way networks and contacts work in China, Party connections are not necessarily a cause for alarm.
  • 6 Jun 2017
    • Europe

    Angela Merkel: Independent but not alone

    Daniel Woker
    Rather than going under, the EU under German and French leadership will likely move forward again.
  • 6 Jun 2017

    Where does Qatar go from here? To Moscow?

    Bob Bowker
    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.
  • 6 Jun 2017
    • Australia

    Four Corners investigation puts spotlight on party decline

    Sam Roggeveen
    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.
  • 6 Jun 2017
    • United States
    • Australia

    When will Australia acknowledge a changed America?

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