20 Aug 2018
Air traffic control for North Korea’s missiles
Pyongyang wil reportedly allow international inspectors to interview North Korean officials about missile tests.
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20 Aug 2018
Decoding the Mahathir Doctrine
How the new Malaysia is responding to the changing internal and external environment amid US–China uncertainty. -
20 Aug 2018
Kofi Annan: a leader with compassion
As UN Secretary General, his most difficult tests was to handle American hubris and pursue the goal of a just world. -
20 Aug 2018
Moon deepens civilian control in South Korea
A roiling scandal over contingency plans to declare martial law has become a chance to depoliticise security agencies. -
18 Aug 2018
Weekend catch-up: Barack or Donald?
Senate race debate, Australia’s Navy, and disappearing Deng Xiaoping: the week that was on The Interpreter. -
17 Aug 2018
Electric vehicles and industrial policy
A dramatic shift in the global automotive market sees electric vehicles, once viewed as toys, gaining momentum. -
17 Aug 2018
Two cheers for the new Caspian convention
A new deal helps Russia and Iran decide whether the Caspian is legally a lake or a sea. -
17 Aug 2018
The struggle to conclude peace in Korea
While there is fresh impetus to resolve the US–North Korean conflict, a treaty remains as bewildering as ever. -
16 Aug 2018
Economic diplomacy: foreign cash at home & abroad
The US remains by far the largest player in Australia in numbers of businesses and investment value added. -
16 Aug 2018
China takes on Hong Kong’s press club
<p>Hosting a fringe party leader promoting Hong Kong independence drew Beijing’s ire.</p> -
16 Aug 2018
The discord in the Korean peace process
Dealing with North Korea has never been easy, but the US and South Korea have differing priorities in the negotiations. -
15 Aug 2018
Wisdom of strangers: tackling racism in Australia
Many nations suffer fools and Fraser Anning is merely the latest to spout prejudice under the guise of policy. -
15 Aug 2018
Aid links: USAid cuts, blockchain bonds, and more
Links and stories from the aid and development sector. -
15 Aug 2018
Working with China on Pacific climate change
Tackling a difficult problem might pave a way for wider cooperation between China, Australia, and New Zealand. -
15 Aug 2018
What next for China–Pakistan relations?
<p>Imran Khan would like to advance the relationship according to new priorities.</p> -
15 Aug 2018
CAC-handed: tensions in Chinese internet control
State control of the internet in China is a story of fragmentation and arbitrary shifts. -
14 Aug 2018
Taiwan’s small-power diplomacy
Taipei is facing more competition from Beijing over which “China” is allowed to exist in the international community. -
14 Aug 2018
Disappearing Deng
Xi Jinping has pickpocketed from the Deng Xiaoping era, while diminishing the man hailed as the “Architect of Reform”. -
14 Aug 2018
Diplomacy in the post-broadcasting era
Projecting Australia’s interests now demands a very different suite of approaches from those of days gone by. -
14 Aug 2018
Who has been best for Australia: Trump or Obama?
It should concern Australia that Trump treats his potential enemies better than his loyal long-time friends. -
13 Aug 2018
The women taking on spycams in South Korea
Growing grass-roots action by Korean individuals and businesses is being taken against female sexual harassment. -
13 Aug 2018
The Belt and Road’s difficult embrace
China’s debt, not an unwillingness to adopt Chinese standards, may be the greatest obstacle to the BRI. -
13 Aug 2018
Bring Australia’s Navy home from the Middle East
The RAN has bigger jobs to do than chasing Tanzanian drug smugglers. -
13 Aug 2018
Foreign aid and religion in the Pacific
Development programs aimed at nudging Pacific societies often fail against a solid wall of religiously based objections. -
11 Aug 2018
Weekend catch-up: Made in China 2025 and more
Chinese influence in Singapore, ABC broadcasting, DFAT on Facebook, and more: the week that was on The Interpreter. -
10 Aug 2018
Yemen and the drone innovation
If pro-Houthi media claims are believed, the use of drones as weapons is increasingly strategic and more than tactical. -
10 Aug 2018
Aid: investing in impact
DFAT’s innovationXchange has created momentum in public–private aid partnerships, but cannot fund long-term innovation. -
10 Aug 2018
Shinzo Abe’s road to be Japan’s longest serving PM
All the stars are aligned in Abe’s favour to secure his party presidency and continue as prime minister beyond his term. -
10 Aug 2018
Made in China 2025 and US–China power competition
Encouraging indigenous innovation is laudable but should not be conflated with technology nativism and protectionism. -
9 Aug 2018
The many ways to be Chinese Singaporean
Beijing’s attempts to appeal to young Chinese Singaporeans may fall on deaf ears. -
9 Aug 2018
Is Russia’s military better than America’s?
Contrast gains from US interventions in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Libya, with Russia in Georgia, Syria and Ukraine. -
9 Aug 2018
Indonesia: speaking for rights
Amnesty International’s entry into Indonesia will help to hold Jokowi to account ahead of national elections in 2019. -
9 Aug 2018
Shining more light on aid in the Pacific
The Pacific Aid Map, an interactive data tool, will improve aid transparency and accountability in the Pacific. -
8 Aug 2018
Saudis try block Canada’s feminist foreign policy
An online spat has escalated into a formal diplomatic break in a test of the values professed by the Trudeau government. -
8 Aug 2018
Pacific links: PNG spice, talking to the region
Mapping aid in the Pacific, questions about infrastructure and more links about the Pacific by The Interpreter team. -
8 Aug 2018
A new court for Nauru
Recent developments might allay some concerns about the the independence of the judiciary in the Pacific nation. -
8 Aug 2018
Malaysia: Mahathir navigates the region
How much has Mahathir changed in his orientation towards the West in the last 15 years? -
8 Aug 2018
Tips for DFAT: how to Facebook
So much digital diplomacy is lost to the ether, but a few posts, in a few surprising places, are a real hit. -
7 Aug 2018
Kiwi Act marks “new” relationship with US
The first significant pro–New Zealand legislation since the Senate ratified the ANZUS treaty in 1951 has been passed. -
7 Aug 2018
What Kim Jong-un really wants hasn’t changed
Donald Trump has leverage. Pyongyang wants something he has to help with the parlous state of the North Korean economy. -
7 Aug 2018
Indo-Pacific: where is the money coming from?
Trilateral investment in infrastructure is a step in the right direction, but significant budget details are lacking. -
7 Aug 2018
Timor and Australia: a new chapter or a stalemate?
After the maritime boundary treaty, tensions remain over development of the Greater Sunrise gas fields. -
6 Aug 2018
International broadcasting: not so simple as ABC
Australia’s future international public broadcasting should be placed in the hands of a new independent body. -
6 Aug 2018
Pakistan: the tough road ahead for Imran Khan
A hostile opposition, an economy in crisis and navigating a tense history with India confront Pakistan’s new government. -
6 Aug 2018
Wanted: Yingluck
The requested extradition of Thailand’s former prime minister warns of trouble ahead for free and fair elections. -
6 Aug 2018
Idols in South Korea and Japan
A reality TV contest for pop music contestants from South Korea and Japan has an undertone of national competition, too. -
4 Aug 2018
Weekend catch-up: duelling infrastructure and more
Prime Minister Imran Khan, trans-Tasman squabbles, and mob lynchings in India: the week that was on The Interpreter. -
3 Aug 2018
An emerging Indo-Pacific infrastructure strategy
The outlines of a potentially promising four-pronged approach to the region’s infrastructure needs can be discerned. -
3 Aug 2018
Beijing’s maritime gifts
China appears to be stepping up its maritime capacity-building efforts. -
3 Aug 2018
Can the Fed resist Trump’s pressure?
The Federal Reserve faces a president from the world of real estate, where low interest rates are always good.