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Greg Earl

As a national champion departs the scene, a China food fight looms

Michael Beltran

In the Philippines, a label can take your life

Erin Hurley

The surprise of Biden

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Johannes Nugroho 4 Dec 2020 14:00

Indonesia’s Omnibus Law won’t kill corruption

The new legislation will shift regional power dynamics, but it can’t eradicate an entrenched culture of kickbacks.
Peter McCawley 4 Dec 2020 11:00

Jim Wolfensohn’s knowledge bank

Impatient and ambitious, as World Bank president the Australian-turned-American tackled a global “cancer of corruption”.
Khang Vu 4 Dec 2020 06:00

North Korea’s very odd year

Compounding crises have forced Kim Jong-un to break old habits. It may be a sign of new opportunity.
Greg Earl 3 Dec 2020 15:30

As a national champion departs the scene, a China food fight looms

Picking winners? In this case, one sort of export interest seems to have suffered due to support for another.
Michael Beltran 3 Dec 2020 14:30

In the Philippines, a label can take your life

Accusation as a communist – “red-tagging” – is a potential death sentence, which doesn’t stop some from using it.
Daniel Flitton 3 Dec 2020 05:00

More pollies in more posts

Are changing contours of global power or suspicions of the “swamp” driving more politicians to fill key diplomatic jobs?
Erin Hurley 2 Dec 2020 15:00

The surprise of Biden

Written off before he improbably rose to the top, Joe Biden may have the right stuff to lead America through a crisis.
Edmond Roy 2 Dec 2020 12:00

India’s farmers take on Modi

The tactics that have allowed the Modi government to enforce unpopular new laws may not work this time.
Lydia Khalil 2 Dec 2020 10:00

Al-Qaeda: The core problem

The killing of senior terrorist Abu Mohammed al-Masri on a Tehran street raises questions about al-Qaeda’s ties to Iran.

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Long Reads

Back to the future: Will Biden’s Asia policy come full circle?

Zack Cooper

Hopes might be high for a new US administration. But polls show views on regional challenges have changed markedly, too.
Small hope for justice in Mexico’s deadly “war on drugs”

Ann Deslandes

Outrage over the 2014 disappearance of 43 students and the demand for national reckoning has far-reaching implications.
Thailand: Military, monarchy and the masses

Craig Keating

To understand today’s protests, look to the decades past and the country’s incomplete transition to democracy.

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Greg Earl 3 Dec 2020 15:30

As a national champion departs the scene, a China food fight looms

Picking winners? In this case, one sort of export interest seems to have suffered due to support for another.
Gordon Peake 2 Dec 2020 06:00

A false start for PNG-Bougainville consultations

The post-referendum process stalled after a delegation arrived in Port Moresby, only to have the meeting cancelled.
Oriana Skylar Mastro 27 Nov 2020 06:00

Beijing’s line on the South China Sea: “Nothing to see here”

China’s official denials of growing military capability in the region look a lot like gaslighting.
Damien Spry 1 Dec 2020 13:00

We’ve been trolled – expect more of it, because it worked

Here’s how Scott Morrison might have responded to China’s online provocation.
Alexey Muraviev 30 Nov 2020 06:00

Russia’s red star in the Red Sea

A naval facility in Port Sudan signals a new thrust of Russian operations in the Indo-Pacific.
Sam Roggeveen 1 Dec 2020 12:30

China: Explaining that tweet

Four possible reasons behind a Chinese official’s social media missive.

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