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Aarti Betigeri

AfPak’s back, alright

Sitarah Mohammadi , Sajjad Askary

Afghanistan: The Hazara dread

Eglantine Staunton

AUKUS: France’s strategic outcry

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Aarti Betigeri 27 Sep 2021 12:00

AfPak’s back, alright

Pakistan needs to think carefully about its relationship with Afghanistan. The world is watching.
Ian Kemish 27 Sep 2021 06:00

Dankeschön Frau Merkel

A former Australian ambassador to Germany reflects on the Chancellor’s significant impact in the Indo-Pacific.
Sitarah Mohammadi, Sajjad Askary 24 Sep 2021 12:00

Afghanistan: The Hazara dread

What the Taliban takeover means for one of the most persecuted peoples in the world.
Philippa Nicole Barr 24 Sep 2021 10:00

Whipping the Covid-19 vaccine market into shape

The COVAX vaccine procurement facility has run a remarkable race, but needs stable funding for long-term success.
Eglantine Staunton 24 Sep 2021 06:00

AUKUS: France’s strategic outcry

After the drama of recalled ambassadors in the wake of a new Indo-Pacific strategic deal, it’s time for dialogue.
Greg Earl 23 Sep 2021 12:45

Economic diplomacy: After AUKUS in trade, aid and technology

Commercial links may be China’s response to the submarine deal.
Naoise McDonagh 23 Sep 2021 10:00

Can the China model be accommodated in the CPTPP?

A rules-based trading system is the bare minimum that Beijing must agree to if it wants to talk accession.
Carlisle Richardson 23 Sep 2021 06:00

Africa and the Caribbean, together, seek global bargaining power

Countries so often historically at the mercy of strategic interests wants to shape their collective destiny.
Shaun Cameron 22 Sep 2021 10:00

By land or sea: Thailand perseveres with the Kra Canal

The fabled Thai waterway meant to bypass the Strait of Malacca has been mooted for centuries. Could its time have come?

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Economic diplomacy: After AUKUS in trade, aid and technology

Greg Earl

Commercial links may be China’s response to the submarine deal.
Australia should scale up its vaccine diplomacy

Philippa Nicole Barr

Is Australia undermining its own efforts to help other countries in the pandemic?
Cruising into stormy weather

Nick Savvides

Covid-19 is not the cruise industry’s only woe. Will America’s love affair with sea voyaging be able to turn the tide?

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Afghanistan: After America

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