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Official ASIO history says it was penetrated by foreign spies
An official history of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation has conceded it was penetrated by Soviet agents during the latter half of the Cold War, confirming suspicions held for decades...
Lebanon: On Remembering and Forgetting
Lebanon has a great deal to be concerned with: the absence of a president, the most concentrated refugee influx per capita in the world, a poor economic outlook, latent terror threats and failing...
What’s wrong with the United States’ Southeast Asian allies?
The Philippines and Thailand are not acting like US treaty allies are supposed to. While the Philippines’ President Rodrigo Duterte seems somewhat of an outlier, his anti-Americanism is only the...
Duterte's China visit: President aims to strike balance between investment and settling territorial dispute
President Rodrigo Duterte’s state tour to China, his first outside of Southeast Asia, is a stern test for the leader’s strongman image as he attempts to navigate a hot-button territorial...
Does China get what it wants in East Asia?
East Asia’s regional order is in the throes of a remarkable transition, but the nature and potential results of this transition are deeply contested. By mobilising developing countries, a...
What happens if Rodrigo Duterte dumps the US?
Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte marked the week leading to his first 100 days in office with renewed attacks on the country’s alliance with the United States. The most recent of his near...
Iran, Vietnam pledge $2 bn trade boost
For mineral-rich Vietnam, Iran offers a key partnership in the oil and gas industry and for health and technology exchanges Iran’s moderate President Hassan Rouhani, in Vietnam on a three-...
Four corners: China rising
China Rising: The challenges for Australia as China and the US struggle for supremacy in Asia. On Monday night, reporter Peter Greste joins Four Corners for a special report on the rise of China and...
Here’s what is promising, and troubling, about Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan’s plan to ‘cure all diseases.’
Recently, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, pediatrician Priscilla Chan, made a big splash in the global health world when they announced a $3 billion commitment to “cure all diseases in...
Balancing act: Experts warn we can’t stay out of China’s conflicts
Australia faces an increasing challenge as tensions escalate between China and the United States over the Asia-Pacific region. For the past 20 years, Australia has been trying to balance its...
