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Political concerns fuel Japanese business pessimism in China
The Japanese business community is increasingly pessimistic about the Japan–China relationship. For the past three years the US-based Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) and the...
Who drafts the foreign policy white paper?
Australia’s first foreign policy white paper in 13 years is on its way, Foreign Minister Julie Bishop said last month, adding meat to an election promise to deliver a “contemporary and comprehensive...
Asia's child migrants
Leaving one’s birthplace to move to a new region or country has been one of the central features of human civilisation. An estimated 214 million people worldwide are international migrants and 740...
An uneasy ceasefire has come into effect in Syria
A new humanitarian ceasefire has come into effect in Syria. The aim of the deal is to allow food and medicine into shattered cities such as Aleppo where civilians have borne the brunt of the fighting...
Narendra Modi's yoga diplomacy, or how India is winning friends and influencing people
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is a big fan of yoga. He calls it “India’s gift to the world” and recommends people make yoga as much a part of daily life as their mobile phone. After...
China-US tensions at G20 summit
Dr Benjamin Zala speaks to Beverley O’Connor from the ABC about growing tensions at the G20 summit in China. He discusses issues such as the possible meaning and portent of US President Barack...
ASEAN centrality losing ground
Vientiane will host the 28th ASEAN Summit this week, with the summit documents rotating around the same themes that ASEAN has been promoting for decades: unity and centrality. The worry, both at the...
An overdue re-examination of Australia's place in the world
Across the span of human history and the seismic shifts of eons of global politics, a year may seem inconsequential. But, awaiting the passing of eras, administrations or generations to judge our...
A storm of bullets, a wave of apathy
Duterte is gaining in the war on drugs, but at a terrifying cost to Filipino society. The Philippines is drowning in a wave of killings as the government of the newly-proclaimed President Rodrigo...
Philippines stumbling towards dangerous isolation
Shortly after his landslide victory, President Rodrigo Duterte of the Philippines received a phone call from President Obama. In that call, Obama emphasized the shared democratic values that tie the...
