Intersections

Australia’s role in preventing the next Andaman Sea refugee catastrophe (Tri Nuke Pudjiastuti, Christy Kumesan, Caitlin McCaffrie, Naparat Kranrattanasuit – The Interpreter)

Ten years ago, people smugglers abandoned more than 8,000 refugees and migrants to be stranded for weeks in the Andaman Sea. An estimated 370...

China’s love-bombing of Gen Z Taiwanese has its limits (Nathan Attrill – The Strategist)

Through a mix of subsidised tours, university scholarships, TikTok-style propaganda and influencer outreach, Beijing is trying to win over the generation in Taiwan that...

Desertification Control Drive Focuses on Food Security and Soft Power Influence (Matthew Gabriel Cazel Brazil – The Jamestown Foundation)

Desertification control is central to People’s Republic of China’s (PRC) food security strategy, enabling the expansion of arable land and reducing dependence on U.S....

Tackling corruption in Asia requires challenging gender norms (Caryn Peiffer – East Asia Forum)

Research across Cambodia, Fiji, Indonesia and Sri Lanka highlights how gender norms perpetuate corruption against women. Sexual exploitation thrives in environments where officials objectify...

The Pandemic Agreement may weaken, rather than strengthen multilateralism (Clare Wenham – Chatham House)

After three years of negotiations, the Pandemic Agreement has been adopted by the World Health Assembly – a step on the road to ratification...

Trump Movie Tariffs and the Global Competition for Soft Power (Benjamin Opiyo – Australian Institute of International Affairs)

United States President Donald Trump’s announcement of 100 percent tariffs on movies not made on American soil elicited criticism from filmmakers and film experts....

The World Health Assembly adopts a historic Pandemic Agreement (Alexandra Finch – The Interpreter)

After three years of intense negotiations in the aftermath of Covid-19, the World Health Assembly this week adopted a historic Pandemic Agreement. The agreement,...

How extremists are manipulating AI chatbots (James Paterson – The Interpreter)

In an environment where people are feeling increasingly dislocated and disconnected, Artificial Intelligence (AI) chatbots have proven themselves a compelling form of social connection....

Australia should establish a unit dedicated to financial warfare capabilities (James Tennant – The Strategist)

In an age of great-power competition, the next major conflict may be waged not in the skies over the Indo-Pacific or in the South...

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