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Is Australia relevant? (Susannah Patton, The Interpreter)

Last week, Singapore’s Education Minister Chan Chun Sing addressed the Fullerton lecture series on US-China relations and his own country’s foreign policy. Chan, a leading...

Thailand’s regressive royal insult law (David Hopkins, The Interpreter)

At a recent anti-government rally in central Bangkok, one of the leaders of a youth-led movement demanding sweeping political reforms carried a message etched...

Framing globalisation (Anthea Roberts, Nicolas Lamp, The Interpreter)

Six Faces of Globalization: Who Wins, Who Loses, and Why it Matters, by Anthea Roberts and Nicolas Lamp (Harvard University Press, 2021) People use mental shortcuts to...

Jake Sullivan on the challenges “no one country can solve” (Daniel Flitton, The Interpreter)

The message was unmistakably inclusive. On almost every global challenge – be it economics, security and even relations with China – US National Security...

Australia’s aid ambition should rise with its geo-political status (Dane Moores, The Interpreter)

There is a strategic mismatch between Australia’s increasing profile on the global stage and its stagnant aid program. Australia’s position in global politics has never...

Economic cooperation in the Asia Pacific is central to global progress (East Asia Forum)

Leaders of the 21 APEC economies met virtually on Friday and made progress on some of the biggest economic challenges facing the world: climate...

Why APEC still matters — more than ever (Peter Drysdale, East Asia Forum)

The online APEC economic leaders meeting chaired by New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern over the weekend underlines just why APEC still matters. Why APEC...

China’s L-15 advanced jet trainer showcased at Dubai Airshow, reflecting nation’s attention to Middle East arms market (Cui Fandi, Global Times)

China displayed its L-15 advanced jet trainer at the Dubai Airshow in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Sunday along with other Chinese arms...

COP26 strikes deal to strengthen emission pledges, keeps 1.5 C alive (Shan Jie and Zhao Yusha, Global Times)

Nearly 200 countries seized humanity's "last and best chance" at the COP26 climate summit, during which they reached an agreement to curtail the worsening...

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