‘No indication of aliens’: spy balloon saga continues to surprise amid rising US–China tension
PETER LAYTON | Over the past week, the US has realised and revealed that an active fleet of Chinese spy balloons has been operating across… Read More
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Adani’s downfall – how a leading member of India’s Billionaire Raj fell victim to a stock market rout
YAN ISLAM | In 2018, James Crabtree, wrote a tome on India entitled ‘The Billionaire Raj’. His concern was that India, characterized by… Read More
Privatising Poverty Series Part 5: A uniquely appropriate caricature
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Welcome to the Year of the Rabbit!
COLIN MACKERRAS | On 22 January 2023, we celebrate the Chinese New Year, moving from the Year of the Tiger to the Year of… Read More
Mad world: global flashpoints to watch in 2023 in the era of ‘polycrisis’
SUSAN HARRIS RIMMER | When 2022 began, there was trepidation about what might happen in at least ten regions. Topping most lists were concerns about… Read More
Indonesia has handed over the reins of the G20, but it will still play an influential role. Here’s why
TOMMY SOESMANTO AND YENNY TJOE | Indonesia has handed the G20 presidency over to India, following a successful summit in Bali last month. They will continue… Read More
Confident, competent, inconsistent: Australia’s strategic personality
IAN HALL | There is broad agreement that Australian diplomacy and defence policy need to change to meet the challenges posed by a more… Read More
Privatising Poverty Series Part 4: Right-leaning neo-liberalism’s obsession with property rights runs through slavery
RON BEVACQUA | The third post in this blog series discussed how right-leaning neo-liberalism, as opposed to classical liberalism, places property rights above all… Read More
This is what Australia needs to bring to Egypt for COP27
WESLEY MORGAN | Officials from nearly 200 nations are gathering in Sharm-El-Sheikh, Egypt, for the 27th United Nations climate change conference known as COP27. Multiple… Read More
Towards a digitally inclusive society: Can Sri Lanka achieve it?
PRABATH PERERA | Sri Lanka has progressed through numerous challenges during the past few decades, such as thirty years of civil war, the… Read More
