Inside Story

Books & Arts The morality of presidents Graeme Dobell 12 August 2020 Books | We can never know the consequences of foreign policy, says the man who coined “soft power.” All we know are the means Books & Arts Malaysia’s amazing political rollercoaster Graeme Dobell 12 May 2020 Books | Winning elections in Southeast Asia is tough — and then what do you do? Essays & Reportage The meaning of Anzac Day Graeme Dobell 24 April 2020 Australia has reshaped its understanding of what we mark on 25 April Books & Arts The heart of a reconnected world Graeme Dobell 23 March 2020 Books | How the Asia-Pacific became the Indo-Pacific, with a brief stop-off in the Asian century

Books & Arts Australian diplomacy’s creation story Graeme Dobell 23 May 2018 Books | Two diplomats — one a restless innovator, the other “a master of benign neglect” — helped shape Australia’s opening up to the world Essays & Reportage China and Australia’s fifth icy age Graeme Dobell 10 May 2018 Relations have been cool before, and will be cool again — though domestic issues are complicating the picture National Affairs ASEAN and Australia peer down from the summit Graeme Dobell 19 March 2018 Shared hopes and fears were on display at the weekend’s meeting in Sydney Books & Arts Asia’s rise: the rules and the rulers Graeme Dobell 15 February 2018 Review essay | As the regional balance continues to shift, resolving the tension between history and geography is becoming more urgent for Australia

International The legacies of terror Graeme Dobell 18 November 2015 Just over a century ago another movement tried to terrify the West, writes Graeme Dobell. Its failure helps illuminate ISIS’s campaign and its likely impact Books & Arts Restless continents throbbing and surging Graeme Dobell 20 October 2015 Books | Even if the Asian century is peaceful that doesn’t mean it will be harmonious, writes Graeme Dobell Books & Arts Edging through the fog Graeme Dobell 13 November 2014 A diplomat and a psychologist have produced a remarkable guide to dealing with intransigent conflicts, writes Graeme Dobell Books & Arts China wakes, Asia quakes, Australia shivers Graeme Dobell 25 July 2014 A contest is under way, writes Graeme Dobell, but it will be more like a nineteenth-century battle than a twentieth-century clash