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Correspondents David Corlett 15 June 2015 Having won the war against the Tamil Tigers and governed with an iron grip, Mahinda Rajapaksa seemed impregnable, reports David Corlett. But behind the scenes a movement…
Books & arts Robin Jeffrey 10 June 2015 Books | What happens when a party of true believers led by a ferociously motivated politician takes on a dying government? Robin Jeffrey charts an enigmatic… International Kerry Brown 19 May 2015 China is looking to its west for trade in goods, services and ideas, writes Kerry Brown, and cities like Xi’an could become the new Shanghais International Kerry Brown 8 April 2015 China is beginning to recognise that a complex economy demands nuanced policies, writes Kerry Brown. But the shift could be rocky Essays & reportage Chris Lydgate 27 March 2015 For a decade and a half, Lee Kuan Yew’s People’s Action Party had held every seat in the Singapore parliament, writes Chris Lydgate. Then the maverick lawyer…
International Kerry Brown 13 March 2015 Xi Jinping’s immense power is looking for a focus, writes Kerry Brown. That provides opportunities for China’s neighbours and the rest of the world
International Michael Leach 18 February 2015 Monday’s swearing in of a “remodelled” government signals a significant shift in East Timorese politics, writes Michael Leach International Kerry Brown 3 February 2015 Although China and the United States can seem absorbed in themselves and one another, countries like Australia can still contribute to the conversation, writes Kerry Brown Correspondents Duncan Hewitt 22 December 2014 The sense of a new political awareness was tangible in the last days of the Hong Kong protest, writes Duncan Hewitt. The challenge will be find a way forward without… Books & arts John Fitzgerald 9 December 2014 Evan Osnos has written a remarkable book about the world’s most populous country, writes John Fitzgerald. But is it too distinctively an American view?
Books & arts Jacqui Baker 4 December 2014 Two new books capture the diversity of Indonesia, writes Jacqui Baker. But does something get lost in the detail?
International Kerry Brown 25 November 2014 When the going gets tough, it’s clear that Australia really doesn’t have a fully-developed policy towards China, writes Kerry Brown International Kerry Brown 30 October 2014 Taiwan’s binary politics is being disrupted by a third force, writes Kerry Brown, and Beijing is watching closely International Kerry Brown 6 October 2014 Whatever the outcome of the current battle, Hong Kong’s protesters have the advantage in the longer-term war for rights and freedoms, writes Kerry Brown Correspondents Duncan Hewitt 3 October 2014 China’s hardening response to protesters could radicalise a whole generation, reports Duncan Hewitt in Hong Kong
Correspondents Ronald D. Holmes 15 September 2014 Philippines president Benigno Aquino seems to be considering a constitutional change that would allow him to serve a second term, writes Ronald D. Holmes in Manila. But…
International Kerry Brown 1 September 2014 Caught between China and Russia, Mongolia is trying to exploit economic opportunities without losing sovereignty, reports Kerry Brown Books & arts 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 International Kerry Brown 18 July 2014 A controversial new biography of Xi Jinping fundamentally misunderstands the nature of China’s leadership, argues Kerry Brown International Nicholas Farrelly 3 July 2014 Myanmar is in the thick of the Asian century, writes Nicholas Farrelly
International Grant Evans 10 June 2014 Thailand has been changing in unexpected ways. Grant Evans explores the sociology of a country in continuing political crisis
International Kerry Brown 19 May 2014 China’s regional muscle-flexing reflects its feeling that it faces significant geographical and symbolic constraints, writes Kerry Brown Books & arts Frank Bongiorno 15 November 2013 Three biographies reveal twentieth-century Australians in the thick of things, writes Frank Bongiorno Books & arts Kerry Brown 27 August 2013 Widely watched and highly profitable, Chinese Central TV is also in many ways dysfunctional, writes Kerry Brown International Kerry Brown 29 May 2013 The new Chinese premier has been wrestling with China’s economic future since the global financial crisis took its toll, writes Kerry Brown
Correspondents Amrita Malhi 4 May 2013 A historic election campaign reopened old questions about what kind of nation Malaysia should be, writes Amrita Malhi in Kuala Lumpur
Books & arts Sophie Black 26 February 2013 Books | Elizabeth Cline’s three hundred-piece wardrobe makes her an average American consumer International Tessa Morris-Suzuki 6 December 2012 A nationalist troika formed in the run-up to this month’s Japanese election poses challenges for the region International H.D.P. Envall 7 November 2012 The failure to agree on a realignment of America’s military presence in Okinawa generates problems for the US–Japan alliance, Japanese grand strategy, and the region… Books & arts Kerry Brown 4 October 2012 A new book offers a tentative view of the largely uncharted terrain of public opinion in China, writes Kerry Brown