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Correspondents Duncan Hewitt 25 September 2012 An influential Chinese intellectual is arguing that only a freer and more diverse media can rebuild the credibility of government, reports Duncan Hewitt in Shanghai
International Ross Buckley 6 September 2012 The region has yet to recognise its potential role in global governance, writes Ross Buckley. To do that, China needs to change tack International Tessa Morris-Suzuki 28 August 2012 For Hashimoto Toru – hailed by many as a future national leader – it’s out with human rights and in with government-authored history Books & arts Graeme Dobell 21 August 2012 Graeme Dobell reviews a collection of essays about Australia’s strategic environment Books & arts Geoffrey Barker 14 August 2012 Hugh White offers a provocative but not entirely persuasive account of the implications of China’s growing strength, writes Geoffrey Barker
National affairs Antonia Finnane 26 March 2012 If we want to engage or compete with universities in Asia, we need to be clear about the aims of our own education system
Books & arts Ramon Lobato 17 October 2011 A new study of Hong Kong’s Chungking Mansions reveals a microcosm of “low-end globalisation,” writes Ramon Lobato Books & arts Robin Jeffrey 23 March 2011 Robin Jeffrey reviews Anand Giridharadas’s vivid new account of a nation in transition Books & arts Grant Evans 22 November 2010 Grant Evans reviews an account of the Great Famine, another major blow to the Mao myth International Andrew Walker & Nicholas Farrelly 27 August 2010 Thailand has dropped out of the headlines but the long-term struggle for political control continues, write Andrew Walker and Nicholas Farrelly
International Louise Merrington 19 August 2010 A disputed border continues to fuel tension between China and India, but there are also good reasons for better relations, writes Louise Merrington
Books & arts James Reilly 5 August 2010 There’s something very different about this renegade nation International Sandy Gordon 29 July 2010 Will Pakistan continue its longstanding policy of running with the hare and hunting with the hounds, asks Sandy Gordon International Geoffrey Barker 3 June 2010 A major new Lowy Institute report is likely to influence Australia’s approach in Asia, writes Geoffrey Barker International Paul Hutchcroft 21 May 2010 Amid new voting technologies, old-style patronage politics remain deeply entrenched
International Andrew Walker & Nicholas Farrelly 18 May 2010 The red shirts’ failure to agree to a November election pointed to a deeper loss of faith, with fatal consequences, write Andrew Walker and Nicholas Farrelly
International Norman Abjorensen 6 May 2010 “We have jumped forward and gone backward in the space of my adult lifetime,” says one Vietnamese woman. Norman Abjorensen reports from Hanoi International Craig J. Reynolds 29 April 2010 The close links between the monarchy and the army are holding back serious reform, argues Craig J. Reynolds International Roshan de Silva Wijeyeratne & Stephen Keim 22 April 2010 The belief that conditions in Sri Lanka have fundamentally changed is wishful thinking, write Stephen Keim and Roshan de Silva Wijeyeratne in this account of the… Correspondents James Scambary 31 March 2010 Tension is simmering in East Timor
International Assa Doron 10 February 2010 With half a billion subscribers, India is making the mobile phone its own – in sometimes unexpected ways, writes Assa Doron in Varanasi
International Amrita Malhi 20 January 2010 Attacks on Christian churches in Malaysia tell us more about shifting political faultlines than about religious attitudes in this multi-ethnic, multi-faith society, writes… Books & arts David Kelly 18 November 2009 Opposing itself to the west is stopping China from developing in important ways, writes David Kelly International Larry Marshall 13 November 2009 Sri Lanka has been left deeply divided by its long-running civil war, in which China played a crucial but little-known role, writes Larry Marshall Essays & reportage Kate Sullivan 1 November 2009 Hope and perseverance drive the enormous number of young Indians with ambitions to work in government, reports Kate Sullivan
International Nicholas Farrelly 12 October 2009 Despite calls for tougher sanctions on Burma’s military regime, it’s time for a more creative approach, argues Nicholas Farrelly
International David G. Marr 31 August 2009 Vietnam’s experience shows that dealing with China is not an all-or-nothing proposition, writes David G. Marr International Hal Hill 29 July 2009 The tragic Jakarta bombings earlier this month should not distract our attention from the good news coming out of Indonesia, including an important Australian connection in the… International Nicholas Farrelly 10 July 2009 We forget to ask the obvious question, writes Nicholas Farrelly: how have the generals managed to stay in control for so long? International Geoffrey Barker 10 July 2009 Despite what Paul Keating says, an ambivalent attitude to China is justified by the facts, argues Geoffrey Barker