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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 Retrospective Graeme Dobell 25 July 2014 Will this contest 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
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
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