The view from elsewhere
13 September 2024
Myths about the collapse of the Soviet Union are encouraging mistaken policies towards China
International
15 December 2023
The new treaty between Australia and Tuvalu fits in a long history of regional initiatives
Correspondents
9 December 2023
At COP28 our correspondent probes a PR blitz for signs of genuine progress
Essays & reportage
1 November 2022
Penny Wong wants an Australia that’s more than just a supporting player in the grand drama of global geopolitics
Books & arts
4 September 2022
Both Britain and Australia need to overcome a curious amnesia about their dealings with China
Essays & reportage
22 November 2021
Is Australia’s international reputation really that bad? And if so, should it matter?
Books & arts
5 September 2021
Are China’s wolf warrior diplomats for real?
Essays & reportage
6 August 2021
Sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya’s bid for asylum in Tokyo is a reminder of how the 1956 Melbourne Games were riven by politics
Books & arts
10 February 2021
Books | Australia’s decision to join the United States in competition with China has backfired damagingly
National affairs
9 February 2021
A new president in the White House means a new American ambassador in Canberra
National affairs
14 December 2020
Signs suggest that Australia hasn’t learned from its experience with China
International
27 October 2020
With the Taiwan dilemma deepening, Australia might be forced to take a stand
Essays & reportage
18 September 2020
Eighty years after helping defend New Caledonia against Japan, Australia is mobilising to counter another rising Asian power
International
9 September 2020
The Japanese defence minister’s aspiration to join the Five Eyes agreement is seen as too far, too fast among members
International
1 September 2020
Departing at a crucial time, Japan’s longest-serving prime minister leaves much unfinished business
Essays & reportage
12 August 2020
A small but energetic group of “Australian Cossacks” has support in high places in Moscow
Essays & reportage
3 August 2020
It’s the question confounding observers: is China lashing out from a sense of weakness or strength?
Books & arts
24 June 2020
Books | Is Beijing really waging a successful war against the West?
National affairs
20 May 2020
Has the press gallery forgotten we’re not at war with China?
Essays & reportage
18 May 2020
Is the Trump administration using the pandemic to reorder the international landscape?
National affairs
19 March 2020
Neither Australia nor Timor-Leste is benefiting from a resource whose value seems greater than the petroleum gas that carries it
Books & arts
10 February 2020
Can Australia embrace a regional identity?
Essays & reportage
1 October 2019
The Chinese president is finally meeting resistance, not least among disgruntled officials
International
12 August 2019
Has Trumpism taken hold among US-aligned countries in East Asia?
Essays & reportage
28 July 2019
A former member of Gough Whitlam’s staff recalls a visit to Tientsin forty-three years ago
Books & arts
24 July 2019
Screenings across the world are attracting new friends for Australia, reports the film’s co-writer and producer
Books & arts
14 March 2019
Books | What makes political leaders take their country to war?
International
5 March 2019
The Hanoi summit might have failed to reach an agreement, but it highlighted the dilemmas facing the regime
National affairs
25 October 2018
The opposition should swallow Scott Morrison’s bitter pill. But it also needs a longer-term plan
National affairs
10 October 2018
Two journalist–novelists compare notes on Chinese espionage