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The Translator: The nomenclature of foreign aid

A series in which experts explain the sometimes baffling jargon of international affairs.

  
A code of conduct won’t solve the South China Sea crisis

Sub-optimal negotiations are likely to lead to a sub-standard agreement.

  
Violence erupts in New Caledonia as independence supporters oppose legislation in Paris

Macron’s plan has backfired. But there can be no sustainable solution without cooperation of all…

  
Targeting girls education: Pakistan’s tribal areas suffer under Taliban influence 

Schools are the best weapon against extremism, that’s why the militants fear them.

  
“India Out”: What this campaign means for South Asian neighbours

Actors are finding benefits by picking and choosing sides.

Investing in Nurses is the Key to Sustainable Healthcare in Asia and the Pacific

International Nurses Day highlights the major contribution nurses make in delivering high-…

  
Dams, salt, and the sad fate of Vietnam’s Mekong Delta

Freshwater depletion and salinisation have become critical issues, while nationalism impedes…

  
North Korea’s population problem

A demographic crisis is looming in the hermit kingdom and that has policy implications – foreign…

  
The cause for China’s coercion in the skies may lay under the water

Better to understand now why Australia might be targeted rather than in the aftermath of a fatal…

  
Made in Australia meets China’s export juggernaut

China’s irrepressible appetite for Australian resources will severely complicate the country’s…