Securitising climate policy will keep the Indo-Pacific afloat
Author: Mely Caballero-Anthony, NTU In 2021 the Sixth Assessment Report released by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) said…
Nepal’s ‘fierce’ ex-guerilla chief becomes new prime minister
Nepal’s former guerrilla leader Pushpa Kamal Dahal (left), better known by his nom de guerre Prachanda, hands over his documents…
As the United States walks away, Asia can’t give up on the rules based economic order
Author: Editorial Board, ANU For some, a multipolar world is something to cheer for. Yet no balance of global geopolitical…
‘What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger’: Chinese woman accused of being too beautiful to be an Oxford graduate pushes back cyberbullies
The Chinese Oxford University student bullied for her ‘fake degree’ and ‘show-off style’ over viral graduation picture responds to her…
Only Russia’s nuclear arms preventing West from declaring war over Ukraine, Putin ally Medvedev says
In a 4,500- word newspaper article, former president Dmitry Medvedev also says Moscow will pursue its Ukraine operation until the…
King Charles salutes late queen, public workers in speech
King Charles III evoked memories of his late mother, Queen Elizabeth II, as he broadcast his first Christmas message as…
Christmas Day tragedy as Hong Kong father dies after hike with teenage son
A source said the son, a Form Six pupil, was moderately intellectually challenged and autistic. Their last known location, based…
The travails of the US economy roll on into 2023
Author: Gary Clyde Hufbauer, PIIE In December 2021, most Americans were looking forward to a quiet and prosperous 2022. COVID-19…
8 killed in South Africa fuel tanker explosion
The top of the truck, which was carrying liquefied petroleum gas, scraped a low-lying bridge, sparking flames that caused the…
Suspect in ‘racist’ Paris shooting transferred to psychiatric unit, as Kurdish protesters clash with police
The 69-year-old white man had been found with a case loaded with a box of at least 25 cartridges and…