But for Apple, the problem isn’t only the size of the investment but a misreading of Indonesia’s agenda. It’s about aligning with the regulatory landscape and the broader economic goals that the ...

The US has a Women, Peace and Security Act, which is supposed to require that nations’ government departments implement and enforce the tenets of the WPS agenda. But time and time again, both great ...

Donald R Rothwell is Professor of International Law at the ANU College of Law, ANU and one of Australia’s leading experts in International Law with specific focus on the law of the sea; law of the ...

Be serious for a moment – even if Donald Trump often doesn’t seem to be – and think through what stands in the way of an enlarged union. Donald Trump’s proclamation about reshaping North America and ...

The Interpreter features daily commentary and analysis on international issues. The site is edited by Daniel Flitton and research editor Clare Caldwell, along with founding editor Sam Roggeveen. In ...

Chinese soldiers do not operate the Panama Canal. And the Panama government is not ripping off the consumers of the United States through inflated shipping rates. That’s the only possible conclusion ...

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Oliver Sinclair is a practising lawyer and is studying a Masters of International Relations at the Australian National University. He holds a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) and a Bachelor of Laws.

There are multiple explanations for last week’s changes in how Meta will moderate content across its platforms, including financial ones, the evolving views of CEO Mark Zuckerberg, and Meta’s policies ...

During a recent visit to Fiji, I heard firsthand the poor state of public health messaging in response to the recent uptick in drug use. In a local market in Labasa, on the island of Vanua Levu, a ...

Max Broad is Research Associate to the Executive Director of the Lowy Institute, Dr Michael Fullilove. He works closely with the Executive Director to provide research support for papers, books and ...

My first trip to the Lowy Institute was in 2011. It was a different era. It was the year of Barack Obama’s “pivot” to Asia. The joint statement that followed Hu Jintao’s visit to Washington was full ...