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Debate Topic

Developing resistance: Emergent nations and Covid-19
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Why South Asia may come out of Covid-19 crisis better than many expect

David Brewster

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Why South Asia may come out of Covid-19 crisis better than many expect

David Brewster

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Cry the beloved world

Stephen Howes

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Cry the beloved world

Stephen Howes

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Coronavirus in conflict: The fight has hardly begun

Eleanor Gordon , Florence Carrot

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Coronavirus in conflict: The fight has hardly begun

Eleanor Gordon , Florence Carrot

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Coronavirus in conflict: The fight has hardly begun

Eleanor Gordon , Florence Carrot

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Covid-19: Refugees at risk

Max Walden

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Covid-19: Refugees at risk

Max Walden

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A global call to arms

Dominic Meagher

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A global call to arms

Dominic Meagher

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A global call to arms

Dominic Meagher

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Timor-Leste: The consequences of Covid-19

Guteriano Neves

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Timor-Leste: The consequences of Covid-19

Guteriano Neves

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Timor-Leste: The consequences of Covid-19

Guteriano Neves

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Double disaster: Emergency preparedness in the era of Covid-19

Jess Lees

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Double disaster: Emergency preparedness in the era of Covid-19

Jess Lees

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Australia can’t let foreign aid fall victim to Covid-19

Philip Citowicki

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Australia can’t let foreign aid fall victim to Covid-19

Philip Citowicki

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Philippines: Covid-19 will devastate the poor

Sheila Coronel

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Philippines: Covid-19 will devastate the poor

Sheila Coronel

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Philippines: Covid-19 will devastate the poor

Sheila Coronel
Debate Topic

Flattening the curve: A pandemic for the information age
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The danger meme: Countering visual disinformation in Asia’s politics

Jennifer Yang Hui

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The danger meme: Countering visual disinformation in Asia’s politics

Jennifer Yang Hui

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Doom surfing and fact checkers prosper in Covid-19 infodemic

Alexandra Wake

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Disinformation and coronavirus

Natasha Kassam

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Disinformation and coronavirus

Natasha Kassam

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Don’t succumb to complacency again: Beating Covid-19 will take a team

Dominic Meagher

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Don’t succumb to complacency again: Beating Covid-19 will take a team

Dominic Meagher

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Fighting Covid-19: Everyone needs to be their own Sherlock Holmes

Dominic Meagher

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Fighting Covid-19: Everyone needs to be their own Sherlock Holmes

Dominic Meagher
Debate Topic

The world still turns, even on lockdown
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US regional leadership: A shot across the bow

William Choong

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US regional leadership: A shot across the bow

William Choong

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A French perspective on Australia’s role in the Indian Ocean

Frédéric Grare

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A French perspective on Australia’s role in the Indian Ocean

Frédéric Grare

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Beyond Covid, Australia’s big stake in India’s military reorganisation

David Brewster

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Beyond Covid, Australia’s big stake in India’s military reorganisation

David Brewster

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A political impasse in Timor-Leste as coronavirus looms

Michael Leach

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A political impasse in Timor-Leste as coronavirus looms

Michael Leach

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In the shadow of a pandemic, political calamity grips Afghanistan

Chayanika Saxena

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In the shadow of a pandemic, political calamity grips Afghanistan

Chayanika Saxena

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Coronavirus and the Hong Kong protest movement

JJ Rose

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Coronavirus and the Hong Kong protest movement

JJ Rose

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Is Singapore feeling safe enough to go to the polls?

Kirsten Han

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Is Singapore feeling safe enough to go to the polls?

Kirsten Han

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What a difference six weeks and a viral outbreak make for Donald Trump

Erin Hurley

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What a difference six weeks and a viral outbreak make for Donald Trump

Erin Hurley

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Side effects: Covid-19 allows India a chance to lend Myanmar a hand

Teesta Prakash , Phyu Phyu Oo

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Side effects: Covid-19 allows India a chance to lend Myanmar a hand

Teesta Prakash , Phyu Phyu Oo