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    • Cambodia
    • China
    • Indonesia
    • Japan
    • Malaysia
    • Southeast Asia
    • Thailand
    • Australia
    • Australia and Asia

    China’s rise in Southeast Asia is bringing in a golden age for Australia

    Susannah Patton
    Disquiet about Beijing’s growing presence is motivating countries across the region to seek deeper cooperation with Canberra.
  • 6 Sep 2024
    • Australia
    • Russia
    • Ukraine
    • International law
    • Transnational Challenges

    Russian sanctions: Why has Australia stayed quiet on reparations?

    Anton Moiseienko
    With strong rule of law credentials and expertise, Canberra should use its advantage in responses to war.
  • 5 Sep 2024
    • Asia
    • Southeast Asia
    • Australia
    • Australian trade, investment & economy

    Economic diplomacy: Taking sides for an election

    Greg Earl
    From ANZUS, Indonesia, regional business and media reporting, Penny Wong seems to have legacy in mind.
  • 4 Sep 2024
    • Aid & Development
    • Australia
    • Multilateral Development Banks

    Australia should make a strategic investment in the World Bank

    Roland Rajah , Georgia Hammersley
    Geostrategic competition makes the multilateral advantage more vital than ever, especially in the Pacific.
  • 3 Sep 2024
    • Australia
    • Africa

    Australia needs to boost its engagement with Africa, but not for the reasons advocates say we should

    Kate O’Shaughnessy
    Africa’s demographic story won’t necessarily translate to economic opportunities for Australia. But the geopolitical tale matters more.
  • 2 Sep 2024
    • China
    • Australia
    • Resource security
    • Technology
    • United States

    Antimony: The hidden metal fuelling global competition

    Marina Yue Zhang
    China’s latest critical mineral restrictions have caught attention – but mooted solutions might not deliver.
  • 2 Sep 2024
    • Australia
    • Diplomacy
    • Public Opinion

    The patriot’s virtue in bringing the world back home

    Mark Pierce
    Whether gauging global attitudes or assessing international interests, it pays to think first of home.
  • 28 Aug 2024
    • Australia
    • Diplomacy
    • Human rights
    • International law
    • Migration

    Maid in Australia: When international relations and industrial law collide

    Daniel Flitton
    Two recent court cases have raised uncomfortable questions about diplomatic immunity.
  • 28 Aug 2024
    • Australia
    • Pacific Islands
    • Tuvalu

    The Falepili Union: A Pacific response to the greatest global challenges

    Pat Conroy
    A world-first treaty with Australia ensures Tuvalu’s statehood will continue, even in the face of a climate catastrophe.
  • 22 Aug 2024
    • Indonesia
    • Indonesia's Economy
    • Australia
    • Australia's Economy
    • Trade

    Economic diplomacy: Playing defence with Prabowo

    Greg Earl
    New security cooperation with Indonesia does not make up for the slow progress in building fresh economic links.
  • 19 Aug 2024
    • Australia
    • Migration
    • Multiculturalism

    Labor squanders a multicultural mandate

    Emily Foley
    An emphasis on border protection can overshadow the social and economic benefits of migration.
  • 16 Aug 2024
    • Japan
    • South Korea
    • Australia
    • United States

    Farewell Fumio Kishida – regional foundations are stronger for your legacy

    Jane Hardy
    Too much focus on personality politics can obscure the enduring common interests between countries.
  • 16 Aug 2024
    • Southeast Asia
    • Australia
    • Defence & Security

    Interoperability: The missing link in Indo-Pacific security

    Jennifer Parker
    Settling on a definition of an overused buzzword is the first step for Australia to ensure successful military partnerships in Southeast Asia.
  • 15 Aug 2024
    • Australia
    • Intelligence and security
    • Terrorism

    Right-sizing the terror threat

    Ben Scott
    And living with risk.
  • 14 Aug 2024
    • China
    • Taiwan
    • Australia

    No, Taiwan is not PRC real estate

    Denny Roy
    There is no legal or moral justification to not support Taiwan’s survival as a democracy.
  • 14 Aug 2024
    • Australia
    • Diplomacy
    • Sex and Gender

    Wong’s century: A closer look at gender mix in Australia’s top diplomatic roles

    Daniel Flitton
    Female representation is near its highest. But some posts appear more equal than others.
  • 13 Aug 2024
    • Australia
    • Cyber Security
    • Digital Disruption
    • Technology

    Byte-sized diplomacy: Will governments ever reign in Big Tech?

    Miah Hammond-Errey
    Google took a hit in the courts last week, but the ruling might not be as important as the information revealed in the case.
  • 13 Aug 2024
    • Australia
    • Diplomacy
    • Climate change
    • Pacific Islands
    • The Americas

    Where to for Australia’s First Nations Foreign Policy?

    'Alopi Latukefu
    The climate is right to make environmental diplomacy a centrepiece of this new approach to the world.
  • 9 Aug 2024
    • Southeast Asia
    • Australia
    • Australia and Climate Change
    • Australian trade, investment & economy
    • Energy
    • Climate change
    • Environment
    • Sustainability

    Is Australia too late to claim its green economy share?

    Trang Nguyen
    Playing a role in Southeast Asia’s green energy transition is an opportunity Australia must not let pass.
  • 8 Aug 2024
    • India
    • Australia
    • Energy
    • Resource security
    • Sustainability
    • Technology

    Mission possible: Making the most of Australia-India cooperation on critical minerals

    Titiksha Vashist , Zoe Jay Hawkins
    The Indian government has set itself a new ambition to meet green transition needs – and Australia is a perfect partner.
  • 6 Aug 2024
    • Australia
    • Global Economy

    Australian CEOs face a wave of geopolitical risks

    Philipp Ivanov
    The fences of trade restrictions are growing higher and the yards of national industry policies larger.
  • 5 Aug 2024
    • Australia
    • Australian Public Opinion
    • Defence & Security
    • Nuclear Weapons
    • Public Opinion
    • Public Opinion Polling

    Thinking the “unthinkable” again?

    Michael Clarke
    Security motivations alone rarely explain decisions to “go nuclear”. Australia’s history on the question is complex.
  • 2 Aug 2024
    • Australia
    • Defence & Security
    • Ukraine

    What Australia can learn from Ukraine's long-range strike weapons

    Mick Ryan
    Ukraine now has multiple options for strike operations at an affordable cost. This is exactly what the Australian Defence Force needs.
  • 1 Aug 2024
    • Australia
    • Islamic State
    • International law
    • War Crimes
    • Iraq
    • Syria

    The Yazidi still wait for justice

    Susan Hutchinson
    Australia also has obligations when its citizens are accused of the worst of all crimes.
  • 1 Aug 2024
    • Australia in the World
    • Australia
    • Australian Diplomacy
    • Diplomacy
    • Transnational Challenges

    Smuggling budgies? Australia’s fight against wildlife trafficking

    David M. Andrews
    Masters of soft diplomacy and flag-bearers for Aussie tourism, our native animals need all the protection they can get.
  • 26 Jul 2024
    • Australia
    • Diplomacy
    • Middle East
    • United States

    Remembering Martin Indyk, an American diplomat with Australian sensibilities

    The Interpreter
    “Few Australians have had such a large impact on the world, and for good”, said Lowy Institute Chairman Sir Frank Lowy.
  • 25 Jul 2024
    • Southeast Asia
    • Australia
    • Australian trade, investment & economy
    • Geo-economics

    Economic diplomacy: Looking beyond a 30-year anomaly

    Greg Earl
    Divining economic statecraft is animating international relations roundtables but unnerving the money managers.
  • 23 Jul 2024
    • Asean
    • Indonesia
    • Australia
    • Defence & Security

    ASEAN centrality stands in the way of an Indonesia-Australia alliance

    Pia Dannhauer
    While Jakarta’s non-alignment approach makes a pact unlikely any time soon, common strategic objectives can still be achieved.
  • 16 Jul 2024
    • Australia
    • Technology

    Byte-sized diplomacy: Privacy is alive and clicking

    Miah Hammond-Errey
    The nature of a globally connected network means international solutions are needed – provided we don’t give up.
  • 16 Jul 2024
    • Australia
    • Australian trade, investment & economy

    To pick winners, be willing to discard losers

    Stephen Grenville
    Converts to industry policy will find success by drawing on the experience of success in other countries.
  • 15 Jul 2024
    • India
    • Australia
    • Climate change
    • Sustainability

    Time to jumpstart Australia-India clean energy cooperation

    Lisa Singh , Ujjwal Krishna
    A clear understanding of the policies, capabilities and trade and investment opportunities will help regain momentum.
  • 10 Jul 2024
    • Australia
    • Defence & Security
    • Maritime Security
    • Technology

    Cable ties: Defending seabed lines of communication

    Samuel Bashfield
    Underwater vulnerabilities need to be far more prominent in the conversation.
  • 8 Jul 2024
    • Australia
    • Defence & Security
    • Europe

    The NATO summit in Washington will be critical to Australia’s interests

    Jane Hardy
    Prime Minister Anthony Albanese should have gone.
  • 5 Jul 2024
    • Australia
    • Global Economy
    • Global Issues
    • The Americas

    Why Australia needs more flights to Latin America

    Kazimier Lim
    Australia’s civil aviation sector needs to be an effective tool for connection and diplomacy in signalling political interests.
  • 4 Jul 2024
    • Indonesia
    • Australia
    • Defence & Security

    The time has come for an Australia‑Indonesia military pact

    Sam Roggeveen
    An effective alliance is founded on a common vital interest which can only be met together. Australia and Indonesia have one.
  • 3 Jul 2024
    • Australia
    • Cyber Security
    • Digital Disruption
    • Technology

    Byte-sized diplomacy: AI-enabled elections or deepfake democracy?

    Miah Hammond-Errey
    Having an election doesn’t guarantee a democracy, but you cannot have a democracy without an election.
  • 27 Jun 2024
    • Australia
    • Australia's Economy
    • Global Economy
    • Australian trade, investment & economy

    Economic diplomacy: Ringfencing the Lucky Country

    Greg Earl
    Some key Australian economic figures are embracing the new economics of national resilience in distinctive ways.
  • 27 Jun 2024
    • Australia
    • Intelligence and security
    • Diplomacy
    • United Kingdom
    • United States

    Julian Assange: Some consular cases are more equal than others

    Ian Kemish
    It’s hard to think of a case that has consumed more official hours and dollars.
  • 27 Jun 2024
    • Australia
    • Intelligence and security
    • United States

    Assange’s guilty plea “crucial” for many in US intelligence community: James Clapper, former DNI

    James Clapper
    Justice has been served and an irritant in US relations with Australia resolved.
  • 27 Jun 2024
    • Aid & Development
    • Australia
    • Australian Foreign Aid
    • Africa

    Aid discrepancies: Australia’s modest help to the Horn of Africa

    Christopher Burke
    The optics of such a small aid package against significant need could undermine Australia’s image as a significant player in international humanitarian assistance.
  • 24 Jun 2024
    • Australia
    • Migration
    • Public Opinion

    Australians get the benefits of migration, even the doubters

    Emily Foley
    The latest Lowy Institute Poll captures the nuanced attitude of the public to a hotly contested political theme.
  • 24 Jun 2024
    • Japan
    • Australia in the World
    • Australia
    • Energy
    • Climate change
    • Sustainability

    Gas and the difficult path to net zero

    Stephen Grenville
    As a major supplier of global energy, Australia’s external challenges will be formidable.
  • 20 Jun 2024
    • Indonesia
    • Australia

    A Prabowo presidency will be good for Australian interests

    Max Walden
    Even though it might not be so for Indonesia’s democracy.
  • 19 Jun 2024
    • Australia
    • Nuclear Non-Proliferation, Arms Control and Disarmament
    • Nuclear Weapons

    Nuclear subs, nuclear power … could nuclear weapons be next?

    Daniel Flitton
    The Australian public has shown a willingness to go along with what was once unthinkable.
  • 19 Jun 2024
    • Aid & Development
    • Australia
    • Pacific Islands

    Is a new Australian police program what the Pacific needs?

    Danielle Watson
    Engagement on policing is crucial, but it must be regionally led.
  • 18 Jun 2024
    • Australia
    • Cyber Security
    • Technology

    Byte-sized diplomacy: Should Australia ban TikTok?

    Miah Hammond-Errey
    A new column to help understanding critical tech and national security.
  • 17 Jun 2024
    • Australia
    • Defence & Security

    Halfway, right: Australia’s approach to the Indian Ocean

    Samuel Bashfield
    The dividing line that splits the Indian Ocean in two is a pragmatic acknowledgement of Australia’s resources and strategy.
  • 12 Jun 2024
    • China
    • South China Sea
    • Australia
    • Defence & Security

    Deterring China’s military violence against Australians

    Peter Layton
    Options to respond should be made clear before the worst happens.
  • 11 Jun 2024
    • China
    • Australia
    • Energy
    • Resource security
    • Trade
    • Technology

    Rare earths vs rarer resources: Global ripples from Australia’s divestment decision

    Marina Yue Zhang
    Climate change is a challenge China and the United States are fighting together, making technological cooperation key.
  • 7 Jun 2024
    • Australia
    • United States

    Malcolm Turnbull makes a call to global leaders with advice on Trump

    Daniel Flitton
    Memories of an infamous falling-out have a former PM offering lessons.
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