29 Jul 2024
The tricky delivery of aid and access in conflicts and crises
Gaza is only the latest example of the logistical challenges in providing humanitarian relief.
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29 Jul 2024
The unheard potential of moderate voices in New Caledonia’s crisis
Hope for a “common destiny” is not yet lost despite the violent unrest and hardening views. -
26 Jul 2024
Martin Indyk, peacemaker
A scholar, a statesman, and a relentless policy entrepreneur. Above all, he was committed to a solution to the Israeli-Palestinian dispute. -
26 Jul 2024
Remembering Martin Indyk, an American diplomat with Australian sensibilities
“Few Australians have had such a large impact on the world, and for good”, said Lowy Institute Chairman Sir Frank Lowy. -
26 Jul 2024
Bring women to the table to talk ocean sustainability
The upcoming G20 summit in Brazil must focus on what has so far remained neglected – women’s experience of ocean challenges. -
26 Jul 2024
Deadpool & Wolverine can rescue America from Trump
A superhero film to save a country in danger. -
26 Jul 2024
Why Taiwan should embrace multiculturalism
With a birth rate below replacement level, Taipei has many reasons to boost its workforce from Southeast Asia. -
25 Jul 2024
Economic diplomacy: Looking beyond a 30-year anomaly
Divining economic statecraft is animating international relations roundtables but unnerving the money managers. -
25 Jul 2024
Child marriage in Southeast Asia: When a harmful practice becomes an international crime
ASEAN can lead the way in tackling a practice that regularly results in the trafficking of persons. -
25 Jul 2024
Could BIMSTEC be the answer to the Myanmar question?
With a new charter and fresh ambition, a little-known regional organisation has as big summit coming up in September. -
24 Jul 2024
Don’t expect Trump 2.0 to be so tough on China
Past behaviour is the best guide to future conduct. -
24 Jul 2024
Rain in the Seine would be an Olympic-sized pain
But the effort to clean up the famous waterway in Paris could hold international lessons. -
24 Jul 2024
Shakespeare as life coach
Two new books examine how the Bard’s wit and wisdom can serve as guides for modern day policy and prophecy. -
24 Jul 2024
Good vibes only: Can Starmer make the European Political Community work?
Europe’s newest strategic forum has the chance to rally regional leaders around common defence and security challenges. -
23 Jul 2024
America’s election: It’s not foreign policy, stupid
For all the noise of the campaign, the next few months will be a quiet time in America’s approach to international affairs. -
23 Jul 2024
The curious international silence about Iran’s new reformist president
A surprise victory in elections hasn’t raised international hopes of change, even if that was the message Iranian people intended to send at the ballot box. -
23 Jul 2024
ASEAN centrality stands in the way of an Indonesia-Australia alliance
While Jakarta’s non-alignment approach makes a pact unlikely any time soon, common strategic objectives can still be achieved. -
22 Jul 2024
Bye Biden
The rollercoaster quality of politics and political coverage seems to ensure the head-jerks will continue. -
22 Jul 2024
A weaker Europe on China – at the worst time
European governments increasingly wary of the popular turn against incumbents will be more susceptible to economic inducements and pressure from Beijing. -
22 Jul 2024
Japan, South Korea and United States: Let’s hope for a robust, lasting pact
The new framework for security cooperation will have important consequences for the region – if it survives domestic politics among the partners. -
22 Jul 2024
The deadly consequences of misclassifying foreign fighters in Ukraine
Russia calls them mercenaries to deny international legal protections. Accountability is essential. -
19 Jul 2024
Does democracy still matter in the ‘New Cold War’ between the US and China?
Contradictions between the two models of governance make coexistence among superpowers difficult. -
19 Jul 2024
Rising tensions over outer space – a new diplomatic hot zone
There is concern over the growing threat of space and counterspace weapon capabilities. -
19 Jul 2024
The uncertain future for Southeast Asia’s great sea nomads
The seafaring tribes that crisscross the region’s waters are vital to ocean conservation but climate change is taking a toll. -
18 Jul 2024
Philippines-Japan security pact puts China on notice
Though both nations recognise the indispensability of Washington, they are also hedging against future uncertainties. -
18 Jul 2024
IRGC Navy flexes its long-range threat capability
Converted container ships might not last long in a hot war, but could vastly expand the range of trouble that Iran seeks to stir. -
18 Jul 2024
Japan’s 5G ambitions with the Quad
Tokyo is using the four-way grouping to champion its local tech companies against behemoths from Europe and China. -
17 Jul 2024
Moving beyond the grey zone: The case for ICAD
Why some Indo-Pacific nations are renaming the place between peace and war. -
17 Jul 2024
Has Biden “checkmated” China?
The President is rightly proud of having bolstered US alliances. But claims of beating China are overreach. -
17 Jul 2024
A second suitable piece of real estate
The geostrategic significance of revamped submarine facilities off the WA coast echoes its utility from 80 years back. -
16 Jul 2024
Byte-sized diplomacy: Privacy is alive and clicking
The nature of a globally connected network means international solutions are needed – provided we don’t give up. -
16 Jul 2024
To pick winners, be willing to discard losers
Converts to industry policy will find success by drawing on the experience of success in other countries. -
16 Jul 2024
The role for Pacific media in charting a pragmatic global outlook
Journalism from the region is essential in shaping views of the region. -
15 Jul 2024
Trump attack will bolster his dark vision of America
For a candidate that has themselves incited violence while playing the victim, Trump now clearly is the victim. -
15 Jul 2024
What next for UK trade relations with the EU?
The ushering in of new blood in Westminster promises less ideology on trade, but no fewer red lines. -
15 Jul 2024
Time to jumpstart Australia-India clean energy cooperation
A clear understanding of the policies, capabilities and trade and investment opportunities will help regain momentum. -
14 Jul 2024
Immediate questions after the attack on Trump
Fairly or not, blame for political violence will now be levelled by both sides. -
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12 Jul 2024
Is Biden time out of time?
The president is trying to run down the clock on critics, only the fate of US power looms as a question in the American capital, too. -
12 Jul 2024
Testing the climate for AUKUS
The deterrence effects of nuclear-powered submarines are easily overstated, and the boats won’t fulfil Australia’s most pressing security needs in a changing environment. -
12 Jul 2024
The global evolution of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation
With countries from outside the region looking to join, is the SCO about to beef up its geopolitical clout? -
12 Jul 2024
India’s “Act East” ambition must navigate Myanmar
A surprise ministerial appointment might hint at a new diplomatic initiative. -
11 Jul 2024
Regime collapse in Myanmar’s Rakhine
Ethnic armed organisations are inching their way towards the complete expulsion of junta forces in the state. -
11 Jul 2024
A surprising litmus test for New Caledonia’s independence parties
The French election saw New Caledonia’s independence parties attain an overall majority in the first territory-wide poll since the 2018–21 referendums. -
11 Jul 2024
India faces a jobless growth problem
With youth unemployment of up to 40 per cent, India’s challenges will not be solved by boosting manufacturing subsidies alone. -
10 Jul 2024
Modi’s Moscow miscalculation
Despite the bluster about foreign policy independence, the Indian PM could have kept Putin at a distance. -
10 Jul 2024
Why Democrats suddenly have “buyer’s remorse” with Biden
The public can see Biden’s weaknesses, making his strategy-in-contrast far less persuasive this time around. -
10 Jul 2024
Vietnam’s recent challenges shouldn’t deter savvy investors
Hanoi isn’t moving closer to Beijing, and that’s good news for foreign companies de-risking their China manufacturing. -
10 Jul 2024
Cable ties: Defending seabed lines of communication
Underwater vulnerabilities need to be far more prominent in the conversation. -
9 Jul 2024
Biden’s candidacy was risky before the debate – and Democrats chose him anyway
And it will be no small thing to override a sense of personal loyalty and deep affection to give up on a friend.