The dividing line that splits the Indian Ocean in two is a pragmatic acknowledgement of Australia’s resources and strategy.

Social media has changed the way people communicate, and public diplomacy has to keep pace.

Declining levels of international financial support, especially for the clean energy transition, are cause for alarm.

What happens when the Foreign Minister is asked to give meaning to a common political refrain?

Biden’s repair job after Trump turmoil is far from complete.

Forests and foresight set an isolated nation apart.

How do Australian businesses and corporations deal with unwanted intruders on their networks? Government needs to offer real remedies.

Low expectations for China’s 2iC, in name at least, might miss the results of his quiet influence.

The real question about Australian foreign policy is whether it is too narrow, not too broad.

Options to respond should be made clear before the worst happens.

There is only hope, however vain, that this move may provide space for calm reassessment of positions.

The results capture most attention. But bringing the tally together takes more resources than is commonly appreciated.

Climate change is a challenge China and the United States are fighting together, making technological cooperation key.

In a country thick with spies and informers, suspicion can be crippling. History shows that confidence is hard to win back.

Accounting for money from China and other non-traditional donors is vital to set a meaningful global target to assist developing countries.

Preventing the spread of unconventional tools of warfare requires constant vigilance.

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

The danger in deception.

Governing in coalition, the BJP may need to soften its hardline tactics to deepen ties with its strategic partners.

Even a powerful state must make trade-offs in its foreign policy.

Discussion of foreign policy always begins by identifying interests, but that’s less helpful than you might think

A geopolitical contest between the United States and China should not stop Australians assessing their own economic interests.

The Australian government will be cheered by continuity. Indian voters, meantime, have pushed back against the strongman.

The biggest challenge is convincing the public to turn up the temperature on a lukewarm relationship.

Climate change and population increases have made water scarcity a geopolitical issue.

The closer and growing defence ties between the countries doesn’t appear to have permeated the public mind yet.

Chinese influence and Pacific migration pathways are on Australian minds this year, according to latest Lowy Institute Poll.

Counting warships is only one measure of deterrence. An integrated force will be more lethal and that carries a cost.

Looking over two decades of polling numbers, a nuanced view emerges about the changing international context.

The bad dream is nowhere near ending.

Drawing on past experience and that of neighbouring countries, MPs and ministers should not be determining their own salaries.

New Lowy Institute research shows the pandemic and Ukraine war have taken a toll, while the benefits from supply chains shifting out of China have so far been limited.

Is it any wonder the public is often bemused about the merits of trade policy?

Just mind not to step in the smelly message.

Ties with Malaysia make a powerful case study to assess regional ties with the South Asian giant. But others are doing better.

Nationalism has a potent influence on historical memory – and this can skew in unexpected directions.

Environmental, economic and geopolitical concerns are all bound up in the latest tensions along the Mekong River.

It’s not clear how any national service scheme works if it isn’t compulsory, and compulsion is politically poisonous.

Recent steps forward on the trade front have also cleared the way for greater ambition in the partnership.

The Pacific leader is giving voice to the plight of the region and posing a direct challenge to Australia’s environmental diplomacy.

How the world works has changed, and so must we.

How one discipline can learn much from another.

A flying visit by the French president to the Pacific territory leaves a long road ahead.

While ISIS gets headlines, al-Qaeda’s quiet revival risks going unnoticed.

Downsides abound but there’s also a path where developing nations benefit.

India might not perfectly align with its partners in the minilateral group but its Indo-Pacific heft is much greater than that of the Philippines.

A fair-go means everyone pitching in to help those in need. Plenty of options exist, if we choose to use them.

The Indian state shows the best of itself when on a mission. That holds lessons – at home and abroad.

New research brings a valuable insight into the role of people not usually seen or heard in stories of war.

The Borneo state has won greater autonomy and holds all the cards for more concessions.