Diplomacy
Why the F word matters if we’re serious about gender equality in foreign policy
As Australia’s international development community awaits the highly anticipated new International Development Policy, another strategy is quietly being formulated. The Department…
Women belong everywhere and this World Cup proves football can be the great equaliser
For those who love sport as much as international policy, it’s a glorious moment when the two come together.
And right now, all eyes are on the FIFA Women’s World Cup in…
The vanishing options for Julian Assange
The weekend, AUSMIN talks in Brisbane have highlighted that Julian Assange’s ongoing legal and political battle challenging his extradition to the United States is about…
Opportunity lost with the Commonwealth Games
In the words of Oscar Wilde, “a fool is someone who knows the price of everything and the value of nothing”.
The work of the iconic Irish poet appears not to have reached…
Australia’s absent ambassador must return to Ukraine
When NATO leaders gather in Vilnius, Lithuania, next week, Ukraine will dominate discussions.
Australia is not a NATO member. We have been invited to this and previous NATO…
O'Farrell leaves India with ties to Australia at a high point
As Barry O’ Farrell approaches the end of an extraordinary three-year stint as Australia’s High Commissioner to India, he can look back with satisfaction at a transformed…
Economic diplomacy: Taking cover from the summit war of words
Growing pains
For a newish four-member, self-declared nimble group with an aversion for too much bureaucratisation, the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue hit a telling benchmark…
Decoding diplomatic dynamics in Asia: The numbers tell a captivating story
The cancellation of US President Joe Biden’s visits to Australia and Papua New Guinea raised predictable questions about the ability of the United States to focus on the Indo…
Biden’s trip cancellations reveal pitfalls of a crowded diplomatic calendar
Leave aside what Joe Biden’s absence means for the commitment to the Quad or the relative importance of Asia and the Pacific to the United States. Because if the US economy…
Indigenous Voice: Getting ready to explain to the world if Australia votes “No”
Later this year, Australians will vote on whether an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice should be enshrined in the Constitution. “The Voice” would represent the interests…