Diplomacy
Analyses
2023 Asia Power Index - Key Findings Report
In-depth analysis and insight into the changing power distribution in Asia and its geopolitical consequences.
With travel back, summit diplomacy is revamped
Last week saw delegates from across the world make the pilgrimage to the snowy heights of Switzerland for the annual World Economic Forum in Davos. The hosting of this January…
An enduring formula for Australian foreign policy
The Secretary of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade once described the formula for Australia’s foreign policy as “six + two + N”: six key bilateral relationships, two…
Seeking independence: three books to read this summer
In her book, Becoming, Michelle Obama revealed that her husband, former United States President Barack Obama, has about eight books on the go to read at any time. I’ve lived a…
Podcasts
Conversations: Nuclear threats, non-proliferation and Australia
Hervé Lemahieu discusses the continuing threat of nuclear weapons, global efforts at arms control and Australia's interactions with the global non-proliferation regime around its…
Confident, competent, inconsistent: Australia’s strategic personality
There is broad agreement that Australian diplomacy and defence policy need to change to meet the challenges posed by a more dynamic region. But does Australia need something more …
Fruits of labour: Guatemala’s 30 minutes with the PM
Anthony Albanese could be forgiven for wanting a break from foreign policy. Having recently clocked at least 20,000 kilometres on the summit shuttle across six days and three…
“Big differences to manage”: Albanese and Xi put a value on diplomacy
At one level, the meeting was mainly symbolic, Anthony Albanese and Xi Jinping smiling and warmly shaking hands on the sidelines of the G20 in Bali after years of top-level…
COP out: Should Albanese be in Egypt? And what about APEC? G20? EAS?
“Secretary General, are you disappointed that Prime Minister Albanese couldn’t be here himself?”
This was the opening question on Monday at climate change talks in Egypt…
Australia’s road to Geneva
From the 1920s, Geneva, as the home of the League of Nations, became the principal focus of international diplomacy. Although Australia’s role as an international actor was in its…