LATEST The trouble with Australia’s best friends in Asia US tariffs are nothing new – history should be our guide Peru’s new megaport reveals a refined Belt and Road Australia’s new chequebook diplomacy in the Pacific The new energy shock: Complacency in oil markets could ignite a global crisis Stay informed with the latest analysis & commentary on international events from our experts around the world. Register FEATURED Rushali Saha Indonesian foreign policy is still free, more active Jessica Collins New treaty ties Nauru to Australia via banks, security and telecommunications William Gourlay Bashar al-Assad is gone, but is the Syrian civil war over? EXPLORE See All Articles → Kieran Thompson 11 hours ago The trouble with Australia’s best friends in Asia Political turmoil in Japan and South Korea cannot be insulated from relations with the region. Annmaree O’Keeffe 14 hours ago US tariffs are nothing new – history should be our guide With a change of guard in the White House, Australia could take its lead from Chifley’s art of the deal. Selwyn Parker 20 hours ago Peru’s new megaport reveals a refined Belt and Road China’s gain is America’s loss as deal wraps up control of key Latin American port for more than half a century. Daniel Flitton 1 day ago Australia’s new chequebook diplomacy in the Pacific The potential for a bidding war should be acknowledged. Patricia Schouker 1 day ago The new energy shock: Complacency in oil markets could ignite a global crisis The cascading effects of even minor disruptions are too often ignored. It’s time to reassess the risk. Sam Roggeveen 1 day ago An ounce of prevention: Nauru deal puts defence spending in a different light Australia’s Nauru deal is a victory for preventive diplomacy, closing off any possibility of a Chinese security presence. Gabriela Bernal 1 day ago Korean turmoil: What the North thinks looking South A “main enemy” suffering disarray at home and ridicule from abroad, Pyongyang might suddenly warm to Yoon Suk-yeol… Rushali Saha 1 day ago Indonesian foreign policy is still free, more active Equating Jakarta’s moves with either a “pro-Beijing” or “pro-US” orientation indicates a fundamental misreading of the concept of non-alignment. Jessica Collins 2 days ago New treaty ties Nauru to Australia via banks, security and telecommunications But the “permanent state of contest” in the Pacific appears set to continue. See All Articles → LONG READS An all-male Pacific peace mission to New Caledonia excludes women’s voices in the crisis Nicole George Women are being made invisible, yet their actions are consequential. A shared struggle: Ukrainians and their volunteer supporters on the front lines Gordon Weiss An unyielding will in the face of invasion has inspired heroes at home and from afar. Maid in Australia: When international relations and industrial law collide Daniel Flitton Two recent court cases have raised uncomfortable questions about diplomatic immunity. THREAD Measuring power in Asia View Thread VIEW ALL THREADS → VIEW ALL THREADS →
Kieran Thompson 11 hours ago The trouble with Australia’s best friends in Asia Political turmoil in Japan and South Korea cannot be insulated from relations with the region.
Annmaree O’Keeffe 14 hours ago US tariffs are nothing new – history should be our guide With a change of guard in the White House, Australia could take its lead from Chifley’s art of the deal.
Selwyn Parker 20 hours ago Peru’s new megaport reveals a refined Belt and Road China’s gain is America’s loss as deal wraps up control of key Latin American port for more than half a century.
Daniel Flitton 1 day ago Australia’s new chequebook diplomacy in the Pacific The potential for a bidding war should be acknowledged.
Patricia Schouker 1 day ago The new energy shock: Complacency in oil markets could ignite a global crisis The cascading effects of even minor disruptions are too often ignored. It’s time to reassess the risk.
Sam Roggeveen 1 day ago An ounce of prevention: Nauru deal puts defence spending in a different light Australia’s Nauru deal is a victory for preventive diplomacy, closing off any possibility of a Chinese security presence.
Gabriela Bernal 1 day ago Korean turmoil: What the North thinks looking South A “main enemy” suffering disarray at home and ridicule from abroad, Pyongyang might suddenly warm to Yoon Suk-yeol…
Rushali Saha 1 day ago Indonesian foreign policy is still free, more active Equating Jakarta’s moves with either a “pro-Beijing” or “pro-US” orientation indicates a fundamental misreading of the concept of non-alignment.
Jessica Collins 2 days ago New treaty ties Nauru to Australia via banks, security and telecommunications But the “permanent state of contest” in the Pacific appears set to continue.