Remoteness has helped the Pacific mitigate the worst health risks in the pandemic – but not the severe economic costs.

A novel clears up what has been obscured by the reflexive belief in America’s founding myths.

The international agreements around outer space, which date to the Cold War, are being tested by new space activity.

Indonesian language programs in Australian universities – a gateway to cultural connection – are disappearing.

When it came to baking bread, we were breaking bread as a community.

Why have a costly public consultation when it’s already abundantly clear capital punishment has little support?

The feel-good story of eight apparently vulnerable Pacific nations up against every major fishing economy in the world.

With Trump on the way out, from the White House at least, there is perhaps a chance to get serious for a moment.

A politician turned plenipotentiary can make a powerful statement. Yet it can also undermine public service neutrality.

An absurd insight? Dishonesty, narcissism and the celebritisation of politics do sound awfully familiar.

The cost of domestic violence has only grown during Covid lockdowns – in rich and poor nations alike.

Internet culture is moving faster than ever, and what better way to understand a crazy year?

Developing the Youth, Peace and Security agenda in the Asia-Pacific is a chance to ensure lasting change.

The new legislation will shift regional power dynamics, but it can’t eradicate an entrenched culture of kickbacks.

Compounding crises have forced Kim Jong-un to break old habits. It may be a sign of new opportunity.

Accusation as a communist – “red-tagging” – is a potential death sentence, which doesn’t stop some from using it.

Written off before he improbably rose to the top, Joe Biden may have the right stuff to lead America through a crisis.

The killing of senior terrorist Abu Mohammed al-Masri on a Tehran street raises questions about al-Qaeda’s ties to Iran.

Here’s how Scott Morrison might have responded to China’s online provocation.

Amid a pandemic and shifting geopolitics, the aid budget was a victim of its own size – and domestic pressures.

By refusing to concede an election he has lost, the American president further undermines faith in the system.

A naval facility in Port Sudan signals a new thrust of Russian operations in the Indo-Pacific.

Spared the “theatre of summitry”, the next leaders of the grouping now have a chance to get on with the job.

China’s official denials of growing military capability in the region look a lot like gaslighting.