The economy of greater Shanghai is bigger than that of Switzerland.

The second anniversary of the Syrian civil war is looming and the political and military situation remains deadlocked. The Assad regime's superiority in conventional weapons has meant that, while government forces have ceded

Senator David Fawcett (Liberal) is a member of the Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade.

Dr Michael Barr is a Senior Lecturer at Flinders University and Editor-in-Chief, Asian Studies Review.

Last July I expressed scepticism about the idea that Tony Abbott's fondness for the 'anglosphere' implied that he was too focused on Australia's traditional partners and didn't fully app

Joel Wing-Lun is a Research Associate in the Lowy Institute's East Asia Program.

 

The 2012 Global Think Tank Index is out, with the Lowy Institute ranked 44th out of 1647 think tanks nominated worldwide.

After 29 months of government, Wednesday's launch of the National Security Strategy was welcome yet well overdue.

David Cameron's unsentimental EU speech.

Last December, in a post on the future of global growth, I posed a set of questions related to the future performance of emerging markets. Will catch-up growth be sustained at pre-

Concerns over Iran's nuclear program, proven support for Shi'a groups in Lebanon and Iraq, support for the Assad regime in Syria and alleged support for just about every other opposition group in the region will ensure that, just as in 2012, Iran will continue to feature as the main security focu

There is increasing concern among commentators charting the Mekong's future that the Lao Government's decision to proceed with the construction of a dam on the mainstream of the Mekong at Xayaburi could lea

Matthew Linley is an Assistant Professor at Temple University, Japan.

It was short!

Dirk van der Kley is a Research Associate in the Lowy Institute's East Asia Program.

Luke Maynard writes:

Danielle Rajendram is a Research Associate in the Lowy Institute's International Security Program whose work focuses on India and China-India relations.

Satish Chand is a Professor in the School of Business, University of New South Wales.

Why is female sexuality at the heart of some of our most significant global conflicts?