New maps issued by India raise some important questions – starting with what exactly they mean.

The death of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is a major blow, but Islamic State in Pakistan is not dead yet.

Most Australians say the alliance makes us safer, but also makes Australia more likely to be drawn into a war in Asia.

With an India–China deadlock out of the way, the path is clear to finalise the historic regional trade agreement.

Links and stories from the aid and development sector.

Moscow and Beijing are closer than ever, increasing threats to Australia’s vital and long-standing interests.

Towering over low shops and French colonial–era townhouses grows a new city in tribute to the politics of the present.

The story of “post-Wall” Central Europe is not simply a straight line from liberalism’s triumph to its collapse.

Hong Kong and China would both benefit from a clear understanding of the city status post-2047.

People haven’t stopped trying to migrate in the region, yet Australia’s role has been reduced to that of a bystander.

By the numbers, while China promises a lot to the region, it actually delivers far less.

A shift from agriculture to industrial work can mask challenges to China’s growth, especially in the services sector.

Vanuatu is pushing for international courts to tackle the climate crisis in a move that could put the heat on Australia.

Beijing is fending off African resentment over debt and for importing workers – and facing extra competition, too.

Jakarta could put human rights at the centre of its foreign policy, as well as clean up its act at home.

Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was likely trying to forge an alliance to stave off fighters defecting to other jihadi groups.

Australia’s embrace of the Pacific future needs to look to the untold past as well.

For reasons perhaps best known to himself, the premier has re-upped the state’s agreement on Belt and Road.

The US Secretary of State dropped a fig leaf: Washington thinks the Quad can help put China back in its “proper place”.

The public broadcaster alone cannot be responsible for Australia’s international voice, so more need to be heard.

Having pre-emptively declared the militant group “100% defeated”, the pull back from Syria raises different threats.

Charges of saddling Pacific countries in debt may be overstated, but China’s lending practices still pose risks.

News coverage is beginning to fall away with nothing new to report, because the demonstrations alone don’t tell a story.

China has turned American hubris on its head – overselling realism and nationalism while ignoring liberalism.