The partnership with Australia appears to lack the range and depth India has with other Quad partners.

After recent disasters, policy changes shifted the model of humanitarian aid. The Covid crisis put it to the test.

An Australian lawyer leads efforts to examine the political, human rights and legal legacy of a dictator.

Privatising astronaut launches was only one objective of the latest venture beyond the atmosphere.

Across the continent, measures to keep Covid-19 at bay have been accompanied by strict and sometimes brutal tactics.

Beijing is on the nose, leading the Western world to band together, but not with Washington at the fore.

Thinking about how – and just as importantly where – we live and work might just keep the community and economy healthy.

Plans in Cambodia for a massive tourist resort on an out-of-the way island don‘t add up and may serve a different goal.

Panics have a way of seeking out victims, and the Rohingya in Malaysia have been easy targets during the pandemic.

Beijing’s proposed new national security law raises the stakes of pro-democracy protests.

The power of proximity has long surpassed the “tyranny of distance” in Australian trade relations.

Two recent developments in Germany have implications for Australia’s security interests in the Middle East.

The latest episode in a podcast to discuss the implications of coronavirus for Australia, the region and the world.

Joint access to Andaman and Nicobar islands and Cocos island offers a chance to extend patrols and strategic ties.

With the tourist industry reeling, quick action will kickstart island economies more than a well-intended afterthought.

Strained ties with Washington are driving Beijing to reach out to New Delhi. But the gap is wide.

Download rates for tracing apps can also be read to indicate how much trust there is in government.

Links and stories from the aid and development sector.

Covid-19 has seen Southeast Asian countries cut defence budgets just as maritime threats look to be growing dire.

Many people will seek cultural supports, while a few might turn to crime. But this is far from a harbinger for chaos.

Sexual misconduct undermines the fundamental goals of peacekeeping operations. Why does it persist?

Sweeping emergency powers must be used in a manner “reasonably justifiable”, not as an excuse to marginalise opponents.

The pandemic has ruptured the fragile solidarity at the heart of the European project. There is a chance to fix it.

The latest episode in a podcast to discuss the implications of coronavirus for Australia, the region, and the world.