With political disillusionment at all-time highs, how we speak about purpose in the world matters.

Starmer’s announcement is another demonstration of a narrowing perception of global security.

There are five basic requirements for successful military-to-military cooperation. Australia is already ahead of the game.

Provocations such as the PLA’s weapons drills are the moments when Australia must channel its unique geographical power.

The prospect of a minority government might lend some minor players a major role.

The concept of sovereign resilience must be implemented from the top of our nation’s political leadership.

Donald Trump has delivered a reality check, but Australia is not without other friends.

With US withdrawals and China's growing influence, Australia must rethink its approach to the UN.

With tariff threats against both friend and foe, regional trade agreements will assume greater importance.

Approaches to climate action, fisheries management, intellectual property, human rights, and cultural heritage repatriation is stronger for a First Nations’ perspective.

Vietnam, PNG and Timor continue to shape Australia’s approach.

With a change of guard in the White House, Australia could take its lead from Chifley’s art of the deal.

Despite multiple strategies, frameworks and partnerships, Canberra still lags on regional disaster relief.

First Nations participation and leading on international engagement should be considered for its substantive contribution, not relegated to ceremony.

Hopefully, if I embarrass myself, a couple of colleagues will share their wonky mementos, too.

Cutting-edge technological tools and youthful enthusiasm. Take the win.

It should be easier to judge the budget against the warnings of challenging times.

Australia's Defence Intelligence Organisation is a national resource, and it should have a profile to match.

The value in the summit in Samoa next week really depends on how you see diplomacy unfolding.

Masters of soft diplomacy and flag-bearers for Aussie tourism, our native animals need all the protection they can get.

The deterrence effects of nuclear-powered submarines are easily overstated, and the boats won’t fulfil Australia’s most pressing security needs in a changing environment.

Managing different interests between allies isn’t easy.

As a major supplier of global energy, Australia’s external challenges will be formidable.

Was former Labor leader Bill Shorten’s stint as Australia’s envoy to the Ukraine peace summit a dress rehearsal for a change in role?

What happens when the Foreign Minister is asked to give meaning to a common political refrain?

The real question about Australian foreign policy is whether it is too narrow, not too broad.

Discussion of foreign policy always begins by identifying interests, but that’s less helpful than you might think

With an election looming in the United States and one not that far away in Australia, it’s an easy scenario to imagine.

China’s irrepressible appetite for Australian resources will severely complicate the country’s manufacturing renaissance.

A new series in which experts explain the sometimes baffling jargon of international affairs.

Australia faces growing competition for influence among its old friends in Southeast Asia as China’s power rises.

The economic prospects have been clear for decades, but the government is now throwing serious money at Southeast Asia.

A new review may cast a revealing light on how the government uses third-party institutions to shape the country’s strategic thinking.

Watching the world go by from 40,000 feet is more than it’s cracked up to be.

Australia will be a key player in the new agreement governing the globe’s largest natural habitat.

Regular updates about Australia’s position in the world do the public a great service.

Canberra should not let increased trade and political engagement with Taipei be held hostage to Beijing’s sensitivities.

The pandemic measures that took us from lucky country to locked-up country have their roots in 1980s neoliberalism.

With growing state capabilities in the region, “guardrails” are more important than ever. Canberra can help.

Will a revolution be the way the world’s young people right the wrongs of the modern era?

The world is moving away from a rules-based order and towards power politics. Is Canberra ready?

If the ballot queue in London were any guide, the Voice would win hands down.

Long after the referendum, the result will echo in Australia’s national conscience.

From jazz ambassadors to Eurovision, it’s time Australia employed the persuasive power of pop and beyond.

Can Australia’s statecraft and alliances offer alternative security options in the Indo-Pacific?

A swarm of angry Australian-made cardboard attack drones sets the scene for all future conflicts.

How much value does the nation gain from peering into a crystal ball?

This government has the opportunity to get serious about gender responsive budgeting by upskilling its ministries.

Have we done enough to support human and democratic rights in a country where they are perpetually under attack?

The problem with an implied rather than explicit feminist approach is that it is all too easy to ignore.