22 Feb 2023 Wang Yi’s fruitless diplomacy in Europe Michael Clarke Beijing misunderstands that Russia’s war in Ukraine – and China’s failure to condemn it – has vastly changed views.
31 Jan 2023 Europe: Crossing the East-West divide Roderick Parkes A new alignment challenges France and Germany as drivers of European politics – offering Britain a chance for influence.
13 Dec 2022 2022: A global turning point Ian Hill Looking at trends and contours that have coalesced this year to make international politics more contested and unpredictable.
22 Nov 2022 Europe must fully embrace nuclear energy Mateo Szlapek-Sewillo With Russia’s stranglehold on the region’s energy, it is time to add a second shade of green.
31 Aug 2022 Mikhail Gorbachev: The last revolutionary Marcus Colla Ambitious Soviet reformer whose political career was defined by “perestroika”.
22 Aug 2022 Six months of war in Ukraine: Europe’s life and fate Marcus Colla Emotions have inevitably subsided but support for Ukraine remains resolute – enough to dismay Putin-loving populists.
15 Aug 2022 Norway’s 30 minutes with the PM Daniel Flitton Norway’s ambassador takes a moment in his last week in Canberra to explain what he would tell Anthony Albanese.
1 Aug 2022 On water matters: the fate Baltic ferries tell of global order Grant Wyeth Modern life can hold some inconvenient lessons – for those willing to search them out.
30 Jun 2022 War fatigue in the West Bermet Talant The democratic world passed the compassion test for Ukraine. Now it faces the real challenge.
27 May 2022 Ukraine: The view from Warsaw Melissa Conley Tyler More than offering neighbourly support, Poland wants to ensure Russia suffers a strategic defeat.
21 Mar 2022 As Hungary nears an election, Brussels and Moscow will be watching Mateo Szlapek-Sewillo Viktor Orbán looks likely to win re-election and continue posing problems for European policymakers.
10 Mar 2022 Ukraine: The United States re-establishes its credentials Erin Hurley Against the backdrop of Putin’s invasion, Biden’s ability to rally allies is winning support.
28 Feb 2022 Russia’s war will hasten the drive for clean energy security Frank Jotzo Wind and solar is not only zero-emissions – it’s local. And that will cut Europe’s dependence on Russian gas and oil.
27 Jan 2022 Power plays: the growing competition to fuel energy transitions Nina Markovic Khaze Serbia’s decision to cancel a lithium mine in the face of environmental outcry underscores a modern economic challenge.
14 Jan 2022 Novak Djokovic – a symbol for anti-vaxxers? Nikola Mikovic The ruling to deport the tennis ace could hamper his career but transform him into a different type of star.
11 Jan 2022 When no shots are heard around the world Warwick McFadyen The saga of Novak Djokovic’s visa has galvanised global attention – with a result that still hangs in the balance.
20 Dec 2021 European security: Putin ups the ante with NATO Ian Hill Why is Moscow making proposals it must know are unacceptable?
17 Nov 2021 A brewing crisis in Bosnia and Herzegovina Samantha Wong Ethnic and political frictions haven’t disappeared and threaten to turn deadly.
10 Nov 2021 The forest for the trees: trouble at the Poland-Belarus border Mateo Szlapek-Sewillo A migrant crisis is the next episode in an ongoing Russian and Belarusian project to undercut the European Union.
22 Oct 2021 “Strategic autonomy” is more dangerous for Europe than AUKUS Benjamin Tallis Breaking from the United States would militarise the European Union to the extent that it would become unrecognisable.
11 Oct 2021 Subs: Australia’s reputation overboard Richard Ogier In Europe, and not only in France, the image of Australia has suffered a direct hit.
2 Sep 2021 Europe and the South China Sea Loro Horta More warships in disputed waters may cause instability. But the presence of navies from afar sends a clear message, too.
24 Aug 2021 Europe turns away from asylum-seekers Dominic Simonelli Covid saw fewer refugees on the move but numbers could soon rise. Those needing help deserve to be treated with dignity.
25 Jun 2021 Macron’s right-wing gamble Lisa Louis The French president is betting on the far-right to boost his chances in the 2022 election.
21 Jun 2021 Believing Biden Daniel Woker The US President has persuaded European allies of his values-based policy. But will such faith carry home?
14 Apr 2021 Serbia’s vaccine diplomacy: Balancing China and the West Nikola Mikovic The politics of Covid have tangled up countries across the world – but that’s not always a drawback.
17 Feb 2021 Russia vs the EU Daniel Woker A visit to Moscow by Europe’s top envoy did nothing to calm a growing diplomatic spat. What if Washington weighs in?
4 Feb 2021 The Donbass conflict: Waiting for escalation Nikola Mikovic The forgotten war involving Ukraine and Russia in the energy-rich region is simmering still.
3 Feb 2021 A “beggar-thy-neighbour” approach keeps seafarers stranded Sandra Tsui Some countries have banned crew rotations. Some have tight limits. A few are open. So a crisis continues.
25 Jan 2021 The US and the next leader of the OECD Daniel F. Runde Australia’s candidate for Secretary-General is a favourable contender, but American backing is still up in the air.
18 Dec 2020 Learning from an island in a pandemic Grant Wyeth For all the focus on New Zealand’s and Taiwan’s successes, another fascinating island nation has kept the virus at bay.
26 Nov 2020 The outlines of a European policy on the Indo-Pacific Lisa Louis Germany and the Netherlands have new strategies for the Indo-Pacific, and maybe the beginnings of a common EU stance.
19 Nov 2020 Beijing’s bad books: Australia can learn from Norway and South Korea Henry Storey China’s coercive diplomacy is not new. Other countries have managed to repair ties after a perceived slight.
26 Oct 2020 The Three Seas Initiative: A European answer to China’s Belt and Road? David Morris A quest to modernise dilapidated infrastructure in Central Europe has quickly transformed into a geopolitical contest.
24 Sep 2020 Francis Fukuyama in Minsk Mark Beeson The outcry for liberal freedoms on display in Belarus suggests “The end of history” wasn’t all wrong.
16 Sep 2020 Trump’s gambit in the Balkans Nina Markovic Khaze , Perparim Xhaferi Drawing down troops from Germany one day, inserting the US into the Serbia-Kosovo dispute the next. What’s at play?
7 Sep 2020 Pandemic democracy Benjamin Reilly Voting is based on trust between citizens and their government. In an age of social distancing, such faith is tested.
7 Sep 2020 How Russia benefited from Belarus’s turmoil Nikola Mikovic The “last European dictator” has turned back to the Kremlin after the West imposed sanctions for recent crackdowns.
28 Aug 2020 A diplomatic breakdown over “snapback” tests the UN Richard Gowan Dispute over a US call for pre-2015 Iran sanctions has pushed the Security Council to its limit. It’s been there before.
22 Jul 2020 Is Huawei in the UK a canary in the coalmine? Daniel Woker Britain’s 5G ban shows that political risk must be priced into commercial calculations as the world considers value.
1 May 2020 Governments, not pandemics, stop access to reproductive health Sara E Davies , Sophie Harman A winding back of hard-won women’s rights in Europe has implications for us all.
24 Apr 2020 ISIS looks to prosper in a world distracted by the virus Kareem Salem Europe could quickly be confronted by another security crisis if the terrorists growing resurgence is left unchecked.
21 Apr 2020 Hit hard, could Covid lead Europe to rethink economic policy? Lisa Louis Airlines could be nationalised, global supply chains severed. Will a once familiar market-led dogma survive the crisis?
20 Jan 2020 No end in sight for Germany’s troubles with Huawei Björn Alexander Düben As other European capitals look for a cue, German politicians are sharply divided over the Chinese tech company.
4 Nov 2019 What 1989 unleashed, and what it didn’t Marcus Colla The story of “post-Wall” Central Europe is not simply a straight line from liberalism’s triumph to its collapse.
27 Aug 2019 Macron tries to put the spark back into the G7 Hervé Lemahieu By keeping Trump from derailing the proceedings, the self-anointed saviour of the West scored a tactical win.
5 Jul 2019 The burden of friendship: Germany, Trump and NATO Marcus Colla Germany earns a special ire in the President’s complaints, but Berlin sees less challenge in dollars and more in trust.
21 Jun 2019 Accountability for flight MH17: a long and winding road … Priya Pillai Trials in absentia are problematic, but as with the Lockerbie trial, the quest for justice will be arduous and complex.
10 May 2019 My mother’s life: faraway dreams, new growth and seeking acceptance Scott Winter Born to a world in flames, set back by illness, an adventure to Australia would strengthen the threads of a nation.