Can we accurately calculate China's defence spending now, and even a decade into the future?

Officials from the US, Denmark and Greenland are expected to hold talks on Monday and Tuesday – the first since the President mused about taking the territory by force.

Australia and other partners must plainly see that America’s commitment to defending democracies is fading fast.

Washington’s sanctions and Tehran’s expanding reach are exposing deeper power struggles and ideological networks.

A new emphasis in diplomacy isn’t all downside.

The region’s industrial sector must adapt in a new climate of supply-chain weaponisation.

What dispersed basing reveals about US strategic priorities.

A partial retreat in the region could backfire, flaming tensions and emboldening China’s aggression.

Incidents are indeed up sharply, but lethality remains extremely low compared with right-wing and jihadist violence.

Synthetic drug makers can adapt faster than governments regulate, rendering precursor bans at best short-term respite.

New Delhi’s optimism about Trump's return has given way to punitive tariffs, stalled negotiations, and diplomatic drift.

South Korea is no longer merely buying American security; it is building in interdependence.

Another Trump statement that poses a whole lot of unanswered questions.

The US President is still dictating terms but critical mineral cooperation might give the region a bargaining tool

More US military investment in Asia has escalated tensions and isn’t necessary for US or allied interests.

The US President’s attendance is prized by ASEAN, even as it poses challenges.

Unilateral mining permits to bypass established multilateral frameworks may be more costly to the world as a whole.

Highly skilled Indian workers will be looking elsewhere after Trump’s visa decision. This could be Australia’s moment.

False confidence can breed dangerous assumptions in any US stand-off with China.

US tariffs are testing whether ASEAN is all talk on regional integration for renewable energy generation.

After 10 months without a US envoy, the Trump-Albanese meeting offers a chance to end the ambassadorial absence.

Linking decarbonisation with trade policy could offer an alternative to rising protectionism.

With almost “the whole periodic table” on offer, Australia should avoid choosing sides in the US–China minerals tussle.

Albanese must convince Trump that only allied cooperation can break China's rare earth chokehold.

History shows us that an adaptive coalition built on trust and interoperability can trump formal alliances.

Minerals over missiles – at least, that’s the message Islamabad is sending.

Unless the US wants to pay more and wait longer, it should secure trusted capacity from non-Chinese supply chains.

At the Philippines’ northernmost point, troops guard waters that could determine Taiwan’s fate.

With Western nations cracking down on the wildly popular app, does Beijing have its sights set on the developing markets?

Denial and extremism have plagued the Taliban’s return. Will they let history repeat itself or can they reform?

Next to none.

When it comes to Australia, Trump’s focus is elsewhere, and that’s not all bad.

Transparency in rare earth licensing could tame market volatility.

Flashy weapons deals could distract from awkward questions about Australia’s overall military spending.

If the United States continues to diminish its role in the global institution, others are all too ready to fill the void.

For a relationship historically dominated by security concerns, energy and mineral reserves could give Islamabad’s ties with Washington a stronger foundation.

The likelihood of Chinese buy-in on US–Myanmar mining deals is remote.

The US military rebrand exposes uncomfortable truths about American power that could reshape regional relationships.

A coordinated US-South Korea-Japan approach could succeed where previous bilateral efforts with Pyongyang have failed.

Tech rivalry is a telling case study where pragmatic engagement with both superpowers is preferred despite mounting pressure to choose sides.

Ill-defined enforcement and geopolitical realities may see Washington’s measures favour Beijing over Hanoi.

The trilateral security partnership has the potential to deliver meaningful operational advantages within this decade.

The baggage of history weighs more than just the personalities of the present.

Canberra and New Delhi could forge deeper ties as compensation for America’s changing regional priorities.

New Delhi’s foreign policy remains anchored in diversification, not American expectations of a special partnership.

Australia’s small exporters are caught in a wider contest between the United States and China over the cost of mail.

Perpetual worry about US access says more about Australian insecurity than American indifference to allies.

Deliberate disruption and manufactured tensions have proven surprisingly effective in advancing US interests across multiple fronts.

Deeper structural problems at home pose bigger challenges than the trade dispute with Washington.

Without economic incentives or offering entree to the White House, South Korea could find itself sidelined in North Korea diplomacy.