Far from advancing the cause of peace, the government risks separating Australia’s position from its closest friends.

Australia's interests – near and far – are best served by consistent support for an effective multilateral system.

Pakistan needs to think carefully about its relationship with Afghanistan. The world is watching.

Israel-Palestinian issues have long featured in Jakarta’s worldview but with a domestic edge, too.

A reckoning over the Palestinian issue was always coming for those countries that normalised ties with Israel.

A clandestine operation? Environmental terrorism? Israel and Iran both deny responsibility for a mysterious event.

Barely any outcry marked this latest shift, which probably reflects recognition of facts on the ground.

A distinctly pro-Israel bias to the whole enterprise seems to confirm a Palestinian view of a plan as “dead on arrival”.

The news media has reported casualty claims later found to be spurious but paid little attention to the sources of these claims.

Tareq Kamleh’s latest video is a jarring demonstration of the jihadi propensity to cite humanitarian activities in a bid to disguise their true motivations and actions.

The only response that will matter to Assad is that which comes from Moscow and Tehran.

Determining the facts in operational incidents takes military experience and time.