4 Nov 2022 The real message B‑52s send from northern Australia Sam Roggeveen Given distances and demands on crew and aircraft, a US bomber fleet near Darwin amounts to only modest change.
3 Nov 2022 Ashmore Reef resurfaces as a maritime headache Donald R Rothwell A loose arrangement between Australia and Indonesia over the uninhabited islands is set to become a little less loose.
3 Nov 2022 Economic diplomacy: Searching for APEC Greg Earl APEC faces some new competition as Australia considers the sovereign risks involved in reducing domestic gas prices.
3 Nov 2022 Risks and responses repatriating foreign terrorist fighters and families Khalid Koser , Lilla Schumicky-Logan Australia is bringing home families that lived under Islamic State, and experience overseas offers valuable lessons.
2 Nov 2022 B-52 bombers only part of a very long Australian story Miranda Booth A revamp of RAAF Tindal for the nuclear-capable aircraft creates opportunities well beyond military confidence building.
2 Nov 2022 Australia must help turn back a regional democratic retreat Kevin Casas-Zamora With only half the Indo-Pacific a democracy, a collective approach is needed to bolster critical institutions.
31 Oct 2022 Overcoming suspicion: reconciliation for Australia and Bougainville Anthony Regan The angry reaction to Richard Marles’ comments should be a warning to Canberra about the need to settle past grievances.
25 Oct 2022 Australia’s shared security in the Indian Ocean Lisa Singh , Lewis Baker As two littoral states with significant sway, Australia and India can act as a conduit to link regional groupings.
25 Oct 2022 After West Jerusalem shift, will Labor also turn on Israel at the UN? Dave Sharma Far from advancing the cause of peace, the government risks separating Australia’s position from its closest friends.
25 Oct 2022 Jerusalem, the rules-based order and deal-making Ben Scott Australia's interests – near and far – are best served by consistent support for an effective multilateral system.
24 Oct 2022 Where the chips fall: in containing China, the US can leave Australia out James Laurenceson Australia’s interest won’t be served by supporting US efforts to build a high fence around China’s technology industry.
21 Oct 2022 Waiting for the thaw: the Pacific hopeful on Australia-China reset Shailendra Bahadur Singh The island countries stand to benefit from any improvement in relations between two big development partners.
20 Oct 2022 Supporting democracy without fighting autocracies Susannah Patton A binary Australian foreign policy isn’t on the cards. Engagement is still the best way to support regional democracy.
13 Oct 2022 Found in translation: Australia and China’s shared history Angela Lehmann A memoir on collective historical baggage has much to teach about the evolution and maturation of both nations.
10 Oct 2022 Sustainable catch: better Indonesia-Australia cooperation on fishing Aristyo Rizka Darmawan A new agreement is a chance to address the core problems of illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing.
10 Oct 2022 Australia and Pacific Islands: Polls apart? Meg Keen Without a comprehensive public opinion survey of Pacific people, common attitudes can be challenging to identify.
7 Oct 2022 A new aid strategy: purpose, priorities, and plumbing Cameron Hill The government has a chance to define the criteria used in the hard choices about how to allocate scarce aid dollars.
6 Oct 2022 Economic diplomacy: Time for transparency on aid reform Greg Earl A new study reveals difficult trade-offs between development spending on governance and the decline of democracy.
4 Oct 2022 Diversity and inclusion: Australia’s global aim to walk the talk Danielle Ireland-Piper , Robin Perry It helps to ensure feelings of respect and value infuse diplomacy – and the management of foreign relations, too.
4 Oct 2022 Islamic State: women, justice, and a complex impasse Rodger Shanahan What charges are laid against women returned to Australia will help us better understand the role they played in Syria.
3 Oct 2022 Greater Sunrise: Can Timor-Leste play the “China card”? Teesta Prakash , Jack Sato Beijing is a minor player in development finance for Dili – but it’s a different story with state-owned enterprises.
29 Sep 2022 Myanmar: a desperate junta trying, and failing, to shore up its legitimacy Adam Simpson Sentencing Sean Turnell to jail won’t help the Myanmar junta’s international isolation or its domestic problems.
23 Sep 2022 Six reasons to be cautious about Australia establishing a DFI Jenny Gordon As soon as public money is on the table, there will be a line of players looking to “clip the ticket”.
16 Sep 2022 Five reasons Australia should establish a Development Finance Institution Roland Rajah A DFI would expand Canberra’s development toolkit and re-establish the country as a serious financing partner in Asia.
14 Sep 2022 Bali 2002: When global terrorism first came close to home Ian Kemish An extraordinary consular response followed the deadly attack – lessons of crisis that would become all too familiar.
13 Sep 2022 Has Southeast Asia warmed to AUKUS one year on? Melissa Conley Tyler The shock of surprise has faded and a new tone from new voices may ease some concerns. But objections remain.
13 Sep 2022 The Quad needs a stronger economic message Rena Sasaki Trade is the path to regional prosperity, but the four partners stand divided on how this can be achieved.
12 Sep 2022 AUKUS, one year on Sam Roggeveen Australians deserve the details of what nuclear-powered submarines mean – for national defence and identity alike.
8 Sep 2022 Economic diplomacy: Nation building at home and abroad Greg Earl A jobs summit highlighted the challenges in crafting a foreign policy for the middle class and balanced development aid.
2 Sep 2022 The right tools for a coherent regional response to forced migration Caitlin McCaffrie Reforming the Bali Process will provide a genuine forum for Australia and partners to prepare ahead of the next crisis.
30 Aug 2022 Why engaging Asia matters even more Peter Varghese Australians thought they understood the shape of a shared regional future but today its contours look less certain.
29 Aug 2022 Should democracies ever lie? Ben Scott Is bending the truth sometimes necessary and justified in situations short of war?
25 Aug 2022 Penny Wong on “30 minutes with the PM” and Australia’s global interest Daniel Flitton The Foreign Minister was asked about the new Interpreter series and her answer was an insight into balancing priorities.
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.
11 Aug 2022 Economic diplomacy: No free lunches for national security Greg Earl New foreign investment rules, nuisance tariffs and supply chains are all under scrutiny by the Productivity Commission.
9 Aug 2022 There must be a better way: Australia’s diplomatic appointments Hugh Piper Transparency in deciding who gets to represent the country abroad can only be a benefit.
4 Aug 2022 PNG’s troubled election should be a wake-up call for Australia Mihai Sora Shocking violence has captured headlines. A higher benchmark is needed in support of a free and credible ballot.
1 Aug 2022 US abortion bans unleash state-sanctioned violence against women Tania Penovic The Australian anti-abortion movement wants to learn from and replicate the campaign to overturn Roe vs Wade.
1 Aug 2022 If you had 30 minutes with the PM, what would you ask? Daniel Flitton To kick off a new series with foreign envoys in Canberra, I quiz Botswana’s representative about dealing with Australia.
29 Jul 2022 Can we please have a real debate on nuclear submarines? Marianne Hanson It looks suspiciously as if a decision is already made, even with a promised 18-month investigation only half-way done.
28 Jul 2022 Economic diplomacy: The Pacific reset needs real commercial investment Greg Earl The language of geopolitics is trickling down to unexpected corners of the economy with wide-ranging long-term impact.
27 Jul 2022 Australia-China relations: Understanding how we arrived at this point James Curran History is too often reduced to a cartoonish view, but a proper perspective is crucial to chart the next challenges.
27 Jul 2022 The Quad needs a futures focus Abhijnan Rej A better – and public – understanding is needed of the cascading effects of regional challenges.
27 Jul 2022 Semut: Australia’s secret war against the Japanese in Borneo Henry Storey A reconstruction of incomplete archives reveals one of Australia’s most audacious independent special forces operations.
27 Jul 2022 Economic diplomacy: The Pacific beats ASEAN for nervous investors Greg Earl Abe Shinzo’s passing and the Timor oil spy case dismissal reveal new thinking about what national security means.
27 Jul 2022 France can help Albanese fix AUKUS Alan J. Kuperman Labor faces a dilemma over nuclear-powered subs and the non-proliferation regime. An old partner might offer an answer.
26 Jul 2022 Support Pacific neighbours by strengthening indigenous food systems Essam Yassin Mohammed Unique knowledge was usurped by colonialism and imported production. Time to build resilience, from the shore up.
26 Jul 2022 Answering China’s South China Sea flying safety challenge Peter Layton A regional response can best manage risks, and the Five Power Defence Arrangement offers just the mechanism.
25 Jul 2022 Australia and the Nuclear Ban Treaty Peter Hooton If disarmament is to be truly realistic, the world needs to change the conversation about nuclear weapons.
25 Jul 2022 Engaging with the Pacific: the legal angle Sarah McCosker , Joanne Wallis , Melissa Conley Tyler The often complex and transnational legal challenges facing the region are an opportunity to foster cooperation.