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The International Monetary Fund and Australia have found some welcome security amid growing geopolitical fragmentation.

That no relationship can be simplified to a dichotomy should be blindingly obvious.

A focus on risks shouldn’t blind us to the opportunities in the global green transition.

The Church remains one of few actors capable of offering a message of hope that transcends borders.

The attack aims to reignite tensions just as Kashmir and India had begun to establish a new regional and international narrative.

The next three months offer a rare chance for the US to turn tariff tensions into a durable framework for fairer trade.

While the United States devalues education and research, China is throwing everything at innovation.

Finding political wisdom in sport’s long game.

A partisan contest about military ties between Russia and Indonesia leaves Australians none the wiser.

History is the best guide we have.

The economic case for building nuclear submarines in Australia should be put to the test.

Like Kyiv, Manila needs to provide the US with “skin in the game” beyond military considerations. The answer might just be a disputed feature near the Spratly Islands.

Australia's intelligence review puts a premium on ensuring policymakers have the right information to understand the security implications of decisions.

Caught in a political storm, most claims about the mission of the Tan Suo Yi Hao don’t hold water.

Life in the times of an everywhere President opposed to globalisation.

A “nuclear triumvirate” of the United States, Russia and China could make a difference.

The distortionary impact of political second-guessing in investment and trade dynamics will be felt across the globe.

The tenuous logic of trading Seattle for Seoul is being further tested by Trump administration.

Tokyo wants to learn more about Russia’s tactics in preparation of potential conflicts with China, while NATO eyes Japan’s defence industry.

The Five Power Defence Arrangements makes for a case in point.

Pipeline politics transform a Second World War-era fuel tank farm into a regional prize.

A sense of economic déjà vu is driving the Trump administration in the dispute with China.

A balancing act carries risks.

Oman’s skill as a facilitator has been fine-tuned over decades – not that many know.

The Trump administration has cryptocurrency plans, but reining in bad actors doesn’t appear to be part of it.

A militarised approach to conservation risks creating a climate of fear rather than fostering genuine collaboration.

A case study in being seen to deliver.

How Southeast Asian nations respond to Donald Trump’s economic coercion matters for the world and Australia.

A constitutionally enshrined republic means the only way back for the king is via elections, regardless of the preference of big neighbours.

The region has a chance to take charge of its own clean energy solutions.

As president after five years as defence minister, Prabowo may prove to offer an unusually long period of continuity in Indonesia’s defence policy.

Stand to attention, citizens, for the anthems of the world

A massive mortgage reduces our willingness to take risks, and that can include anything from travel to investing overseas.

The US is driving away friends and accelerating a process of diversification.

The current effort to destroy what remains of FDR’s legacy threatens to weaken the US and fuel global instability.

As the climate crisis deepens, Indigenous leadership is essential.

Southeast Asia has seen cases before of when proximity to leadership trumps protocol.

Whoever wins the coming Australian election will do well to listen, consult, and show up in the region it calls home.

An inaugural EU-Central Asia summit last week marked a step-up in geopolitical competition.

The competition to change the world.

Sharing secrets is an effort to influence as much as inform – a point that even close friends must remember.

A democratic Ukraine in the current de facto borders, with a protected frontline and secure skies, is a better option than a continuing war of attrition.

South Korea is headed back to the polls, just like its 2017. But different.

At the intersection of urbanisation, technology and culture, a major geopolitical transformation is taking place.

Beijing is seeking to normalise pressure on Taipei and at the same time see just how transactional the United States has become.

The nexus between the provision of development assistance and the national interests it helps serve has always been contingent and contested.

Ambition alone will not be enough to climb the global semiconductor value chain.

The entire export-driven development model of Southeast Asia is now at serious risk.

The new US tariffs are so high and wide-ranging that they represent an economic experiment.