PNG-China: What’s to gain in any policing deal?
It seems we’ll be hearing more about this prospective arrangement.
Japan is insulating itself from America’s turbulent politics
Alert to the risks of Trump’s return, Tokyo is betting it can make the alliance even stronger.
Between the two worlds of an Indian diplomat
Independence wasn’t a break with colonial ties but a transition – a process which has accelerated in recent years.
The Poseidon adventure: Australian diplomacy takes wing
Using its P-8A Poseidon aircraft, there is scope for Australia's air force to do more maritime defence diplomacy.
India’s crackdown on journalists a sour note in the festival of democracy
Trouble on the foreign beat isn’t new – but bringing home the news from the world’s most populous country is getting much harder.
Can Solomon Islands’ new prime minister really be friends to all?
The success of the PM’s premiership will depend on his approach to pressing domestic problems as much as issues of national sovereignty.
Australia’s superannuation rules leave Pacific workers out of pocket
The government must reconsider its tax on the Pacific’s poorest.
Economic diplomacy: It’s nostalgists vs strategists
As a new Treasurer claims a geo-economic legacy in industrial policy, his predecessor’s once shiny G20 triumph has been dumped.
Fostering Indigenous cooperation between Australia and Taiwan
Understanding only grows with knowledge of rich histories and traditions that extend back thousands of years.
Bougainville’s future: The hard questions
There are good reasons to take time before Bougainville cuts loose from PNG.