Economic diplomacy: Made in Australia with new energy
The government wants to manufacture an election winning industry policy that also sounds tough on various foreign partners.
Iran-Israel: The escalation calculus
Iran’s weekend strike against Israel was thwarted, but how should we calculate its impacts?
Invisible victims: How counter-trafficking efforts leave people with disability behind
It is often those who should be responsible for protecting people with disabilities who exploit them.
Telling tales about “Civil War”
Politics isn’t the only strange omission from what is undoubtedly a captivating and relentless movie spectacle.
Why China remains unlikely to invade Taiwan
Xi Jinping didn't reach the top of Chinese politics by gambling.
Great powers vs domestic politics: The clean energy trade-off
The battle to corner the market on energy transition minerals has much at stake.
Lawrence Wong’s ascent as Singapore’s 4th generation leader
The island-state will have a new prime minister next year, but old hands will help guide the challenge from growing China-US rivalry.
New Caledonia: Uncertainty and division intensify as Paris imposes its will
Work is needed now to ensure history does not repeat.
India’s takeover of the Trincomalee Oil Tank Farm will help build energy interdependence with Sri Lanka
Old infrastructure could get a new lease on life.
Russia conundrum in the Caucasus and beyond
Once a de facto leader in the post-Soviet space, Moscow is now falling outside the friend zone in its own backyard.