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Gabriela Bernal 2 hours ago How far can Canberra and Seoul’s partnership stretch? For all the talk of alignment, Australia has no influence with North Korea, and South Korea has different interests with China.
Grace Stanhope , Roland Rajah 15 hours ago Australian aid budget 2025: Choices on hold The local debates are only just starting about responding to dramatic global shifts.
Alexandre Dayant , Grace Stanhope 19 hours ago The Philippines walks a tightrope with Chinese aid Pragmatism, not ideology, is driving development finance decisions.
Stuart Lau 20 hours ago JD Vance lays bare Europe scepticism ahead of Greenland trip Traditionally staunch US allies worry at a transatlantic break-down with Ukraine a further casualty.
Greg Earl 1 day ago Budget 2025: Trump-proofing Labor’s poll chances Economic Diplomacy: Doing the sums for a tight federal election and a Trump trade revolution all at once was bound to be challenging.
Richard Javad Heydarian 1 day ago From ICC to Indo-Pacific: The Philippines’ strategic bargaining against superpower rivalries A case study in how to reduce dependence on America as well as actively promote a rules-based order.
Cynthia Mehboob 1 day ago Cutting through the narrative: What China’s deep-sea cable-cutter really signals China’s deep-sea cable cutter isn’t about technology but theatre, less a weapon and more an effort to generate unease.
Jenny Gordon 1 day ago Unpacking the Mar-a-Lago Accord The idea is unlikely to deliver the reduced deficits and bring back good jobs that are the primary motivation.
Christian Downie , Maxfield Peterson 1 day ago Can public banks fund renewable energy exports? Export credit agencies face hurdles in mobilising finance for renewable energy.