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Denise Fisher 7 hours ago New Caledonia’s Bougival Accord offers path beyond independence deadlock Voters in the French territory must now decide at a 2026 referendum whether to accept dual citizenship and statehood within France.
Melinda Stuart 8 hours ago If infrastructure is the new oil, Australia is in a winning position By investing in Southeast Asia’s sustainable development, Australia can help shape regional growth and prosperity.
William Gourlay 10 hours ago Making Greater Russia again? Trump’s new world order may greenlight a Russian sphere of interest, but Moscow’s geopolitical clout seems in decline.
Vu Lam 17 hours ago Timor-Leste is ready for ASEAN, but is ASEAN ready for what comes next? The bloc’s inability to mediate even among its members highlights a structural blind spot: it can convene, but not intervene, even when regional cohesion is at stake.
Robert Walker 1 day ago The America First approach to trade and tariffs is only getting started Multiple legal mechanisms give the US President broad authority to impose sectoral levies beyond current negotiations.
Sean Turnell 1 day ago False recognition, tariffs, Myanmar, and the lost art of letter writing Myanmar’s military ruler celebrates receiving formal correspondence from Washington, seeing diplomatic validation despite sanctions.
Ved Shinde 1 day ago Pivot to the West: India’s changing trade strategy Even for a country of India’s economic size, not prioritising exports is unviable.
Philippa Nicole Barr 1 day ago One Health diplomacy: How Australia can lead regional disease prevention Scientific collaboration on health threats offers a new pathway for regional influence.
Heather Wrathall 2 days ago Taxing the world’s most generous givers A 3.5% levy on diaspora remittance transfers could reduce vital flows by billions at the very time aid budgets are shrinking.