“Australians are inclined to wonder whether there is real understanding in the United States … of the requirements imposed upon America by its world leadership,” wrote historian Gordon Greenwood in ...

For the first time since the Covid-19 pandemic subsided, North Korea has sent a delegation led by Kim Song-nam, director of the international department of the Workers’ Party of Korea, to Southeast ...

China is no longer just buying minerals. It is building control over the industrial system around them – refining, processing, logistics, and manufacturing that will underpin the green supply chains ...

A flagship for China’s much-vaunted Belt and Road Initiative, the $62 billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) has been underway for a decade. Signed by Pakistan’s then prime minister Nawaz ...

Elbridge Colby’s recent dismissal (Opens in new window) of a collective “middle powers strategy” has reignited a live debate about the future of US alliances and partnerships. Colby, the US Under ...

When Narendra Modi arrives in Australia this week, much of the focus will rightly be on how far the India–Australia relationship has travelled. This will be his third visit (Opens in new window) as ...

Education outcomes in the Pacific are faltering. Across much of the region, participation in formal education is declining, along with graduation rates and academic performance. Both domestic and ...

Southeast Asia is entering an uncertain era in which American security guarantees can no longer be relied upon. This challenge is becoming more urgent as a Taiwan contingency grows increasingly ...

The verdict of John le Carré (real name David Cornwall) on the outcome of the Cold War was: “The right side lost, but the wrong side won”. This ambiguous conclusion is attributed to le Carré’s ...

“Australia is the most multicultural country in the world” – a mantra many kids across the nation have heard. Statistically, the claim holds weight. The 2021 census showed that almost 30 per cent of ...

In a paradox that defines contemporary Indian diplomacy, the man who has emerged as the most articulate critic of the country’s founding prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru and the principles he was said ...

The reason why the process behind political appointments to diplomatic roles is not scrutinised is that there is no process at all. It’s an anachronism that such a process – open to applications from ...