Australian Outlook Blog Posts

04 Aug 2026
ASEAN has long signalled its intent to respond to disasters “outside the region.” The Pacific offers more than an opportunity
04 Aug 2026
In 2025, President Trump boycotted the G20 Leaders’ Summit, the annual gathering of leaders from the 20 largest economies. The
04 Aug 2026
The current war in the Middle East has triggered yet another global energy crisis. This only aggravates a long‑standing challenge
24 Jul 2026
This week in Australian Foreign Affairs, the government releases a statement on the poisoning of Australians in Laos, the Foreign
23 Jul 2026
Beijing's new blockbuster casts the 1683 conquest of Taiwan as a preview of "unstoppable" unification—but the film has provoked backlash
23 Jul 2026
Thucydides' Trap—the idea that a rising power and an anxious hegemon are fated to collide—has become the go-to shorthand for
23 Jul 2026
Recent reporting from Ukraine, Gaza, Israel, and other conflicts around the world provide disturbing anecdotal accounts of torture, including physical
23 Jul 2026
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s three-nation visit to Indonesia, Australia and New Zealand represents an important milestone in the evolution of
22 Jul 2026
The twenty-eight-paragraph joint statement from the Third Australia–India Annual Summit in Melbourne covers almost everything: defence, critical minerals, uranium, education
22 Jul 2026
The Ukraine conflict has left Russia in a very uncomfortable position. Originally envisaged as a means to deter future wars,
22 Jul 2026
A New York Times article recently dubbed U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio the “de facto viceroy of Venezuela” on
22 Jul 2026
China’s recent submarine-launched ballistic missile test into the Pacific should be understood as more than strategic signalling: it marks a shift