Australian Outlook Blog Posts

28 Sep 2026
The UN's landmark declaration on the enslavement of Africans rests on a legal weld that cannot bear its weight. Yet
25 Sep 2026
This week in Australian foreign affairs: the Australian Government signed onto various Joint Statements on the sidelines of the UNGA,
25 Sep 2026
When Trump said he'd review America's stance on the Falklands, he was not withdrawing recognition of British sovereignty, because the
25 Sep 2026
Synthetic biology (SynBio) could allow States to create enhanced foot-and-mouth disease for use in grey zone operations to economically devastate
24 Sep 2026
AI governance needs more than safety rules. Treating its knowledge base and benefits as the common heritage of humankind offers
24 Sep 2026
Cooperation across the Taiwan Strait can deliver real benefits while confrontation continues. Publicly testing specific commitments would help Taiwan preserve
24 Sep 2026
Five years after taking Kabul, the Taliban have proved more capable of governing than almost anyone predicted. The trouble is
24 Sep 2026
From graphite mining in Madagascar to illegal fishing off Heard Island, Australia’s stakes in the Indian Ocean islands have been
22 Sep 2026
Türkiye’s decision to join the US-led Artemis Accords comes just as its first home-grown lunar spacecraft enters testing. Rather than
22 Sep 2026
The rules-based international order is under growing strain as authoritarian states seek to weaken its safeguards and reshape international rule
22 Sep 2026
As Iran is increasingly viewed through the lens of war, nuclear tensions, and geopolitical rivalry, the Japanese anime Jaadugar: A
22 Sep 2026
Australia has built a substantial diplomatic network across the countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), but one of its