Australia’s economy is at a crossroads. Whether its recovery is fast or slow will depend on the decisions made by Australian politicians.   

Having a chair at the UN Human Rights Council is a privilege to many countries, and Australia is the first Pacific nation to achieve this goal. However, Australia’s presence at the Council has not been matched by a resolve to eliminate domestic and international human rights abuses.

COVID-19 has transformed surveillance. From shotgun temperature checks to sewage monitoring at the microbiological level, the manner in which biological metadata is being targeted, acquired, analysed, and reported has changed.

Intensifying tensions and the resurgence of nuclear debates in the Asia-Pacific will have profound and uncertain implications for war and peace in the 21st century. In this era of strategic uncertainty dominated by nuclear-armed giants, middle powers are thinking about how to avoid subjugation without a nuclear deterrent of their own.

The world appears to have jumped to Lebanon’s aid after the Beirut blast. However, the actual crisis is much longer and more complex than is being recognised. 

Evangeline Larsen is a Dual BA graduate from Sciences Po, France and the University of Sydney where she studied Middle Eastern politics, French […]

Many Americans think their country is in bad shape. George Friedman's close examination of American history indicates that the country is in the midst of an expected period of transition rather than a state of decline.

Image courtesy of Damien Surgeon, CC BY 2.0 Afghanistan’s history is marked by periods of foreign invasion and withdrawal, so much so that […]

Egypt has, for decades, monopolised the use of the Nile river. With Ethiopia's relentless pursuit of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam project and questioning of Egypt's hegemony, both sides have adopted competing securitisation rhetorics to legitimise their cause. 

Status considerations have been a key factor influencing Beijing’s decisions on intervention at the UN Security Council. As China settles into its status as a great power, its need to adhere to prevailing norms appears to be diminishing.

In normal times, a peace agreement in the Middle East is a rare event. The deal struck between Israel and the United Arab Emirates, brokered by US President Donald Trump, was a welcome surprise.