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France's position on NATO's proffered Japan office is likely much more nuanced than given credit. While there would be great benefit for NATO partners in the Indo-Pacific of an active NATO presence, this would create its own set of difficult challenges for members, as their support for Ukraine illustrates. 

The return of four skulls of indigenous Ainu people from Australia to Japan in May 2023 sheds disturbing light on the history of the trade of human remains across national borders. It also highlights new international steps being taken to redress the wrongs of the past and return the dead to their homelands.

The historic Makassan-Yolngu relationship between Indonesian fishermen and Australian First Nations peoples is often overlooked. In moving forward, acknowledging and reviving trepang diplomacy is crucial for the strengthening of the modern-day Australia-Indonesia trade relationship.

Australia has implemented some effective responses to the challenges posed by China to its security. But Canberra still lacks an overarching China strategy, writes Euan Graham in Australia's Security in China's Shadow.   

Increasing autonomy in weapons is raising a new set of challenges for countries. For those few leading in artificial intelligence (AI), Australian included, delaying international legal frameworks is seen as in the national interest. 

Trade and investment foster shared interests and motivations. For China and the Philippines, greater economic interdependence could provide a basis for rebuilding trust as tensions rise in the South China Sea.