In a more contested world, the future of the global order will be determined in large part by how the major powers manage strategic competition. However, it will be determined also by how others, including Australia, work constructively to sustain an international system that supports prosperity and peace.

World leaders have a solemn duty to prevent a nuclear catastrophe from re-occurring. How do we make progress and what role can Australia play?

The US and China have both been status quo powers. Neither of them now is. Australia should work as hard as it can to avoid a re-bipolarisation of the international environment.

Prime Minister Morrison’s announcements of a potential move of Australia's Embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem and of a review of support for the Iran nuclear deal threaten seriously to prejudice the national interest.

Health is an important part of foreign policy and is an area in which Australia has made an important contribution. 

The world will be a much worse place if, in 20 years’ time, lethal autonomous weapons are commonplace and there are no laws about these weapons.

A trade war is not in Australia's interests. It can do more to clarify what the dispute between the US and China is about.

Although current economic developments pose a great challenge for Australia, they also present the opportunity for renewed international leadership.

Australia's security environment is becoming more complex, with a blurring of lines between domestic national security and international security issues.

In an uncertain geostrategic era, Australia should continue to strengthen its alliance with the US without putting all its eggs in one basket.