Should we be worried about politicisation of Australia’s foreign policy and security? It’s never been a politics-free zone, but there is a dangerous populism entering the debate.

Since the start of the Trump era, the United States and the Western world has finally begun to wake up to the threat of online warfare and the attacks from Russia. The question no one seems to be able to answer is: what can the West do about it?

With its enormous economic power, China is now a global political and military force engaged in an ideological struggle with the West. This new authoritarian power is using democratic systems to undermine democracy in pursuit of its global ambitions.

What we call different parts of the world - Asia, Europe, the Middle East - seems innocuous. But the name of a region is totemic: a mental map that guides the decisions of leaders and the story of international order, war, and peace.

As the fight against COVID-19 rages across the world, a different battle is taking place in the South China Sea.

Every generation of Australian thinkers and policy-makers grapples with the conceptual and practical aspects of engaging Asia. From 2020, a volatile and uncertain strategic environment - profoundly and rapidly re-shaped by the global pandemic - will present new and difficult questions for us all.

The circular economy aims to minimise waste and keep materials and products in circulation for as long as possible. It is increasingly regarded as a promising model for driving sustainable and resilient economic growth in both developed and emerging economies.

As Chinese might has grown, nationalism has emerged as a powerful source of legitimacy for the state. What happens when nationalism goes digital? Florian Schneider explains in a recent webinar.