This week in Australian foreign affairs: Brisbane 2032, APEC Virtual Informal Leaders’ Meeting, the attribution of malicious cyber activity to China, the third Japan-Australia Ministerial Economic Dialogue, and more.

Despite an ongoing health crisis, the hunt for terrorists in Indonesia has not ceased. How do we understand this, and what keeps terrorism alive even though the pandemic also threatens terrorist groups?

At the height of a crisis of such heart-rendering intensity, it can be difficult to think analytically. But plenty of Indonesians themselves are asking the obvious question: How could it get so bad?

The Peoples’ Liberation Army Navy spy ship Tianwangxing is cruising off Queensland. It is monitoring the Talisman Sabre 2021 war games which bang on till the end of July.

Tourists have returned to the islands off Southern Thailand, amid surging COVID-19 infections. Meanwhile, the Thai government's response to the third wave has severely affected all workers, in particular legal and illegal migrants within Thailand.

US President Joe Biden and European leaders held cosy displays at the G7, EU-US, and NATO Summits held last month. One could be mistaken for thinking that transatlantic relations are on a new upwards trajectory.

A pivotal UK-Australia trade agreement has been signed, and "Global Britain" rhetoric is flowing from 10 Downing Street. However, the United Kingdom is not a natural candidate for assuming a major role in the Asia-Pacific.

This year is the 100th anniversary of the establishment of Northern Ireland and the modern United Kingdom. It is also a year which has seen the UK leave the European Union with both parties agreeing to the Northern Ireland Protocol.

Investigations of citizenship beyond the state have increasingly moved beyond the European Union.  In the ASEAN context, a duties-centric conception of citizenship is backed by the organisation and affiliated bodies that are focused on top-down communication to and “development” of ASEAN citizens.

The rise of China as a revisionist power has also marked a return of geopolitics and great power politics in 21st century Asia. Active Indian participation is needed in the unfolding of Asian geopolitics.