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AI’s Great Power Paradox: Cooperation and Competition in the US-China Tech Rivalry
04 Aug 2025
AI’s Great Power Paradox: Cooperation and Competition in the US-China Tech Rivalry
By Emmie Hine
As AI accelerates, the US and China shape the global governance landscape through parallel ambitions and contrasting ideologies. Understanding their policy trajectories reveals key inflection points for potential engagement. [...]
UNESCO’s Failure to Confront Conflict
04 Aug 2025
UNESCO’s Failure to Confront Conflict
By Professor Benjamin Isakhan and Professor Lynn Meskell
1 August 2025: The Week in Australian Foreign Affairs
01 Aug 2025
1 August 2025: The Week in Australian Foreign Affairs
By Dr Adam Bartley
Covid-19 Public Enquiries around the World: Policy Learning or Politisation?
31 Jul 2025
Covid-19 Public Enquiries around the World: Policy Learning or Politisation?
By Kira Pronin
Martial Law and Its Aftermath: The Authoritarian Shadows Still Haunting South Korean Democracy
31 Jul 2025
Martial Law and Its Aftermath: The Authoritarian Shadows Still Haunting South Korean Democracy
By Dr Myunghee Lee

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2024 Election Watch

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29 Jul 2024
Kamala Harris and the Hope of the World
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11 Jul 2024
Election Watch: France Staves of Far Right Surge; Ursula von de Leyen Remains President of European Commission
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18 Jun 2024
2024 Election Watch: Rishi Sunak v Sir Keir Starmer
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2024 Election Watch: France, the European Union, Germany, and Mexico
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Analysis

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AI’s Great Power Paradox: Cooperation and Competition in the US-China Tech Rivalry
04 Aug 2025
AI’s Great Power Paradox: Cooperation and Competition in the US-China Tech Rivalry
UNESCO’s Failure to Confront Conflict
04 Aug 2025
UNESCO’s Failure to Confront Conflict
Covid-19 Public Enquiries around the World: Policy Learning or Politisation?
31 Jul 2025
Covid-19 Public Enquiries around the World: Policy Learning or Politisation?
Martial Law and Its Aftermath: The Authoritarian Shadows Still Haunting South Korean Democracy
31 Jul 2025
Martial Law and Its Aftermath: The Authoritarian Shadows Still Haunting South Korean Democracy
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Editors’ Picks

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03 Mar 2023
The Master Diplomat Richard Woolcott
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27 Sep 2022
Indonesia’s New Capital
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23 Sep 2022
Dramatic Gains for the Right-Populist Sweden Democrats Party in the 2022 Elections
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23 Aug 2022
What to Watch in the 2022 Fiji General Election
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Forgotten Conflicts

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Philippines: Eight Years After the Conflict, Humanitarian Problems Remain in Marawi
17 Jul 2025
Philippines: Eight Years After the Conflict, Humanitarian Problems Remain in Marawi
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11 Jun 2024
Charges of Genocide in Northern Ethiopia
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07 Jun 2024
Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo: Continuing Humanitarian Action in One of the World’s Most Forgotten Crises
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09 May 2024
Finding Strength and Closure After Conflict: ICRC Supporting Families of the Missing in Papua New Guinea
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Fresh perspectives

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An Australia stop in the Duterte Political Roadshow
10 Jul 2025
An Australia stop in the Duterte Political Roadshow
Democratic Regression Puts Indonesia’s Foreign Policy into a Dangerous Path
02 Jul 2025
Democratic Regression Puts Indonesia’s Foreign Policy into a Dangerous Path
Could North Korea be Persuaded to Renounce Chemical Weapons?
13 Jun 2025
Could North Korea be Persuaded to Renounce Chemical Weapons?
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29 May 2025
Asserting Australian Diplomacy beyond US interests
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Geopolitics

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22 May 2024
Xi and Putin Tighten Bonds in China; Germany Faces Ongoing Economic and Political Trouble
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Reading room

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Book Review: Nuked: The Submarine Fiasco that Sank Australia’s Sovereignty
28 Jul 2025
Book Review: Nuked: The Submarine Fiasco that Sank Australia’s Sovereignty
Book Review: Cyber Sovereignty: The Future of Governance in Cyberspace
23 Jul 2025
Book Review: Cyber Sovereignty: The Future of Governance in Cyberspace
Mearsheimer Meets Dr Strangelove in a Hard New World
16 Jul 2025
Mearsheimer Meets Dr Strangelove in a Hard New World
Book Review: Delegated Diplomacy: How Ambassadors Establish Trust in International Relations
04 Jul 2025
Book Review: Delegated Diplomacy: How Ambassadors Establish Trust in International Relations
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The Week in Australian Foreign Affairs

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