The forthcoming Foreign Policy White Paper will articulate the priorities, interests and values for Australian foreign policy for the next decade and beyond so that Australia can navigate the uncertain seas ahead.

If Australia wants to get it right with Asia, it needs to get it right with China. Labor's FutureAsia strategy is to actively engage with China and build a comprehensive and sustained partnership.

Attitudes towards Australian foreign policy are undermined by a trio of misconceptions, led by the idea that today's uncertainty is unprecedented. History provides some perspective.

When Australian policymakers and politicians talk about security in the Asia-Pacific, they're talking about Asia. But if the country wants to strengthen its security, it can’t forget the Pacific.

With North Korea issuing threats, Trump questioning the Iran deal and the signing of a nuclear ban treaty, nuclear themes have dominated 2017. What will come next?

Earlier this week, the 2017 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons, which began in Australia.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has appointed his sister Kim Yo Jong to a position of power, further solidifying the family dynasty and signalling that he is here to stay.

If Australia insists only Chinese student voices critical of their government are authentic, a majority will be alienated and this would be an affront to Australian values.

Australia is reaping the benefits of an increasingly internationalised education sector, not only economically, but also socially and in international relations.

The sudden emergence of a new political party has complicated Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s plans for an easy election. What will the post-election political landscape look like?