Without a genuine commitment to gender equity and reproductive rights, China’s birth-incentivising measures are unlikely to result in any sustained fertility recovery. Rather, these pro-natalist efforts will reinforce existing patterns of gender inequality.

The UN multidimensional peace operation in Mali, MINUSMA, faces increasing insecurity in the region and has tense relations with the host country’s authorities. The time is ripe to reflect on the non-negotiable aspects of peacekeeping and the type of partnership that can be forged with the Malian authorities.

China’s zero-Covid policy was based on an unsustainable economic model and yet the announcement to reopen came as a surprise to the world. Even more unexpected was its very rapid – if not immediate – implementation.

Research shows that business investment is still dominated by gendered class structures. In supporting Australia's women entrepreneurs break through the glass ceiling, the Australian government has the opportunity to build a new generation of world-class, women-led businesses. 

For countries like Bangladesh, the focus on traditional military and geopolitical concerns has often been at the expense of comprehensive security. Non-traditional security threats remain the most destabilising and difficult to resolve. 

With the Pacific Islands Forum to be held in Rarotonga, Cook Islands, toward the end of the year, all eyes are on the United States to meet its promises to address regional concerns about nuclear proliferation. Australia needs to call on the Biden administration, and importantly the US Senate, to recognise the South Pacific Nuclear Free Zone Treaty. 

In the history of Nepalese conflict, war between the world’s most powerful actors has been a unique factor. Even more interesting is the national and proud image that has come with fighting for and alongside those same empires that had at one stage sought to conquer Nepal. 

Since 1999 when Nigeria returned to democracy, the country has been plagued by insecurity and violence, which have impacted socio-economic development. A key question many analysts and watchers of the country frequently ask is: Has democracy fostered insecurity in Nigeria?

With the acquisition of Twitter, Elon Musk has introduced significant changes to the company, its products, and operations. What does the future of free speech on social media look like?

In Washington, the politics of the “China threat” have become indistinguishable from a grand strategy of primacy. While this introduces risks to regional […]