Much of the commentary on Malcolm Fraser portrays him as the politician who moved most dramatically from the right to the left of […]

With Australia’s decision to join the AIIB expected to be announced shortly, it is clear that China’s lobbying and use of ‘soft power’ […]

Containing Libya is not possible. It is not a functioning, self-interested policy-driven state which has a decision-making structure eligible for traditional analysis and […]

Miles Kupa, former Australian High Commissioner to Singapore, reminisces on how Lee Kuan Yew transformed Singapore. More so perhaps than any other country, […]

The passing of Lee Kuan Yew, widely expected since the Lunar New Year in early February, marks the end of an era in […]

The EU and Australia are partners in cooperative security. The question is how they should focus their efforts. When we think about the EU […]

The risk to Indonesia of returned fighters is less today than it was fifteen years ago. With the brutality of Islamic State in […]

The Philippines’ impressive record on gender equality masks profound societal divisions in labour force participation, economic opportunities and political empowerment. The Philippines ranked […]

In his keynote address to world leaders at the G20 Summit in Brisbane last November, Australia’s Prime Minister, Tony Abbott, chose to complain […]

Australian foreign policy towards China needs to focus on long-term strategic thinking. Australia’s foreign policy has been a mix of positives and negatives […]