In recent years, China has fortified the South and East China Seas, taken away freedoms in Hong Kong, oppressed Uyghurs and other minorities, and extended Xi Jinping’s leadership term from a decade to life. All these moves signal a very different China.

President Jovenel Moise of Haiti was assassinated on 7 July. It was the most recent in a series of crises that have shaken Haiti since the fall of the Duvalier autocracy in 1986.

The history of Timor-Leste is plagued by foreign interests and occupation. The most recent peacebuilding process has failed to adhere to its own represented principles of local participation, capacity building, and local ownership.

Incarceration rates for Indigenous people are disproportionately high. Through a deeper understanding of modern-day colonialism and conscientious investment in Indigenous communities, this can be reversed.

With the situation in Afghanistan fast unravelling, China will be keen to become the main external player to replace the Americans. But it won’t be plain sailing for Beijing.

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.

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.