The growing "bromance" between Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin may be a development of world historical importance. Warmer relations may help to stabilise and unify Eurasia, long seen by some as a region of crucial strategic significance.

Riots broke out in Solomon Islands this week following the parliament's controversial election of Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare.

New Zealand’s new gun laws were overwhelmingly supported by both sides of politics and the media. Yet promises that the changes will prevent future mass shootings have quietly been dropped, suggesting officials understand what happened after Australia sweeping legislative changes of the mid-1990s.

Despite tough talk on ISIS, many governments are declining to repatriate and prosecute their own citizens who collaborate with terrorist organisations.

President Bashar al-Assad and members of his regime may soon face charges in the International Criminal Court.

An ABC documentary exposing China’s political interference in Australia did little to question the effectiveness of Australia’s foreign intervention laws.

If handled properly, negotiations between the US and the Taliban could potentially broker a lasting peace in Afghanistan.

Framing illegal fishing as a resource-based issue ignores the full range of security challenges that it poses for Australia.

Whoever wins Indonesia's elections, determining the future role of the military in the country's government institutions will have a lasting impact on democracy.

After ransacking Labour, Johnson pledges to reshape the Tories into a “People’s Party” and build strong new relationships with Europe.