The power vacuum left by the US in the Middle East has allowed Russia to gain a foothold in the region – and it is making the most of this opportunity.

The prospect of China and Russia collaborating to challenge American power may be a cause for great concern in international security and relations.

After much negotiation, the government has secured the repeal of the medical evacuation law – known as “medevac” – after making a secret deal with Senate cross-bencher Jacqui Lambie. So what does this mean for those held in offshore detention?

NATO in 2019 faces an unenviable agenda and a political environment increasingly unconducive to building a consensus.

China is attempting to exert psychological pressure on Vietnam at a time when Vietnam is preoccupied. However, China is not only testing Vietnam, but the region - and even the global community - as a whole.

Despite the withdrawal of the Extradition Bill, the unrest continues and has escalated into widespread violence, culminating in the siege of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. With the city now in tatters, it is essential that the violence stops and the city be rebuilt under “One country, two systems.”

The growth of the far-right party Vox in Spain has less to do with the specific policies they propose than with the unaddressed anxieties, born out of the 2008 economic crisis, that still haunt Europe as a whole.

With his enormous wealth and power, Bloomberg's decision to contest the Democratic nomination shifts the balance within the party.

To say that the result of the Sri Lankan elections was divided along geographic and ethnic lines is an oversimplification. Instead, one ought to examine the long-term effects of the civil war.

An important aspect of Brexit is how it will affect Australia's trade relationship with that region. One often-overlooked aspect is how trade will affect the spread of antimicrobial resistance.