Australian Outlook Blog Posts

24 Jul 2026
This week in Australian Foreign Affairs, the government releases a statement on the poisoning of Australians in Laos, the Foreign
23 Jul 2026
Beijing's new blockbuster casts the 1683 conquest of Taiwan as a preview of "unstoppable" unification—but the film has provoked backlash
23 Jul 2026
Thucydides' Trap—the idea that a rising power and an anxious hegemon are fated to collide—has become the go-to shorthand for
23 Jul 2026
Recent reporting from Ukraine, Gaza, Israel, and other conflicts around the world provide disturbing anecdotal accounts of torture, including physical
23 Jul 2026
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s three-nation visit to Indonesia, Australia and New Zealand represents an important milestone in the evolution of
22 Jul 2026
The twenty-eight-paragraph joint statement from the Third Australia–India Annual Summit in Melbourne covers almost everything: defence, critical minerals, uranium, education
22 Jul 2026
The Ukraine conflict has left Russia in a very uncomfortable position. Originally envisaged as a means to deter future wars,
22 Jul 2026
A New York Times article recently dubbed U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio the “de facto viceroy of Venezuela” on
22 Jul 2026
China’s recent submarine-launched ballistic missile test into the Pacific should be understood as more than strategic signalling: it marks a shift
17 Jul 2026
This week in Australian Foreign Affairs, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles announced Australia and India
17 Jul 2026
As the fifth anniversary of Australia’s departure from Afghanistan draws near, questions about the conduct of its soldiers still captivate
17 Jul 2026
Australia risks underestimating one of its most important long-term strategic opportunities if it continues to view India primarily through the