Australian Outlook Blog Posts

19 May 2025
Future-proofing from the ground up is how eastern Indonesia is working towards climate resilience. Empowering women, honouring tradition, and listening
16 May 2025
This week in Australian foreign affairs: Albanese in Jakarta; Albanese to visit Vatican City and Singapore; new investment in Indonesia;
16 May 2025
In light of the ongoing military escalation between India and Pakistan, addressing the enduring violence in Kashmir requires a dual
16 May 2025
There is an arms race developing between the United States and China. But this race is not about kinds of
16 May 2025
India’s emerging “MIDWIFE” strategy reflects a calculated response to China’s growing regional assertiveness, balancing autonomy with deepening ties to the
14 May 2025
Do preferential trade agreements truly help African economies, or do they keep them trapped in a cycle of dependency? In
14 May 2025
Facing mounting pressure from US tariffs and global trade volatility, Australia must urgently realign its economic strategy. Deepening ties with
13 May 2025
As Québec and Alberta edge closer to potential independence referenda, Canada faces a renewed crisis of national unity. Regionalism, fuelled
13 May 2025
Recent challenges to the free and open international order present an unprecedented need for middle powers to cooperate. Despite this,
12 May 2025
As a perilous ceasefire hangs between India and Pakistan, Kashmiris are being caught in the political crossfire. Without a guarantee
12 May 2025
With the success of Anthony Albanese and the Labor Party in the election, Australia’s China policy is likely to continue
12 May 2025
At least for now, Vladimir Putin sees no threat to his rule. His war with Ukraine has bled his country