Australian Outlook Blog Posts

04 Sep 2025
Indonesia's 2014 raw mineral export ban, supported by Chinese investment, transformed it into the world's top nickel producer and spurred
04 Sep 2025
Despite record public support for independence, Scotland's nationalist movement is increasingly fragmented over key issues like currency, monarchy, EU and
04 Sep 2025
Forget grimy battlefields, as today’s extremist movements are contesting for followers online. The Islamic State of Khorasan (ISK) has gone
03 Sep 2025
ASEAN currently stands at a decisive crossroads. On one side, the region faces intensifying external pressure from great-power rivalry in
03 Sep 2025
The Liberal Party are correct in claiming Australia’s relations with Israel are at their lowest point ever. The real questions
03 Sep 2025
Forty-two years after fleeing Cambodia as a refugee, I still carry the weight of war, displacement, and authoritarian violence. As
03 Sep 2025
In the context of trade negotiations, particularly the failed variety, it is de rigueur to highlight obstacles, barriers and differences. But
02 Sep 2025
Middle power economies need to establish iterative and agile perspectives for protecting their strategic and economic national security interests. The
02 Sep 2025
Australia is tapping its critical minerals supply with the hope of creating new partnerships, attracting more investment, and producing alternative
02 Sep 2025
“Deterrence from Depth: SSBNs in India’s Nuclear Strategy” by Anubhav Shankar Goswami is a timely and crucial study that addresses
29 Aug 2025
On 27 August 2025, the United States imposed a sweeping 50% tariff—25% as tax and 25% as penalty—on $87.3 billion
29 Aug 2025
This week in Australian foreign affairs: Marles to travel to the United States to meet with Pete Hegseth; Wong and