Australian Outlook Blog Posts

24 Sep 2026
Five years after taking Kabul, the Taliban have proved more capable of governing than almost anyone predicted. The trouble is
24 Sep 2026
From graphite mining in Madagascar to illegal fishing off Heard Island, Australia’s stakes in the Indian Ocean islands have been
22 Sep 2026
Türkiye’s decision to join the US-led Artemis Accords comes just as its first home-grown lunar spacecraft enters testing. Rather than
22 Sep 2026
The rules-based international order is under growing strain as authoritarian states seek to weaken its safeguards and reshape international rule
22 Sep 2026
As Iran is increasingly viewed through the lens of war, nuclear tensions, and geopolitical rivalry, the Japanese anime Jaadugar: A
22 Sep 2026
Australia has built a substantial diplomatic network across the countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), but one of its
18 Sep 2026
This Week in Australian Foreign Affairs, the Australian Government’s reiterated commitments to stability and strengthening partnerships in the Indo-Pacific, the
18 Sep 2026
Decades of repressive 'iron fist' policing have left Guatemala's institutions paralysed by corruption and unable to protect vulnerable rural communities.
17 Sep 2026
International AI governance is entering a new phase as geopolitical competition shifts attention from regulating AI systems to securing the
17 Sep 2026
Indonesia's plan to deepen defence cooperation with China could fast-track its aspirations to modernised its defence capabilities. But unfamiliar systems,
17 Sep 2026
As the United States tightens restrictions on foreign students, international education is becoming an increasingly important arena of economic and
17 Sep 2026
Brendan Simms's The Return of the Great Powers arrives with an ambition matched by few recent works in the genre: