Analysis

This section provides commentary and perspectives on international issues. Articles are primarily sourced on a commission basis from a wide variety of contributors including academic, diplomatic, institutional, government and non-government organisations; however unsolicited pieces can be submitted.

Articles are around 800-1000 words covering any topic in international affairs.

12 Dec 2025
The UN Security Council’s resolution 2803 (2025) dated 17 November 2025 adopting President Trump’s 20-point peace plan to end the
12 Dec 2025
BYD’s Brazil factory marks a clean-tech power shift: where China builds, countries reindustrialise and plug into the future of mobility.
12 Dec 2025
Australia’s critical minerals push is being sold as a strategic win, but it risks doubling down on a “dumb” commodity
12 Dec 2025
Critical minerals have become a frontline of great-power competition, with U.S. dependence on China exposing deep supply-chain vulnerabilities despite a
04 Dec 2025
Fiji is an active actor in the international politics of outer space. The present article aims to explain how Fiji´s
02 Dec 2025
The 25th anniversary of the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) Agenda is a timely reminder for us to critically assess
01 Dec 2025
When Montenegro’s President Jakov Milatović visited Washington in November 2025 to observe 120 years of diplomatic relations between Montenegro and
01 Dec 2025
A cascade of radioactive contamination has triggered an unprecedented trade crisis for Indonesia, exposing decades-old industrial safety gaps that now
28 Nov 2025
Newly declassified British documents expose how radioactive clouds from nuclear tests in Australia took days—not hours—to clear, contaminating vast areas
27 Nov 2025
While Nepal, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka have erupted in Gen Z-led uprisings that toppled governments, India's youth are choosing
27 Nov 2025
Earlier this month, Australia and Indonesia announced a landmark bilateral Common Security Treaty. The treaty is modelled closely on the
26 Nov 2025
As we remember 50 years of the infamous constitutional crisis and Whitlam’s dismissal and celebrate the positive aspects of his