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.

15 Oct 2020
For a time, it appeared that the European Union and Turkey were on a convergent path. These days, the differences between
16 Dec 2020
Around the world, the International Committee of the Red Cross assists people who have family members missing due to conflict.
11 Dec 2020
Australia’s prime minister was awarded the “Grotius Prize” for supporting the rules-based order. However, it is debatable whether Australia is
09 Oct 2020
The German government’s new policy guidelines for the Indo-Pacific region appear to be an appropriate recognition of the issues at
11 Dec 2020
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is deeply committed to tackling the climate crisis. But the real leadership has to come from
09 Oct 2020
One particularly Australian dimension to the national obsession with borders is that they are exclusively maritime. But this was not
11 Dec 2020
As the world prepares to emerge from the pandemic with the new vaccine hopes, European nations are contemplating more climate
08 Oct 2020
The politics of regime survival will continue to be the dominant force diving Cambodia’s foreign policy post-COVID-19. This will push
10 Dec 2020
COVID-19 has left no industry untouched. With the airline industry hit harder than most, we have been left pondering whether
09 Dec 2020
COVID-19 has accelerated the regression of democracy in Southeast Asia as the authoritarian residue of “crises” increasingly shrinks civic space.
09 Dec 2020
China seems to be on the offensive everywhere these days. But as growth slows and budgets tighten, the country is
08 Dec 2020
The assassination of Iranian nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh is immensely provocative to all Iranians. It may be the tipping point