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 Feb 2026
After 26 years of negotiations, the EU’s Partnership Agreement with the South American bloc Mercosur (Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay)
12 Feb 2026
India is not choosing sides—it is shaping the regional environment. Five strategic fundamentals are steadily redefining China’s room for manoeuvre
11 Feb 2026
For a middle power seeking to diversify its strategic and economic exposure while upholding its commitments to the US alliance,
05 Feb 2026
Will the US-Iran ‘peace talks succeed or fail? Given the mix of personalities and national interests involved, we just don’t
05 Feb 2026
A 10-minute video on X has been viewed eleven million times in the past six months. In it, senior members
05 Feb 2026
Indonesia is undergoing a profound and strategic recalibration in its approach to global diplomacy and geopolitics. For decades, ASEAN centrality
05 Feb 2026
The latest revelations about Elon Musk’s xAI platform, Grok, should concern far more than the tech sector. According to new
05 Feb 2026
Canberra is 16,000 kilometres from Copenhagen. Australia and Denmark are globally poles apart, and yet because of their polar territories,
05 Feb 2026
The historian Barbara Tuchman viewed the map of history as a lattice work of marches of folly. Mark Carney recently
05 Feb 2026
Indonesia’s democracy is in a declining state. Day by day, it shows no signs of turning back to that of
29 Jan 2026
In Sudan's civil war, Rapid Support Forces (RSF) fighters have reportedly checked the sex of babies, then, if they are
29 Jan 2026
India’s recent free trade agreements (FTAs) reflect a strategic shift from defensive trade policy toward a targeted, growth-driven approach. Rather