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.

03 Apr 2018
There’s a fundamental problem in Australia's relationship with China: China’s growth advances prosperity but menaces security. If the rules-based order
29 Mar 2018
For countries like New Zealand and Australia, the international environment is getting much tougher. The post-war global order, within which
27 Mar 2018
Australia has long benefited from the post-war rules-based international order. But the danger of eroding international norms demands Canberra rethinks
27 Mar 2018
Australia's expulsion of two Russian diplomats is part of the global condemnation of Russia's alleged role in the 4 March
27 Mar 2018
The relationship between Australia and South Korea has been mostly focused on economics, but there is room for both states
26 Mar 2018
Last week’s revelations about Cambridge Analytica and Facebook are continuing to reverberate around the world. With an Australian federal election
26 Mar 2018
Imagine Myanmar State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi resigns, goes into exile, and apologises for her conduct after the Rohingya
26 Mar 2018
There have been claims that EU-Australia free trade is "nonsense on stilts". But do the looming negotiations have something positive
23 Mar 2018
US President Donald Trump may have alighted on the right policy when it comes to best managing the relationship between
21 Mar 2018
Vladimir Putin's resounding victory in the Russian presidential elections on 18 March has been overshadowed by the recent diplomatic fracas
20 Mar 2018
Fifteen years ago, a United States-led 'Coalition of the Willing' invaded Iraq on spurious pretexts. Toppling the Ba’athist regime of
20 Mar 2018
The fall of Afrin on 18 March accomplishes one of the main objectives of the Turkish military operation code-named 'Olive