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.

19 Mar 2018
Since the beginning of the year, protests around the world—including in Australia—have drawn attention to the dispute over the use
16 Mar 2018
Over five decades, ASEAN has been transformative for Southeast Asian relations, but important changes are required to ensure it remains
15 Mar 2018
Australia has recognised that an international rules-based order grounded in human rights is in its interests, yet it remains mute
15 Mar 2018
If Washington insiders are to be trusted, since at least mid-2017 it has been a question of when, not if,
13 Mar 2018
The vision of democracy in Myanmar remains strong but the closer it gets, the more confusing it becomes. Amid ongoing
13 Mar 2018
On Sunday, the National People's Congress voted to extend the limit of Chinese presidential terms indefinitely. The vote was expected
13 Mar 2018
Venezuela's presidential election will be held in May. But, far from gauging the electorate's opinion of Nicolás Maduro's controversial leadership,
13 Mar 2018
The rise of renewable energy has seen the world enter into a new era, however these technologies bring both risk
09 Mar 2018
This week Minister for Foreign Affairs Julie Bishop and Timor-Leste's Minister Agio Pereira signed a historic maritime treaty at the
09 Mar 2018
Twenty-five years since Samuel Huntington's Clash of Civilisations, civilisational talk has returned to world politics with a vengeance. On a
08 Mar 2018
Under an amendment to the Russian Constitution in 2008, this year’s presidential election was postponed for ten days in deference
08 Mar 2018
This year International Women’s Day will be noticed. The unreported constant that shapes international politics—the politics of gender—is an overt