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.

08 Feb 2018
The Australian government's recent decision to adopt an ambitious new defence manufacturing plan has met with controversy. Far beyond most
08 Feb 2018
More than four months after Germany’s federal election, the country's two leading parties have finally agreed to form another 'grand
06 Feb 2018
What do Australia's recent moves to join Bill Gates in fighting malaria and take up Rihanna's tweet-challenge to fund girls' education
06 Feb 2018
People who are forced to leave their homes and communities, whether running for their lives or needing to find a
01 Feb 2018
With the signing of the updated Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement imminent and American leadership absent, who has taken the helm? The
31 Jan 2018
In Wednesday's State of the Union, President Trump was selling 'America First' to a home crowd. But when Trump addressed
31 Jan 2018
Australia’s national security government has found yet another credential to add to its claim that it’s protecting the country’s future.
30 Jan 2018
As children return to school and we settle into 2018, it is worth taking a moment to think about time
30 Jan 2018
With the global number of displaced people at a record high, refugee families are as vulnerable to separation as ever.
30 Jan 2018
In 2017 we finally realised that the four decades of geopolitical stability enjoyed by Asian countries and societies had come
29 Jan 2018
Oft-forgotten but nonetheless important, the real Caribbean is largely left out of international affairs discussion, with one recent scandalous exception.
22 Jan 2018
Seventy-five years since the first Australian embassy opened in Russia, on 26 January 1943, Moscow wants to strengthen dialogue with