Analysis

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12 Jul 2017
Recent international public opinion polls show that US global image has taken a hit since President Donald Trump assumed office.
11 Jul 2017
Expectations of the Hamburg G20 were not high, but the summit seems to have achieved even less than anticipated and, for the first
11 Jul 2017
Following the G20 summit, the US and Russia announced a ceasefire agreement in southern Syria, the result of months of
10 Jul 2017
It is a little over a year since the UN Security Council took action to combat sexual abuse by UN
06 Jul 2017
It appears increasingly likely a nuclear weapons ban treaty will come into effect later this year. Australia has not taken part in
06 Jul 2017
This week, the Minister for Foreign Affairs Julie Bishop visited Cuba to promote Australia’s growing commercial interests in the Caribbean
06 Jul 2017
Donald Trump's push to repeal many of the Obama administration’s foreign policy initiatives has extended to the landmark lifting of
03 Jul 2017
Narendra Modi's visit to Israel this week is the first ever by an Indian prime minister. It's a result of
03 Jul 2017
The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank is a controversial new player in infrastructure finance. Early indications are that it is a far less
01 Jul 2017
After 14 years the Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands has drawn to a close. The initiative has been widely praised.
29 Jun 2017
As the battle for Mosul nears its end this week, an estimated 50 million people continue to live in cities torn
27 Jun 2017
As the twentieth anniversary of the handover of Hong Kong back to mainland China approaches, Beijing’s official policy of ‘one country, two