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.

11 Sep 2026
International security has never suffered from a shortage of expertise. What it often struggles with is perspective. At a time
11 Sep 2026
The UAE’s decision to license satellite broadband should be read as more than a telecommunications development. It demonstrates how states
09 Sep 2026
As Dhaka signals openness to the new Saudi-Turkey-Pakistan defence pact, this article argues Bangladesh should resist the pull to formalise
09 Sep 2026
Australia seems to have taken a more deliberative approach towards research security, which is likely to require Australian institutions to
08 Sep 2026
Vladimir Putin’s grand strategy to gain control of Ukraine has degenerated into an inextricable military morass and a vicious cycle
08 Sep 2026
Indonesia’s pursuit of energy security is drawing it deeper into competing Russian, American and European spheres of influence. The challenge
03 Sep 2026
Australia's first Statement on Space concedes that the country depends on orbital systems it does not control, then answers that
02 Sep 2026
Five years have passed since Australia vacated Kabul when the Taliban retook the capital of Afghanistan. After twenty years’ worth
01 Sep 2026
As the Korean War revisit program reaches the end of its natural life, South Korea and its UN allies need
27 Aug 2026
On 24 November 2026, Bangladesh will formally exit the UN's least-developed-country category, taking with it the trade preferences that carry
27 Aug 2026
President Tokayev's call to "freeze" the war came not from Kyiv or Brussels but from inside Russia's own security architecture.
27 Aug 2026
Beyond the initiative’s obvious aim of securing the US’ and its allies' economic position in the AI Cold War with