Since mid-October, Somalia's fragile calm has been broken by terrorist attacks. Militant group al-Shabaab has been blamed for the massive

Iraqi Kurdistan signalled its desire for independence from Iraq in its recent referendum, but given the international response, was it

China has slowly been increasing and leveraging its soft power as it seeks to present its foreign policy as benign.

Libya's progress towards a full democracy continues to be slow, marked by institutional failures, sectarian politics and a culture of

With Donald Trump's recent threat to "totally destroy" North Korea, Australia needs to closely examine its military obligations under ANZUS,

Nearly a year after the murder of Italian student Giulio Regeni by Egyptian security forces, the Italian government must decide

By focusing on a robust defence partnership, Australia and Japan can find strong security options beyond the US and China.

This month, Colombia's notorious FARC transformed from an armed group to a political party. But in a country where memory runs

The Rohingya crisis in Myanmar continues to escalate and the international community has yet to decide on an effective response.

The Doklam dispute between India and China had all the hallmarks of a strategy focused on public perception. On Tuesday,

Government and business representatives from 45 countries met in Perth this week to try and address slavery and human trafficking.

The public image of the first lady has been important to the Syrian government before and during the war. Who