For Chinese President Xi Jinping, the only thing worse than gambling in China is travelling elsewhere to gamble. Following Xi’s

As the battle for Mosul continues, Islamic State’s position in the Middle East has weakened. Yet the terrorist organisation's influence is

In a love letter to New Zealand this week, the Chinese Premier Li Keqiang unintentionally exposed flaws in the Australia-China relationship.

Foreign minister Julie Bishop's visit to the Philippines earlier this month has added another question mark to Australia’s bid for

Although the UK has long been on high terrorism alert, the Westminster attack's symbolic location shocked the world. However, the attack

Beijing has recently criticised South Korea for its implementation of the THAAD missile defence system. Can MIKTA, a grouping of

Italy’s historically generous citizenship rights are complicating its attempts to deal with an influx of migrants. With more citizens than

Laser weapons are beginning to be seriously considered in US defence forces planning. After a slow start, they may soon

It is just over a year since the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade adopted a 'Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment'

Trade Minister Steven Ciobo’s recent visit to China confirmed the end of efforts to revive the Trans-Pacific Partnership. The question

The UN Special Rapporteur to Myanmar, Yanghee Lee, has been visiting Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh this week, gathering more

Last weekend's North Korean missile test came after a series of nuclear weapons-related actions and announcements by the new US administration.