Since the onset of the pandemic, it seems like all we’re talking about is vaccines. Despite this, investment in vaccine equity and distribution across many diseases is still grossly inadequate. 

New Delhi’s strong ties to Russia have prompted some concern about the future of an Australia-India partnership. The recent signing of an economic agreement suggests this relationship will only grow stronger.

This week in Australian foreign affairs: Payne and Seselja on Solomon Islands and China’s security cooperation agreement, additional sanctions on Russia, and 80 years of diplomatic relations with the Netherlands.

In these days of faltering global democracies, three key elections should be closely watched. The outcomes are far from certain, but they will all carry far-reaching implications.

Ensuring that low and middle-income nations receive equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines has proved to be one of the most significant challenges of […]

Australian Institute of International Affairs National President Allan Gyngell starts his history of Australian foreign policy with the observation that Australia’s myths are mostly military ones: “The story Australians know best of their country’s engagement with the world is one of wars and battles.”  

This week in Australian foreign affairs: Morrison calls the election; further sanctions against Russia; Seselja visits Solomon Islands; and more.

A strategy document released last month gave graphic insight into where dispassionate analysis by a peak Australian government agency sees the region headed. It points to a future in which the Morrison government’s hairy-chested posturing towards China does the national interest no favours.

Seoul’s change in political leadership is promising for the West. Australia must do more to take advantage of the opportunity.

This week in Australian foreign affairs: AUKUS statement, more military support to Ukraine, additional sanctions on Russia, Payne in Brussels, and more.

Australia has been one of the world’s largest wheat exporters for decades. As global demand skyrockets due to the Ukraine conflict, Australian agriculture will have to adapt.