It was meant to be Southeast Asia’s time in the sun this summit season. Events have transpired to rain on the parade of this fast-rising region.

Tim Watts is the Federal Member for Gellibrand and Assistant Minister for Foreign Affairs.

The major emphases in the foreign policy of the new federal Labor government are already clear. The ethical assumption is that such policies will protect or improve the position of the Australian community broadly conceived.

Edward Sing Yue Chan is a Postdoctoral Fellow in China Studies from the Australian Centre on China in the World at the Australian […]

The death of Mahsa Amini triggered protests across Iran. These protests highlight the anger that Iranians hold toward their government and its regime.

Former Japanese Prime Minister Abe Shinzo was often praised for his government’s “womenomics” policy. However, there is a lack of evidence that this policy helped gender inequality in Japan.

Nicholas Mulder explores the historical use of economic sanctions. He uncovers how this coercive wartime tool was turned into a peacekeeping instrument with unintended consequences.

Sri Lanka’s economic crisis of 2022 has been over a decade in the making. The new government has a difficult recovery ahead.

David Horner’s account of Australia’s management of its wars between 1914 and 2003 surveys the big decisions involved. It covers much useful history while drawing out rules of the “war game.”

Singapore’s government plans to repeal a colonial-era ban on sodomy, while strengthening constitutional safeguards to forestall movement toward marriage equality. However important, decriminalisation alone will have limited impact on most LGBTQ Singaporeans’ lives absent wider societal and legal changes.

Venezuela has been dealing with an economic and political crisis for years. The Australian government must engage in a renewed approach to the conflict.