William Waqavakatoga is a PhD scholar in the Department of Politics and International Relations at the University of Adelaide.

Australia's soft power capability derives in-part from its ability to distribute information coherently, correctly, and functionally. Over the years, the connective tissue between policy aims and values in this space has loosened to the detriment of Australian interests.  

Dr Rowan Nicholson teaches and researches at Flinders University, Australia, mainly in international law with a focus on sovereignty, self-determination, and interstate disputes. […]

The rhetoric this week from global leaders is moving the narrative of global war closer to reality. Xi Jinping's visit to Russia hasn't helped. 

Russian is well known for employing hybrid warfare tactics, including the use of lawfare to achieve its aims. Those same tactics are now being used by Ukraine in its pursuit of global sanctions against Putin. 

The US response to the International Criminal Court (ICC or Court) prosecution of Russian war crimes reveals the contortions of long-held and selective reasoning on international legal obligations. Choosing to support longstanding policy may ultimately end in a win for Russian aggression. 

The brutality of the Wagner Group mercenaries fighting on behalf of Russia in Ukraine have thrown a spotlight on this private military company in western media. But in many African countries this mercenary group has been a household name for some time.

Matt Warren is the Director of the RMIT University Centre for Cyber Security Research and Innovation and a Professor of Cyber Security at […]

A Global Plastics Treaty without a common understanding of the “plastics lifecycle” or “plastic pollution” is, at best, an aspirational instrument that fails to address the source of the problem. Agreement is sorely needed.

The march toward a Code of Conduct for partners in the South China Sea has been a long one, fraught with interruption, deception, and acrimony. While China's renewed effort to conclude the negotiations is admirable, many are wary of its true intentions. 

Kathryn Baragwanath is a Research Fellow at the Australian Catholic University, based in Melbourne. She received her PhD in Political Science from UCSD […]