Sea state The Royal Navy has received HMS Forth, the first of five new offshore patrol vessels designed to beef up protection of UK fishing waters. Following Brexit, the rules governing fishing rights in UK …
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After a run of nearly one thousand years, quipped the French philosopher and writer Voltaire, the fading Holy Roman Empire was neither holy nor Roman nor an empire. Today, some two and a half centuries …
The world’s digital heritage is in danger, with serious gaps in in its protection, particularly during times of war or conflict. The concept of destroying cultural assets isn’t new. Throughout history, warfare has damaged and …
The 2018 Timor Sea Treaty signed in New York between Australia and Timor-Leste on 6 March 2018 is a landmark agreement between the two countries and provides a pathway for the final settlement of the …
Australian politics is the art of riding a bicycle along a tightrope, pedalling furiously, using one hand to alternatively whisper into a phone and scream into a megaphone, while the other hand is used to …
I’ve always enjoyed reading Graeme Dobell’s think pieces. He’s a champion of the Pacific islands in Canberra and notable for his blunt appraisals of Australia’s standing in the region. But I’m not persuaded by the …
Originally published 17 August 2017. For much of the past decade, observers have praised Indonesian democracy. Elections have been competitive, the country boasts a vibrant civil society, and the press enjoys far more freedom than …
The most important question facing the United States—and in many ways the world—after the events of 2017 is this: Will Yeats’ fearful prophecy that ‘Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold’ come true? Will it …
Is the world sliding dangerously towards cyber Armageddon? Let us hope not; but let us also apprehend the threat, and focus on what to do about it. One country after another has begun exploring options …
Reformist, not revolutionary: that will be the tone of the three-way Labour-led governing arrangement announced late on 19 August. Incoming prime minister Jacinda Ardern is 37. For many, she personifies a generational shift, which is …
During Premier Li Keqiang’s visit to Australia in March, Australia and China signed a ‘Declaration of Intent’ to accelerate a review of the provisions governing services trade and investment in the bilateral China–Australia free trade …
For much of the past decade, observers have praised Indonesian democracy. Elections have been competitive, the country boasts a vibrant civil society, and the press enjoys far more freedom than in most Asian states. An …