Australia, so dependent on Britain for AUKUS, needn’t worry about new Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s commitment to defence or about opportunities for cooperation. If the new prime minister’s perceived focus on British domestic issues have …
No one should expect diplomatic pressure alone to make Beijing abandon a sovereignty claim. Ten years ago this month, a tribunal constituted under the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea handed China one …
In Australian foreign policy, there has long been a tension between those who place preponderant weight on our alliance relationship with the United States and those who argue for drawing a greater sense of security …
Lessons from the US–Iran war will be long analysed, but as neighbouring Gulf states grapple with the fallout, one clear message is that countries close to a conflict cannot choose the effect it has on …
China appears to be taking advantage of its temporary trade truce with the United States to squeeze Taiwan harder and in more ways. Since the two countries in May agreed to build a ‘constructive relationship …




