International organisations are currently plagued by allegations of powerful states wielding undue influence over outcomes. These include recent revelations about Australia, Japan, Saudi Arabia and other countries pushing back against the United Nations on climate …
The United Nations Climate Change Conference better known as COP26 that’s underway in Glasgow might conclude with a big international agreement. But whatever tactical successes are achieved at COP26, the results are likely to mark …
Overshadowed by the excitement around AUKUS was a perhaps more significant development in strategic relations that came just the next day: China formally applied to become a member of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for …
In Paradise Lost, the English poet John Milton encapsulates a fundamental truth about the struggle to end a violent conflict and establish a sustainable peace: Who overcomes by force, Hath overcome but half his foe. …
One of the difficult things about being Taiwan is the lack of normal government-to-government interaction. Taiwan is diplomatically recognised by only 15 countries, so it is dealt with informally in most of its international interactions. …
