From a Biden administration insider, an account of how global crises were managed and a warning of what is to come. The old international order is over, and a competition is underway to determine what ...

Myanmar’s military is well versed in the art of obscuring language and manipulating narratives. More recently, it has moved to entrench its rule through the façade of a sham election to install a ...

In 2023, the Australian government adopted a “strategy of denial” to guide defence planning, defined as an “defensive approach designed to stop an adversary from succeeding in its goal to coerce ...

A year on from the shock of US President Donald Trump’s April 2025 announcement of unilateral tariff increases, US trading partners are openly shrugging off the administration’s insults and demands.

Accounting for money from China and other non-traditional donors is vital to set a meaningful global target to assist developing countries. Understanding climate finance flows in these two regions can ...

If there is one thing Canberra has learned from the Strait of Hormuz crisis, it is how vulnerable Australia remains and how dependent it is on the world’s maritime chokepoints. Closer to home, ...

In February 2024, New Zealand’s national government explored an interest in joining AUKUS Pillar II, the strand of the Australia–UK–US security partnership responsible for the… Trump’s trade policy: ...

Dr Elizabeth Buchanan a 1st Sea Lord (1SL) Five Eyes Fellow for the Royal Navy. She is a Non-resident Fellow of the Modern War Institute at West Point Military Academy and an Adjunct Fellow of the ...

In 2025, Indonesia and China marked the 75th anniversary of their diplomatic ties, highlighting how the relationship has matured into one of the Indo-Pacific’s most consequential. The commemoration ...

With Western countries consumed by domestic problems, will it be China and Russia that now define the rules of global politics? In a disorderly world, each has become increasingly assertive, and their ...

In April, Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga became the first foreign leader to meet US President Joe Biden at the White House. Suga’s trip marked the return of leader-level travel to Washington ...

Those who retain ties with Taiwan view Beijing’s interference and investment in the Pacific with suspicion and are concerned over aid with strings attached. Palau is an important strategic island in ...