The Philippines made history by handing over former president Rodrigo Duterte this month to the International Criminal Court (ICC) on charges of crimes against humanity. In many ways, the move has ...

A weekend headline from the South China Morning Post declaring “China unveils a powerful deep-sea cable-cutter that could reset the world order” caught plenty of attention and amplified anxieties ...

The Trump administration has moved forward with a US$4.7 billion loan from the US Export-Import Bank for a massive new liquefied natural gas (LNG) project in Mozambique. Backed by several European ...

The Mar-a-Lago Accord is an idea floated by Stephen Miran, recently appointed Chairman of the US Council of Economic Advisers. Such a deal, Miran claims, would address the US current account and ...

Last week, India hosted its premier geopolitical forum, the Raisina Dialogue, which provides an annual snapshot of how India understands its foreign policy and role in the world. Over ten years, the ...

Australia and Indonesia signed a Defence Cooperation Agreement (DCA) last year, reinforcing the existing Lombok Treaty while signalling a commitment to deeper practical cooperation. However, concerns ...

The ripple effects of two recent geopolitical developments have raised doubts about the feasibility of accelerating Southeast Asia’s energy transition. In February, the United States signalled its ...

Over recent years, the Australian government has made concrete policy efforts aimed at supporting the Rohingya people in their homelands in Myanmar, in refugee camps in Bangladesh, and elsewhere in ...

After months of uncertainty about its future, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio last week confirmed the near-total gutting of USAID. With some 83 per cent of programs officially cut, the announcement ...

Over the span of two weeks, I have the opportunity to attend foreign policy conferences in both India and China. First, the Raisina Dialogue in New Delhi and then the Boao Forum for Asia in Hainan.

What explains President Donald Trump’s foreign policy? Why does his administration bully allies with tariffs and threats of abandonment, and demand better trade balances and more defence spending, yet ...

The border opened to foreign visitors for only a month before being sealed again. North Korean troops in Russia might be the reason. Non-Russian tourists had been granted access only to the Rason ...