Sheridan Ward is a researcher on non-militarisation and countries without sovereign military institutions. She holds a BA in International Security from the ANU and a Masters of Sustainable ...

Bill Bishop an entrepreneur and former media executive with more than a decade’s experience living in and working in the PRC. He writes the Sinocism Newsletter, a daily publication about China, that ...

In the past fortnight, multi-party parliamentary delegations from India and Pakistan have stopped in London as part of a world tour. Having had the opportunity to interact with both delegations, one ...

Despite the interchangeable use of the words, Australia’s development program is not just about aid. Short of an ODA increase, the question becomes one of allocations and trade-offs – and ...

In the past four months, the Trump administration has published more than 130 executive orders. Three categories of emerging policy – maritime strategy, energy, and critical minerals – are likely to ...

In 2017, Trump did not expect to win and was not ready to govern when he beat Hillary Clinton in the election. As a newly elected leader with no experience in government, personal relationships and ...

Australia’s housing challenges are largely framed around home ownership. But for many newcomers, especially international students, refugees, and young workers, the rental market is the frontline of ...

The threshold requirement for any ally, no matter how humble, is not to appear weak. Every politician everywhere recognises that acquiring a reputation for weakness is synonymous with being handed the ...

More than four years after the coup in Myanmar, ASEAN’s struggle to address the crisis has not only exposed institutional deadlock but also catalysed a decentralisation of regional diplomacy. While ...

Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto campaigned on a promise of continuity and better economic performance. Is Prabowo living up to his campaign promises or taking the country in a new direction? The ...

Alarmed by the possibility of funding cuts, the world’s big multilateral banks are scrambling to accommodate US demands. For several years, the Asian Development Bank has highlighted its role as “the ...

In particular, Russia has been careful not to allow itself to be boxed in to supporting Iran but instead sought to preserve room for manoeuvre. While Moscow’s relations with Tehran have certainly ...