The increasing prominence of nuclear weapons in national strategies and military arsenals is not an encouraging sign for the current nuclear non-proliferation regime. Recent discourse on its ...

The big problems facing most countries today are not ones they can solve by themselves. Climate change needs collective action as climate is a global common. The oceans and space are also global ...

It was warm and humid as I stepped out of my vehicle to greet the commander of the Australian Army’s elite 3rd Brigade at the High Range training area near Townsville, Queensland, last week. The ...

The world feels like it’s spinning out of control. Wars are breaking out, neighbours are turning on each other, people are starving, epidemics are spreading, debt is piling up, and the climate is ...

Discreet, high-stakes negotiations between Washington and the Taliban burst into public view last week when US President Donald Trump declared that America was “trying” to regain control of Bagram ...

The twin messages from the spectacle that unfolded in Tiananmen Square on 3 September could not be missed. China’s military parade, watched over by Xi Jinping as he stood shoulder-to-shoulder with ...

Australians have long known that our future security and prosperity will be determined in our region – the Indo-Pacific. Forty years of reports to government have warned that if Australia wants to ...

Vietnam was one of the biggest beneficiaries of the tariffs imposed by Donald Trump during his first term. This time, Vietnam could be among the biggest casualties. Trump’s first term tariffs on China ...

China is currently undertaking the largest military expansion in its modern history. According to a recent US Intelligence Community assessment, Beijing’s objective is to become the “preeminent power ...

The Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania have been some of the most significant supporters of Ukraine following the invasion by Russia in February 2022, contributing the highest percentage ...

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 ...

Most people know TikTok as an entertaining app with an endless stream of snappy, addictive short videos that make them smile after a long day. Kids jiggle away in cute dance routines, while US comic ...