What should be done? Canberra should strengthen trade and political engagement with Taiwan through a strategy of consistent policy and messaging to counteract China’s efforts to isolate Taiwan, ...

Second, it isn’t clear how the ADF would properly equip a large pool of trained reservists – typically one of the benefits of national service. For example, 30,000 conscripts might be trained annually ...

Thailand’s National Anti-Corruption Commission announced recently it will indict 44 former MPs of the now-dissolved progressive Move Forward Party for seeking to amend Section 112 of Thailand’s ...

After two elections lost as Labor leader, Shorten landed a solid spot on the Albanese government’s front bench. He is Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme, his brainchild. Set up in ...

Shijie Wang is a Master of Public Policy candidate at Georgetown University’s McCourt School of Public Policy, specialising in geopolitical risk analysis, US-China relations, and national security. He ...

Although the North Korea issue remains South Korea’s top foreign policy challenge, the Yoon government aims to broaden the scope of its foreign policy focus. “For the next two years, we will play a ...

Articles by Nidhi Priya (1) Nidhi Priya 11 Mar 2025 Why Australia–India maritime ties matter Strengthening cooperation in the Indo-Pacific will be good not just for the region but for global security ...

Roland Rajah is Director of the Indo-Pacific Development Centre, a dedicated policy research centre within the Lowy Institute. The Centre is committed to producing fresh policy insights and ideas on ...

Céline Pajon is Head of Japan Research at the Center for Asian and Indo-Pacific Studies of the French Institute of International Relations (IFRI), Paris. She also coordinates the research program on ...

Mark Tilly is a former Cambodia-based journalist and volunteer for Oxfam International’s Mekong Water Governance Programme via Australian Volunteers International. His work has appeared in Crikey, ...

Justin Brown is a former Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade official. He was Deputy Secretary in the Department with oversight of the trade and economic agenda. He served as Australia's chief ...

Lai won the election and was inaugurated last month. Still, this came after countless fabricated or exaggerated rumours, articles, and pictures were disseminated through social media and emails to ...