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US National Security Adviser HR McMaster’s revelations last week of alleged Russian interference in Mexican elections is a timely…
The political crisis in Maldives and the ensuing struggle for influence between China and India in the Indian Ocean Region…
The most important development this fortnight, and indeed this year, is Chinese President Xi Jinping’s effective assumption of a…
The most-talked about development, this fortnight, is the significant diplomatic coup pulled off by Kim Jong Un in getting Donald…
Over the last few years, the emerging closeness between India and Australia has often made news, but such enthusiasm has…
US President Donald Trump has levied a 25% tariff on steel and a 10% tariff on aluminiumimported from all countries except…
Myanmar and North Korea were Asia’s pariahs. Both countries emerged from colonial rule to face immediate and existential security threats.
South Korean President Moon Jae-in has been steering his foreign policy through narrow gaps and around tricky obstacles during his…
Contrary to recent claims that the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade has become left-leaning and bureaucratic, DFAT serves the…
Mega-connectivity projects like the China-led Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) might become new templates for economic geographies…
