30 Jul 2019 Australia’s great and powerful friends: Podcast out now Kelsey Munro Michael Fullilove discusses Boris Johnson, Donald Trump and Scott Morrison.
24 May 2019 Bob Hawke’s Asia legacy David Epstein He believed strongly Australia could pursue closer engagement with near neighbours yet remain a close partner of the US.
16 May 2019 Bob Hawke and Australian foreign policy Allan Gyngell Remaking the Australia-US alliance, tears over Tiananmen Square, challenging apartheid all marked a legacy of substance.
26 Apr 2019 An Australian accent abroad? Foreign policy under a Shorten government Susan Harris Rimmer Labor’s Shorten has a domestic focus, but he has left space for independence in navigating major-power relationships.
17 Apr 2019 A question of faith: future Coalition foreign policy under Morrison Geoff Kitney <p>If he wins the Australian election, Scott Morrison's evangelical Christian faith may influence foreign policy.</p>
10 Apr 2019 As Julie Bishop exits, how far have women come in world affairs? Elise Stephenson The number of women in senior international roles is unmatched for Australia and the challenge is to drive to parity.
4 Mar 2019 Australia, it’s time to put our political diplomats to the test Daniel Flitton There’s a better way to deal with politicians-turned-ambassadors and it comes from (whisper it) the United States.
4 Feb 2019 Giving Australia a sporting chance Jonathan Prosser Diplomacy in the Pacific should exploit one of Australia’s special attributes – the love of competition.
25 Jan 2019 Do away with Australia Day, celebrate Republic Day instead Daniel Flitton <p>There is no need to reach back to history to find an excuse to celebrate. Australia should make history.</p>
30 Nov 2018 Marise Payne: charting the battle lines for Australian security Alex Oliver The Foreign Minister’s speech follows a run of major foreign and defence policy speeches ahead of the poll that matters.
8 Nov 2018 Kevin Rudd’s script in defence of multilateralism Geoff Kitney Rudd’s time as PM covered great global upheaval, and his entreaty for the world to stop and think is worth noting.
1 Nov 2018 Scott Morrison gets ready for Asia’s summit season Sam Roggeveen Yes, familiar themes abound, but there was plenty of interest in the PM’s first big foreign policy speech.
24 Aug 2018 Soft power and reviewing Australia’s global appeal Geoffrey Wiseman A challenge for a new review is to agree what we mean by soft power, how to measure it, and to put it into practice.
29 Jun 2018 Thinking about Australia’s power and influence Darren Lim , Victor Ferguson To maximise its international influence, Canberra must concentrate on pathways where it has a comparative advantage.
21 May 2018 A lesser Australia Nick Bisley If left unchecked, a decline in Australia’s influence will continue quite rapidly over the coming decade.
18 May 2018 BREAKING: foreign influence campaign exposed! Daniel Flitton <p>An <em>Interpreter</em> exclusive reveals the insidious co-opting of Australian media and politicians. </p>
16 May 2018 Time to sharpen the edge of Australia’s soft power Geoff Heriot Two decades of yo-yoing government policy on international broadcasting has diminished Australia’s once significant presence in the Great Game of the Airwaves.
10 May 2018 Economic diplomacy brief: the first Indo-Pacific budget is really all about China Greg Earl Greg Earl looks at the federal budget and implications for Australia in the region.
18 Apr 2018 CHOGM: the zombie summit that will not die Daniel Flitton Wasting Prime Ministerial time is not good diplomacy.
11 Apr 2018 Julie Bishop and the liberal ideal Nick Bisley The Foreign Minister seemed most animated when discussing ideas that are clearly under threat in the region and indeed globally.
26 Mar 2018 The cost to Australia’s reputation from cricket’s scandal Rodger Shanahan Sneaky and inept is how Australia is presented to the world by the actions of the national team.
28 Feb 2018 We need to talk about Australia’s international policy Nick Bisley The failure to speak to the public at home and with vigour about foreign policy is a mistake.
21 Feb 2018 Seven quick takeaways from Julie Bishop’s speech at King’s College London Euan Graham The most important foreign policy speech in a year hints how Australia's view has evolved in a short time.
7 Feb 2018 The clash of values and practice in Australian foreign policy Bec Strating Nauru is one case where Australia's global interest in promoting democracy is compromised by its specific immigration policy priorities.
6 Feb 2018 ASEAN matters and deserves credit John Blaxland For all its inconveniences, Australia is overwhelmingly dependent on ASEAN working and working well.
5 Feb 2018 Is ASEAN still central to Australia? Euan Graham Canberra is busy diversifying its diplomatic efforts partly in response to ASEAN's shortcomings.
30 Jan 2018 Defence export strategy revives old ethical dilemmas Sam Roggeveen Can we raise our defence exports while keeping our hands clean?
17 Jan 2018 Why Australia should consider sharing nuclear weapons Peter Layton Nuclear sharing is an old idea worth considering as the future becomes less certain and potentially darker.
15 Dec 2017 How the region reported the Foreign Policy White Paper A round-up of foreign media reactions to the release last month of Australia's Foreign Policy White Paper.
15 Dec 2017 Saying the unsayable in Australia’s relations with China Mark Harrison The resignation of Sam Dastyari is as significant for Australia its own way as Brexit for the UK or the election of Donald Trump for the US.
13 Dec 2017 How Australia can help avoid a disastrous Korean war Hugh White Australia should say publicly that it will take no part in any pre-emptive US strike on North Korea.
12 Dec 2017 Review: Hugh White's 'Without America' Sam Roggeveen Just when the foreign-policy orthodoxy seemed to be catching up with him, Hugh White has upended it again.
11 Dec 2017 Learning to trust: Lessons from Thailand, the US and China Greg Raymond , John Blaxland Attitudes about friend or foe shift dramatically when countries work together on a serious security problem.
4 Dec 2017 Australia’s coal-fired diplomacy burns Pacific friends Wesley Morgan Climate change negotiations might be moving slowly, yet Australia is excluding itself from the conversation.
4 Dec 2017 Mistrust of Australia is growing in China Nick Bisley The mood in Canberra has soured toward China. That ill feeling is being reciprocated.
30 Nov 2017 An opportunity missed for a feminist foreign policy Sarah Boyd The White Paper relegated gender equality as a development issue, rather than a strategic priority.
30 Nov 2017 Understanding a rules-based White Paper Ric Smith Why has the ‘rules-based order’ concept become so prominent in Australian policy?
29 Nov 2017 How social media aids repressive regimes and undermines democracy Damien Spry There are few limits on means and plenty of opportunities to manipulate politics via social media.
29 Nov 2017 What problem, exactly, would a foreign agents law fix? Bret Walker Australia already has adequate counter-espionage laws to target the sinister and untoward elements of influence.
29 Nov 2017 Does the White Paper underestimate the pace of economic change? Roland Rajah We may again fail to grasp how quickly changes in relative economic weight translate into changes in the balance of power.
28 Nov 2017 Foreign Policy White Paper: the UN on the periphery Sally Weston Australia seems ambivalent about the UN role in the rules based order.
28 Nov 2017 Haircuts, taxis and Big Macs: Comparing economies using purchasing power parity Stephen Grenville Exploring the pitfalls of measuring China's economy against Americas.
27 Nov 2017 Foreign Policy White Paper sees a new Asia but pleads for the old James Curran This White Paper is, as it ought to be, full of tension between history and geography.
27 Nov 2017 Keep Calm and Step Up: The White Paper's message on the Pacific James Batley Coy about China, the government studiously avoids any sense of alarm about the region.
24 Nov 2017 What the White Paper misses on China Merriden Varrall The assumption that China can be encouraged into a ‘more responsible role’ is ill-founded.
24 Nov 2017 The fall and fall of Australia’s aid program Annmaree O’Keeffe The White Paper diminishes and stifles Australia's international development story.
23 Nov 2017 Foreign Policy White Paper: Turnbull addresses the China problem Sam Roggeveen Turnbull's remarks were anything but bland and innocuous.
23 Nov 2017 Foreign Policy White Paper: Australia faces an uncertain world Daniel Flitton The obvious headline on China and US rivalry only masks a deeper unease captured by the Foreign Policy White Paper.
22 Nov 2017 Australia’s citizenship saga projects an insular image Grant Wyeth How a country judges itself is the basis for international relations.
22 Nov 2017 A manifesto to build Australia’s Pacific connection Jonathan Pryke Labor's Richard Marles has clear passion for the Pacific. Here's how to make it practical.