Although the US president has yet to set foot in Australia, Australian leaders have got Trump’s attention.

Yes, there has been a reduction in exports between China and the US, but there are other reasons besides tariffs.

Detailed reporting enlivens what is a substantive and important look at the world’s big economic test.

Despite Turkey’s glaring betrayals, the US president gave Recep Erdoğan a glowing welcome last week in Washington.

New research suggests that giving legal status to unauthorised immigrants can have multiple positive outcomes.

How to reconcile deeper ideological differences underlying the US-China conflicts is a far greater challenge.

A White House confessional reveals Donald Trump incapable of change – a kind of Marvel superhero, but less interesting.

Beyond a press release trumpeting “high-quality infrastructure” and “global trust standards”, things are a bit fuzzy.

Pyongyang has declared an end-of-year cut off in the nuclear talks, yet does such a deadline really matter?

Both countries have good reasons to cool off the two-year trade war.

Most Australians say the alliance makes us safer, but also makes Australia more likely to be drawn into a war in Asia.

Western businesses ditching ethics for market access isn’t new, but the NBA’s cowering has finally made it a story.

Adam Driver stars as Daniel Jones, who spent more than six years uncovering the dark secrets of the US war on terror.

Resurrecting the idea of “Asia” can help give smaller states agency to guide China as a responsible and benign giant.

The US Secretary of State dropped a fig leaf: Washington thinks the Quad can help put China back in its “proper place”.

A fatal road accident in the UK has again put a spotlight on potential abuse of a system intended to protect envoys.

Donald Trump has begun talking about “phases”, suggesting he has a more realistic expectation of what it is possible.

Pyongyang is taking a high-risk, high-reward approach to its engagement with the US.

To pull out from northern Syria only invites more trouble – already ISIS is seeking advantage.

Trump’s announcement may or may not be followed through, but it has serious implications for Australia either way.

It is breathtaking just how quickly Donald Trump’s recklessness has eroded the US position in the world.

Americans have grown increasingly polarised over the past 30 years, but perhaps this is a way back from the abyss.

National rivalry should not get in the way of cooperation to stop the greatest threat to polar regions – climate change.

Despite all the bluster, Donald Trump’s effect on foreign affairs has been too shallow to last beyond him.

Australian spies among three US treaty-allies in an elaborate plot to derail the Trump campaign? Yeah, that’ll fly.

Samantha Power’s memoir is no reflection in despair but instead a continuing call to action in support of rights.

From running on autopilot to hyper-aggressive, the President now seems intent on deal-making – without constraints.

The danger for journalists in normalising dealing with the President applies just as much to his bilateral counterparts.

Ahead of a Washington rendezvous, Donald Trump and Scott Morrison revel in their own words.

With global energy markets rattled, the tit-for-tat exchanges have reached a new level.

Bolton’s ouster makes clear the US president’s policy isn’t “America first”, but “Trump first”.

Pakistan staked its fortunes on brokering a US-Taliban peace deal in Afghanistan. Then Donald Trump scuttled it.

<p>So much diplomatic energy is wasted when Donald Trump decides to fire another key administration official.</p>

The 2012–13 crises revealed Beijing’s wedging strategy, and that needs to be understood before tensions flare again.

If Iran’s Foreign Minister wants to speak at UN headquarters in New York, is the US obliged to issue him a visa?

Everything leaks in Washington, except the 150-page summary of the trade talks – and that’s a good sign of seriousness.

For how long will Scott Morrison be able to insist the build-up of a US-led coalition is “separate” to wider tensions?

By keeping Trump from derailing the proceedings, the self-anointed saviour of the West scored a tactical win.

Coalition ships and aircraft may escort ships through the strait but legally they cannot patrol in or over the strait.

Scott Morrison backed the Iran nuclear deal to reinforce “the rules-based international system”, only to be Trumped.

Australia will back the US and join a maritime force in the Persian Gulf, but with no rush to deploy – which is telling.

In Australia – and in a world in thrall to populists – political and business elites need to talk to each other.

If history is a guide, the interests of Korean victims, not US strategic goals, must be put first.

The UK has made a premature break with what should be a collective response to a crisis in Europe’s near-abroad.

There will have to be a negotiation to enable negotiations to resume, and quick, otherwise the US election will intrude.

Missile tests hardly seem to signal Pyongyang’s sincerity but may serve as a distraction tactic for wider aims.

Trumpian currency intervention is a bigger risk than China weaponising the renminbi.

The hope might rest with Imran Khan, but for all the warm words, Pakistan can do only so much to influence the Taliban.

Can the US escape a “law of the hammer”, where the deployment of American troops abroad offers a temptation to use them?

Beijing should pay legitimate intellectual property charges yet the system is an imperfect way to reward innovation.