27 May 2022
Ukraine: The view from Warsaw
More than offering neighbourly support, Poland wants to ensure Russia suffers a strategic defeat.
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17 May 2022
No Gas: Lessons from Poland and Bulgaria for the Quad
The risk of disrupted energy supplies is not only in Europe but a danger in the Indo-Pacific, too. -
9 May 2022
Turkey’s leverage over Russia – in Syria and beyond
Ankara and Moscow are in an unusual power play where the Kremlin turns a blind eye to actions that aid its adversaries. -
3 May 2022
European neutrality is dying out
Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine has transformed future security policy arrangements to Russia’s detriment. -
2 May 2022
Transnistria: The next front of the Ukraine war
Moscow is stirring tensions in a separatist region in neighbouring Moldova, but its moves may backfire. -
29 Apr 2022
Putting Putin on trial to enforce a price for the powerful
Building a just international order must go beyond the interest of a few to foster a true test of global accountability. -
26 Apr 2022
Vietnam’s “Four No’s” of defence policy are being tested
The war in Ukraine has forced Hanoi into a delicate dance between Russia and the United States. -
22 Apr 2022
Even Putin is not beyond the law
International and domestic justice systems are working in the background to bring accountability in the war on Ukraine. -
22 Apr 2022
India-Russia: A friend in need
New Delhi’s reluctance to speak out on Ukraine is also influenced by own ambition in the disputed Kashmir region. -
21 Apr 2022
Economic diplomacy: After Ukraine, the IMF ponders the future
A decoupling world will still need an old-style cooperative rescue service to repair the economic minefields. -
21 Apr 2022
Rallying around the flag: Domestic support for Putin is holding up
Russians doubt what they are told about the Ukraine conflict yet their view is still shaped by relentless propaganda. -
20 Apr 2022
Russia-Ukraine: It always comes down to food
War in eastern Europe is devastating the supply of staple goods to distant regions that can least afford it. -
20 Apr 2022
The duty to prevent genocide in Ukraine
A serious risk of Russia committing genocide imposes legal obligations for states to do what they can to stop it. -
19 Apr 2022
In Putin’s war, everybody loses
The war may freeze in place, but the future peace will not be like the old peace before Russia invaded. -
14 Apr 2022
Bucha: Capturing the horror
The story of a Russian massacre in the Ukraine town needed to be told. And like all images, context is important. -
7 Apr 2022
Turkey plays the dance of the go-betweens in Ukraine war
Ankara is perfectly placed to mediate between Kyiv and Moscow, and recoup some credibility with NATO at the same time. -
1 Apr 2022
Ukraine: This isn’t the information war you were looking for
But watch a change in tempo for cyber operations as the on-the-ground military situation trends towards stalemate. -
31 Mar 2022
War represents a failure of diplomacy. It pays to read past page one.
I hope Ukraine’s ambassador enjoyed reading my book in the Security Council. Here’s the message I wanted to send. -
30 Mar 2022
Russia’s effort to escape diplomatic isolation
Moscow may turn to the Collective Security Treaty Organisation in Central Asia to prove its regional standing is intact. -
28 Mar 2022
Time and troops in finite supply for Russia’s army in Ukraine
Forced to call in conscripts, reservists and foreign fighters, Putin’s miscalculation is beginning to bite. -
24 Mar 2022
Economic diplomacy: Cryptocurrency (quietly) joins a new world order
From Bitcoin to the greenback, beyond Ukraine a battle is also underway in global finance. -
23 Mar 2022
Pacific nations send a message on Ukraine – and great power rivalries
Pacific states are watching Ukraine because their sovereignty and territorial integrity can also easily be violated. -
23 Mar 2022
War in Ukraine: How this might end
There are many ways Putin’s invasion could pan out. All of them ultimately involve Ukraine accepting concessions. -
22 Mar 2022
Zelensky’s direct plea to America
For Congress to play an activist role in managing the US response to a hot war would break with modern precedent. -
22 Mar 2022
China’s women “hold up half the sky”
Entrenched gender inequality and the heavy hand of censors can no longer silence female voices in China. -
21 Mar 2022
The Gulf’s diversification dilemma
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine puts Saudi Arabia and the UAE in an awkward spot in relations with the United States. -
18 Mar 2022
Scenarios for the war in Ukraine
Unexpected resistance, disaffected troops and broken supply chains present a Catch-22 for Putin on the road to Kyiv. -
18 Mar 2022
The end of Antarctic exceptionalism?
Plunging Russia into the diplomatic deep freeze has implications far beyond Europe on cooperation over global commons. -
17 Mar 2022
Washington rediscovers “nuclear responsibility” in the Ukraine crisis
Australian scholar Hedley Bull saw special obligations for great powers to avoid the worst possible catastrophe. -
16 Mar 2022
Russia is committing atrocity crimes in Ukraine, but not genocide
More than legal semantics, properly recognising war crimes and crimes against humanity puts Russian leaders on notice. -
16 Mar 2022
Social media in times of war
Ukraine offers lessons not only about disinformation dangers but opportunities for resistance and activism. -
15 Mar 2022
Common enemies and instinctive friends
Presenting the world as one of binary choices can undermine good policymaking. -
14 Mar 2022
Saving democracy from Russian rage
The threat posed by Vladimir Putin has long been obvious to those prepared to look. -
11 Mar 2022
What the Ukraine crisis means for the Indo-Pacific
Beijing’s support for Russia comes with downsides for the region, not least a hit to global markets. -
11 Mar 2022
Azerbaijan watches closely the Russian invasion of Ukraine
There are advantages to staying neutral in a clash destined to change the shape of Europe. -
10 Mar 2022
Ukraine: The United States re-establishes its credentials
Against the backdrop of Putin’s invasion, Biden’s ability to rally allies is winning support. -
10 Mar 2022
The Ukraine war could transform India’s military preparedness
Russia on a war footing will be less capable of providing India with critical defence equipment. -
10 Mar 2022
Putin and Xi: Surviving Ukraine
Regimes built on a powerful personality are vulnerable when the economy sours. It’s a lesson that holds for party rule. -
9 Mar 2022
A rebirth of the European Union in the shadow of the Ukraine invasion
Has Vladimir Putin achieved precisely what he hoped not to? -
9 Mar 2022
China is key to understanding India’s dilemma over Ukraine
Quad partners have recognised New Delhi needs its military ties with Moscow to stand against Beijing. -
8 Mar 2022
The Ukraine crisis, feminism and Australia’s foreign policy
There’s a reason why gender inequality and state conflict go hand in hand, a denial of which erodes democracy. -
7 Mar 2022
Reading Southeast Asia on Ukraine
Russia’s invasion has unified the West with new clarity, yet exposed ambiguity and uncertainty in Southeast Asia. -
7 Mar 2022
The hypocrisy of Russia’s push for a new global cybercrime treaty
The same Russia in the middle of invading a neighbour is preaching respect for state sovereignty online. -
7 Mar 2022
The Ukraine crisis and Timor-Leste
The small country’s decision to stand against Russia underscored its democratic credentials in a region without many. -
4 Mar 2022
Squaring the circle in Ukraine
Moscow is likely seeking victory on the cheap against Kyiv – which offers an opportunity to influence its strategy. -
4 Mar 2022
Europe triggers “temporary protection” for Ukraine war refugees
Those fleeing will not be forced into the cumbersome and complicated process that normally awaits those seeking asylum. -
4 Mar 2022
Ukraine: Don’t write off the international order – read and rewrite it
Resistance to Russia’s aggression is being shaped by how decentralised and data-centric global rules have become. -
4 Mar 2022
China needs to rethink its Russia policy
Beijing may find it difficult to handle this troublesome “no limits” partner. -
4 Mar 2022
Back in the USSR – surprises in the Russia-Ukraine conflict
It’d be funny, if it wasn’t so deadly serious. -
3 Mar 2022
Sanctions bite – but how dangerously?
As long as Russian energy revenues continue to flow, Moscow will retain a critical financial lifeline.