With New Zealand's prime minister generating prominence for New Zealand on the international stage, it has an opportunity to step up diplomatic efforts in nuclear diplomacy as a champion for peace and disarmament. It should do so.

Governments met in New York this week in an important step towards filling the gap in governance of the high seas. Negotiating an agreement will be the first step towards protecting the biodiversity of nearly half the planet.

Imagine Myanmar State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi resigns, goes into exile and apologises for her conduct after the Rohingya massacre. Would this improve the prospects of justice for the events in northern Rakhine State? 

Pacifism has been enshrined in Japan's constitution since the end of World War II but a vote this weekend will influence how and when this may change. What kind of amendment should Australia hope for?

Vladimir Putin's resounding victory in the Russian presidential elections on 18 March has been overshadowed by the recent diplomatic fracas with the UK. However, the scandal is unlikely to affect Putin's new foreign policy objectives.

The absence of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte from this weekend's ASEAN-Australia summit presents a missed opportunity not just for the Philippines, but for ASEAN as a whole.

With Australia-China bilateral relations at close to a 10-year low, the Turnbull government would do well to reflect on what the past year's negative approach to this important relationship has achieved.

India-Canada relations have become hostage to sentiment within Canada’s Sikh community. As Trudeau's visit to India showed, New Delhi remains suspicious of Canadian politicians sympathising with the separatist movement.

India is taking steps to become a more visible player across the entire Indo-Pacific, extending from the maritime space to the west all the way to the east, both through involvement in Asia’s most central regional institutions and deepened ties with Japan.

Tokyo's decision to join the Belt and Road Initiative enables Japan to seek greater business opportunities. However, to reap the greatest benefits, there are a number of important moves Japan needs to make.