Recently released files reveal tension in the Howard Government's dealings with China.

The Cambodian regime’s celebration of  the 40th anniversary of the collapse of the Khmer Rouge as “Victory Day” on 7 January is contemptible and must be condemned.

Despite the recent breakthrough in negotiations, conflict in South Sudan is far from over.

President Trump faces significant challenges to kick-starting the end of America’s conventional military involvement in Afghanistan.

The Balkan states must effectively deal with internal corruption if they are to join the European Union.

Rather than constituting an effective response to illegal immigration, Trump’s insistence on building a border wall with Mexico reflects his unfounded paranoia towards migration in general.

Australia’s antagonism towards China threatens to derail the bilateral relationship.

As relations between China and Thailand grow closer, Thai elites attempt to moderate Beijing’s influence. 

Although the recent decision concerning the International Criminal Court’s jurisdiction on the Rohingya issue is encouraging, it cannot act alone to prevent crimes against humanity.

Sue Boyd's career involved coups, floods, the Stasi in East Germany, The Pacific Solution, Disarmament and Outer Space, as well as The Portuguese Carnation Revolution and The Timor Crisis.