While the 33rd ASEAN Summit made significant progress, more is needed to live up to its theme of resilience and innovation against the fraying of the multilateral rules-based order.

ASEAN expert Shaun Narine offers an exhaustive analysis of the organisation’s history, institutions and international linkages with a view to determining its role in the next decade.

The Great British Brexit saga looks as if it is stumbling towards its end game, with EU officials and UK cabinet approving the text of a withdrawal agreement.

This episode examines developments in Australian diplomacy and foreign policy including Marise Payne’s visit to China and speeches by Scott Morrison and Bill Shorten.

Trade wars are not easy to win. In today’s world of complex transnational production structures they are self-destructive. The United States’ trade war with Japan in the 1980s is instructive.

The real test of Australia’s long-term success in the Pacific islands is not how effectively it counters Chinese influence, but how well it can heed and serve the interests of the region.

Feminists around the world are making the case that the personal is political is international.

Diplomatic missteps and muddled priorities threaten to undermine Australia’s efforts to diversify its security partnerships across Asia.

Resource-rich Russia borders the region set to account for the majority of global energy demand. This has substantial implications for Australia.

As the ASEAN Summit is held in Singapore, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations is undergoing complex changes and yet remains remarkably stable.