In early July, the Indian flag carrier airline Air India changed Taiwan’s designation from "Taiwan" to “Chinese Taipei” on its website. Has India shifted its silent stance towards Taiwan and the One-China Policy?

The Peru-Australia free trade agreement marks a new turning point in Australia’s broader relationship with the Latin American region. Australia should seize the opportunity to act as a major conduit between both sides of the Pacific.

The rules-based international order has become a rhetorical centrepiece of Australian international policy. One of the challenges in the current moment is that the rules and principles that were built on the foundation of American primacy are being questioned as power shifts.

The pilot episode of the forthcoming Australia in the World podcast discusses the rules-based international order and the priorities and challenges facing Australia as it seeks to shore up this key pillar of its foreign policy.

Participation in the rules-based order has been integral to the conduct of Australia's bilateral relationships. Historical examples show that Australia and Japan have relied on international law in skirmishes over pearl-shelling and whaling.

The fundamental norms and core tenets of international humanitarian law and multilateral disarmament are not in crisis. Rather the real challenge is to ensure their effective implementation and application.

Australia is playing a major role in international economic rule-making through its aggressive pursuit of preferential trade agreements. So how well do the trade rules it is promoting help advance Australia's foreign policy objectives?

Governance of Antarctica is an outstanding example of the application of a rules-based order. It has shown itself to be robust, flexible and capable of meeting emerging challenges. 

Tensions between the old desire for territorial sovereignty and the current sense of crisis that is driving states to cooperate will have implications for the survival of the rules-based international order and the human rights values it upholds.

As one of the key maritime nations in the southern hemisphere and a prominent middle power, Australia has an important role to play in the global ocean governance framework.