After withdrawing from the nuclear deal in May, the US has now threatened to impose sanctions to reduce Iranian oil exports to zero by November. However, the oil boycott is unlikely to be successful and will only affect the Iranian people.

In the last few years, Latin American organised crime groups have drastically expanded distribution of drugs into the Asia-Pacific. 75 per cent of cocaine seized in Australia now originates from Colombia.

Australia has responded to three separate changes in the international order over the past century. The two previous international systems terminated in war. Can a new order be marshalled without conflict?

Late last month, Turkey went to the ballot box for elections that ended Erdoğan’s need for state of emergency rule and formally legitimising his extended executive powers. What does this mean for the future of Turkish politics?

The arrest of Najib Razak, the former prime minister of Malaysia, on Tuesday represents a clean break from the past for all of Malaysia. The end of one-party rule has opened up the possibility of a new era of good governance in the country.

Asia is commonly depicted as the most rapidly growing and economically dynamic region in the world. John West's book offers a useful corrective to the Asian Century hypothesis and a strong challenge to the notion that the 21st century will inevitably belong to Asia.

Up to 40% of seafood worldwide is sourced illegally. Coordination between conservation societies, governments and industry is needed to prevent overfishing and fight climate change.

Chinese people once regarded Australia as a friendly, safe, stable country with a beautiful natural environment and reliable system of law and government. Now, Australia-China relations have surely never been more critical.

In the long run, if Australia is to exercise power effectively in foreign policy domains, Canberra must concentrate on pathways where it has a comparative advantage.

Achieving sustainable living across the world will require enormous ongoing effort. The UNDP Green Commodities Program is an exemplary case of successful collaboration between stakeholders to pursue the Sustainable Development Goals.