Last month the Australian government drafted legislation that would require technology companies to cooperate with security agencies in the fight against terrorism. To what extent should we expect technological advancement to alter the nature of terrorism in the future?

Australia currently has ten Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) with 16 countries and more FTAs will enter into force in the future. Free trade agreements offer Australia similar in-principle opportunities and benefits as multilateral and other types of legally binding liberalisation.

In an eventful month with the Kim-Trump Summit, what are China's long-term security goals in the region? What are the threats to the US-China trade relationship? And what role can public diplomacy play in times of tension?

The battle for the port of Hodeida is pivotal for the ongoing conflict in Yemen between the Houthis and the Saudi-led coalition.

More than a month after the May elections, Taur Matan Ruak has been sworn in as Prime Minister of Timor-Leste. But how much policy room will he have?

The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation met earlier this month in Qingdao. Despite its development potential, there is not much evidence that it will evolve to become an anti-Western centre of power.

The Singapore summit outcome is symptomatic of the underlying problem with the current US administration: a lack of coordination with historical alliance relationships. This does not bode well for the security of the region.

Australia and South Korea are Asia-Pacific middle powers with much in common. South Korea’s activist diplomacy offers Australia an instructive point of comparison as it navigates the uncertainties of the Trump era.

The 2018 Lowy Poll shows that Australians have a highly inflated perception of the size of the aid program but would like Australia to be more generous than it is. The results reveal how fraught polling of public perceptions on aid can be.

Despite Trump’s decision to relocate the US embassy and his unfavourable peace plan, Palestinian factions and the Arab world have failed to respond with a unified, meaningful strategy. What explains this?