Former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva turned himself in to police last weekend to begin serving a 12-year prison sentence for corruption. It derails his bid to return to power at this year's presidential election and adds to growing instability in Brazil. 

The separation of church and state isn't the same as separating religion from politics. Countries that have enshrined secularism have found themselves discussing religious architecture, law and clothing.

Australia had hoped to join hands with the US, Japan and India in a quadrilateral to maintain stability in the Indo-Pacific region. But with the hawkish John Bolton taking over as US national security advisor on Monday, this could all change.

The Americans, Winston Churchill is supposed to have said, will do the right thing after they have exhausted all the alternatives. Exhausting America’s alternatives could be a long and very dangerous process under the Trump administration.

When the North Korean leadership train rolled into China on 25 March, the world stopped in its tracks. Did the visit signal a derailing of American primacy in the region? 

Myanmar's treatment of the Rohingya has passed the threshold for action under the Responsibility to Protect doctrine. As a regional leader, Australia has a duty to act.

On Monday, Chinese space station Tiangong-1 fell into to the Pacific Ocean after being out of control for the last two years. It's a reminder that space is not yet a regulated space.

The start of the Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast provides an opportunity to imagine a hypothetical scenario in which the UK successfully uses Brexit as an opportunity to strengthen its global relationships.

In a world where countries have competing strategic interests and goals, think tanks play an important role in creating a dialogue and establishing a platform for the government to receive feedback on its policies. What role can Indonesia play in this capacity?

There’s a fundamental problem in Australia's relationship with China: China’s growth advances prosperity but menaces security. If the rules-based order construct does not suit volatile times—and balancing threatens war—is there an alternative?