Since the beginning of the year, protests around the world—including in Australia—have drawn attention to the dispute over the use of the name Macedonia. What position should Canberra take?

Following the recent signing of a maritime boundaries treaty by Australia and Timor-Leste, it’s a good time to consider the standing of international law and international dispute settlement. Important changes are occurring in this pivotal field.

Over five decades, ASEAN has been transformative for Southeast Asian relations, but important changes are required to ensure it remains relevant, including the addition of at least one more member state.

The Rohingya crisis has been a catalyst for many of ASEAN's critics who say the regional association must change its policy of non-intervention, however a former ASEAN secretary-general defends its approach.

Australia has recognised that an international rules-based order grounded in human rights is in its interests, yet it remains mute in its engagement with ASEAN leaders hostile to the promotion of human rights. 

If Washington insiders are to be trusted, since at least mid-2017 it has been a question of when, not if, US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson would be replaced. What stunned many this week was the manner of execution.

The absence of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte from this weekend's ASEAN-Australia summit presents a missed opportunity not just for the Philippines, but for ASEAN as a whole.

The vision of democracy in Myanmar remains strong but the closer it gets, the more confusing it becomes. Amid ongoing ethnic tension, including in Rakhine State, can Myanmar address ongoing international criticism?

China's ever-growing economic power provides it with the ability to influence the region and its East Asian neighbours. So how is Beijing using its new economic leverage to achieve its strategic ambitions and what are the implications for Australia?

On Sunday, the National People's Congress voted to extend the limit of Chinese presidential terms indefinitely. The vote was expected to go without a hitch and it did, with only two "no" votes and three abstentions. Xi Jinping’s hold over China is assured for many years to come.