Venezuela's presidential election will be held in May. But, far from gauging the electorate's opinion of Nicolás Maduro's controversial leadership, the poll may instead turn out to be a useful tool for the increasingly autocratic government.  

The rise of renewable energy has seen the world enter into a new era, however these technologies bring both risk and reward. Government and business need to learn the lessons from past errors and successes of extractive industries.

This week Australia and Timor-Leste signed a historic maritime treaty at the United Nations in New York. Unfortunately, the dispute over Greater Sunrise is far from being resolved.

Twenty-five years since Samuel Huntington's 'Clash of Civilisations', civilisational talk has returned to world politics with a vengeance.

Under an amendment to the Russian Constitution in 2008, this year’s presidential election was postponed for ten days in deference to International Women’s Day. It is opportune to consider the predicted victory of Putin over his seven opponents.

This year International Women’s Day will be noticed. The unreported constant that shapes international politics—the politics of gender—is an overt item on the agenda rather than a terse undercurrent.

The Oxfam scandal remains news, with foreign minister Julie Bishop asking Oxfam Australia to suspend funding to overseas operations of its UK counterpart. Protecting the vulnerable from abuse requires moving from debates around funding to act on fundamental issues of power and privilege.

Following any major gun violence incident in America, a debate is sparked between two fundamentally opposed sides that eventually fades away with little or no significant policy changes. It seems inevitable then that parents will look outside of American borders for safer alternatives. 

Former Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf is the first woman to win the prestigious Mo Ibrahim Prize in African Leadership. What does her win say about African leadership today?

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte will not be coming to Sydney for the ASEAN Summit next week in the face of international pressure regarding his war on drugs. This epitomises Duterte's strongman leadership style, but he's far from the only populist leader exploiting gender for politics.