Non-government organisations with international linkages can be depicted as disloyal, subversive and even as spies working for foreign powers. This creates a risk for NGOs that participate in transnational advocacy networks with far-reaching consequences for the future of environmental activism.

Think tanks are a source of fascination for scholars and the media. The reality of influencing policymaking is far more prosaic and think tanks have had to evolve with changing political landscapes and technology.

With Australia-China bilateral relations at close to a 10-year low, the Turnbull government would do well to reflect on what the past year's negative approach to this important relationship has achieved.

On the outskirts of Damascus, in Eastern Ghouta, nearly half a million Syrians continue to suffer indiscriminate bombing and inadequate provision for humanitarian assistance. And the situation is only expected to get worse.  

As she shunts down a single-track line towards Brexit—at the speed of a New South Wales coal train—the British Prime Minister faces, at best, a dangerous derailment or more likely a wreckage.

Contrary to recent claims that the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade has become left-leaning and bureaucratic, DFAT serves the national interest in a way with which most Australians can be justly satisfied, and sometimes proud.

India-Canada relations have become hostage to sentiment within Canada’s Sikh community. As Trudeau's visit to India showed, New Delhi remains suspicious of Canadian politicians sympathising with the separatist movement.

Australia can use its role on the Human Rights Council to provide leadership and take steps toward achieving the pillars on which it campaigned. 

India is taking steps to become a more visible player across the entire Indo-Pacific, extending from the maritime space to the west all the way to the east, both through involvement in Asia’s most central regional institutions and deepened ties with Japan.

Tokyo's decision to join the Belt and Road Initiative enables Japan to seek greater business opportunities. However, to reap the greatest benefits, there are a number of important moves Japan needs to make.