As the Australian Parliament resumes for 2018, both the major parties will begin another year of spirited and often combative debate. What the debate often lacks, however, is any substantial foreign policy argument. 

International organisations such as the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund lead the global push for state budget accountability but a new study suggests such organisations may need to begin improving their own transparency.

With the signing of the updated Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement imminent and American leadership absent, who has taken the helm? The future of the region's trade landscape is at stake.

The ongoing Gulf Crisis has revealed the exceedingly complex nature of relations in domestic, regional and international arenas. As tensions escalate into 2018, there may be ramifications well beyond the region.

In Wednesday's State of the Union, President Trump was selling 'America First' to a home crowd. But when Trump addressed leaders from some of the world's other leading economies in Davos last week, did he silence some of his more challenging critics?

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull launched a new Defence Export Strategy this week to catapult Australia into the top 10 defence-exporting countries in the world. It should play to Australia's natural strengths.

As children return to school and we settle into 2018, it is worth taking a moment to think about time and how it affects our strategic views.

With the global number of displaced people at a record high, refugee families are as vulnerable to separation as ever. To mitigate this, the International Committee of the Red Cross is taking innovative steps to help engineer reunifications. 

In 2017 we finally realised that the four decades of geopolitical stability enjoyed by Asian countries and societies had come to an end. In 2018, the major patterns that will come to dominate the region will become increasingly clear.

Fifty years ago this week, a series of attacks by North Vietnamese forces on the eve of New Year celebrations marked a turning point in the Vietnam War. The offensive transformed America's previously optimistic perceptions.