Balancing relations between China and the United States is arguably Australia's greatest foreign policy challenge in the 21st century. But is Australia getting it right?

Ever since Trump’s election, a Syria for Ukraine swap has been touted as a way of limiting Iran’s footprint in Syria. Will we see moves towards this when Trump and Putin meet at the G20 Summit?

By considering recognising Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, Prime Minister Scott Morrison has jeopardised the Indonesia-Australia trade deal. Domestic political pressure will preclude Indonesia from signing while Australia is contesting one of the holiest subjects in the Islamic world.

While the 33rd ASEAN Summit made significant progress, more is needed to live up to its theme of resilience and innovation against the fraying of the multilateral rules-based order.

Diplomatic missteps and muddled priorities threaten to undermine Australia’s efforts to diversify its security partnerships across Asia.

As the ASEAN Summit is held in Singapore, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations is undergoing complex changes and yet remains remarkably stable.

With Bolsonaro’s victory, Brazil is set to align closer to Trump, threatening globalism and multilateralism and hindering progress on climate change.

While Jamal Khashoggi’s death has tarnished the Crown Prince’s reputation, Saudi Arabia’s Future Investment Initiative went ahead.

With the recent US air strike on Al-Shabaab, what has been the progress one year on from the Mogadishu bombing?

The Hunter Frigate will better suit Australia’s maritime interests than the Future Submarine Project’s Shortfin Barracuda design.