In light of the recent US sanctions against Venezuela’s Vice-President Tareck El Aissami, the glare of international scrutiny may finally turn to the […]

Last weekend’s North Korean missile test came after a series of nuclear weapons-related actions and announcements by the new US administration. What comes next […]

The US condemned last month’s ballistic missile test by Iran, claiming it breached the 2015 P5+1 nuclear deal and UN security council resolution 2231. In response, Iran […]

For Desmond Ball, the completion of Power and International Relations: Essays in Honour of Coral Bell was a labour of love. Indeed, it was […]

The US administration’s suspension of travel and refugees from seven Middle Eastern countries on counter-terrorism grounds sits in judicial limbo. In the wake […]

The Trump administration has spent the weeks since the inauguration gnawing at the foundations of America’s traditional international commitments. Speculation swirls around its next […]

The new US Secretary of Defense James Matthis this week allayed immediate concerns the US would take military action to deter China in the South China […]

Next week Julie Bishop will join Rex Tillerson, Boris Johnson and other top diplomats in Bonn for the G20 meeting of foreign ministers. […]

As the government looks at how to frame Australia’s foreign policy for the future, past experience in the international sphere provides a helpful guide. The […]

Australia has provided the world with laudable examples of women in positions of political power, while simultaneously perpetuating a male-dominated ‘blokey’ culture. To […]