The long-awaited gas pipeline connecting the energy-rich Central Asia with South Asia is finally underway. What role can Australia play?

Pacifism has been enshrined in Japan's constitution since the end of World War II but a vote this weekend will influence how and when this may change. What kind of amendment should Australia hope for?

In expelling Islamic State-affiliated insurgents and reclaiming the city of Marawi, the Armed Forces of the Philippines  ensured a problem of months did not metastasise into a problem of decades. But what are the prospects for rebuilding its people, communities and institutions?

Following the recent signing of a maritime boundaries treaty by Australia and Timor-Leste, it’s a good time to consider the standing of international law and international dispute settlement. Important changes are occurring in this pivotal field.

The absence of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte from this weekend's ASEAN-Australia summit presents a missed opportunity not just for the Philippines, but for ASEAN as a whole.

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.

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.

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