On 28 June 2016, the 193 members of the United Nations General Assembly elected Sweden, Bolivia, Ethiopia and Kazakhstan as two-year, non-permanent members […]

­­­­­­For an increasingly globalised and connected economy, open and transparent markets are key to sustained economic growth. Yet, it is this transparency that […]

For Australia, legal certainty in the enforcement of civil and commercial judgments across borders is a top priority. An improved framework is even […]

While significant technological advances have been made in biomedical science since the end of the past century, we are still far from the […]

Donald Trump, who accepts the Republican presidential nomination this week, shares many uncanny similarities with Ronald Reagan. However, as the 2016 GOP Convention […]

Turkey’s military coup of 15 July was foiled by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s supporters. However, the aftermath is anything but forgiving. The president […]

Kevin Rudd has asked the Australian government to nominate him for United Nations Secretary-General. The former Labor leader’s nomination is fraught with difficulties […]

Commentary in the wake of Japan’s upper house election on 10 July has leapt to conclusions concerning the implications of Abe’s success in […]

Diplomatic lobbying is an under-studied phenomenon and its impact on US foreign relations is rarely examined. Since 1987, diplomats in the Congressional Liaison Office, […]

Taiwan’s complex history continues to complicate its claims over the South China Sea. Last week’s tribunal decision comes at the right time for newly […]