Pledging to "reclaim" Japan’s strength in international affairs, the Abe government overturned Japan’s long-standing "virtual" ban on weapons exports. Japan has since pushed for joint research and export of arms technology.

Australia has yet again made international headlines for the toxic sexist culture of its federal parliament. The recent ABC Four Corners episode, Inside The Canberra Bubble, exposed a history of sexism and inappropriate behaviour by senior members of the coalition government.

In the early 20th century, many observers had labeled Turkey as Europe’s “Sick Man.” More recently, Turkey has made an astounding comeback on the international stage.

For much of American history, the Electoral College, a product of 18th-century skepticism towards democracy, has simply been a quirk of the presidential election process.   With direct democracy now broadly accepted, the Electoral College is actively undermining the democratic process in the US.

This week in Australian foreign affairs: Afghanistan Inquiry updates; ASEAN-Australia summit; the Japan-Australia Reciprocal Access Agreement; and more.

Achieving sanitation for all is not just about building more toilets. We also need to consider what people want to do and use, whether we are putting the lives and wellbeing of others at risk, and whether we are realistically calculating and off-setting the monetary costs involved.

Brexit has undoubtedly encapsulated British politics for the better part of four years. However, the abrupt departure of the man behind Brexit signals a shift in political attitudes of the prime minister.

Historically, Islamist extremist groups have imagined a divided world that is Islam vs West. The West is depicted by these groups as the crusaders, from which narratives calling for total destruction of the West are based.

Japan’s withdrawal from the International Whaling Commission (IWC) and return to commercial whaling in July 2019 marked an […]

Sue Boyd was a trailblazing diplomat at a time when women were just starting to make a name for themselves in the Australian government.  Her memoir provides a wealth of detail on the difficulties she faced and the substantial contributions she made to Australian international affairs.