The Rohingya crisis in Myanmar continues to escalate and the international community has yet to decide on an effective response.

The recent Doklam dispute between India and China had all the hallmarks of a strategy focused on public perception.

A major international forum in Perth is bringing business and government together as part of a new approach towards ending modern slavery.

The public image of the first lady has been important to the Syrian government before and during the war. From fashion magazine darling to international pariah: Who really is Asma al-Assad?

With the largest trial of suspected coup plotters now underway, Turkish President Erdoğan's post-coup crackdown has given him an apparently firm grip on power. But is he more vulnerable than he appears? 

A damaging scandal is dogging Shinzō Abe, but is it severe enough to cost him his job?

China aims to transform its military into a cutting-edge force capable of challenging American military supremacy in Asia by 2020. This has major implications for the security environment in Asia.

Human trafficking is a worldwide problem affecting millions, as recognised this week on the World Day against Trafficking in Persons. Southeast Asia presents a terrible case study of trafficking and its tragic consequences.  

After the end of the Western hemisphere's longest-running conflict, Colombia's new peace is based on strategies to address deep-seated gender inequalities.

After three years, Iraqi government forces have liberated Mosul from ISIS control. As the community begins to heal, it is Iraq's female parliamentarians who are leading the efforts to rebuild.