There are really only two ways of responding to the existential threat posed by nuclear weapons. We can deny the threat, or we can affirm it and work to remove it.

PM Morrison visits the Trump White House; prisoners in Iran; energy security; a visit by Fiji’s PM; climate change.

The “Howdy Modi” event in the in Houston, Texas and the activities preceding it mark a new high in the India-US alliance. 

The Suez Crisis provides cautionary lessons about Australian identity and shifts in relative national power.

Synthetic biology is an up-and-coming form of technology that could have significant impact on both the security and prosperity of Australia. 

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is caught up in a blackface scandal weeks before his country goes to the polls. This has allowed his opposition to claim his much-vaunted liberalism is only for show.

What is the role local, regional and international actors will have in shaping the future of Sudan? Faiza El-Higzi reflects on the deep state, power-sharing deals, lessons to be learned and the role for Australia.

Despite being in the United States, Prime Minister Scott Morrison won't be going to the UN Climate Action Summit in New York next week. Is it a case of "too soon after Tuvalu"?

Boris Johnson may see himself as the Incredible Hulk, but David Cameron, the EU, the Supreme Court and Liberal Democrats don't seem to care if they make him mad.

According to new research, discrimination against Asian-Australians is widespread. The way we talk about China is part of the problem.