A cyber espionage group employed by the Chinese Government is moonlighting for some extra cash as cyber criminals. This has broad ethical and policy implications not just for China but for all nations who operate offensive cyber operations, including Australia.

The current negotiation efforts by the US in Afghanistan has not abided basic negotiation tactics, which has prolonged the atrocities and appears to inch further away from a peace process in Afghanistan. 

Allan and Darren return to the perennial topics of Australian foreign policy—our relationships with the United States and China, with events of recent weeks offering yet another illustration of how complex and challenging these relations are.

The recent shooting in El Paso, Texas can be ideologically linked to other incidents, specifically the Christchurch, New Zealand attacks.

Trump and Erdogan have found it convenient to collaborate on Syria for the moment. But the announcement of US-Turkish cooperation to establish “safe zones” in north-eastern Syria does not herald a thaw in relations between the two NATO allies, and may endanger the democracy at work in the Democratic Federation of Northern Syria. 

To inch towards the total denuclearisation of North Korea, we should perhaps frame the North's nuclear threat as a threat against human rights. 

The Philippines and Australia are both equally vulnerable to cyberattacks and could benefit in engaging in a strategic partnership to solidify their respective national cyber security. 

For weeks, analysts have warned of a “rapid descent into anarchy” in Hong Kong. How did the situation get to where it is today, and what options are there to diffuse the crisis?

Australia has proven its alignment with the United States on many occasions, most recently in Afghanistan and Iraq. However, our alliance with the United States should not trap us in a position that is detrimental to our interests.

The Trump administration’s withdrawal of the US from the Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces Treaty earlier this month is the culmination of an extended period of shadow boxing between Moscow and Washington. What will the withdrawal mean for Asia and Australia?