With the signing of the EU-Australia Framework Agreement in Manila this month, Australia is a step closer to achieving a free trade agreement with one of its largest trading partners.

Zimbabwe continues to suffer the repercussions of a 60-year-old war, but amid the bitterness there is room for optimism.

When it comes to international law, Australia has followed a path of deeper engagement and commitment in the post-World War II era. In 2017, it is front and centre of many contemporary debates.

The Asian Development Bank recently celebrated its 50th anniversary. During this time it has been witness to the region's dramatic economic transformation. Is the bank ready for the next 50 years?

In the wake of the 2015 Australia-China Free Trade Agreement, trade between the two countries remains dominated by commodities exports.

Australia and the European Union are set to begin negotiations on a free trade agreement later this year. Looking beyond trade and business links, […]

Former Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs Gareth Evans says the US forfeited its role as world leader earlier this month. Against the background of ongoing […]

In 2016 alone, European Union member states granted protection to more than 700,000 asylum seekers. Rather than characterising it as a crisis, the achievement could […]

Research shows that the security and status of women are strong predictors of a country’s overall stability. Women’s exclusion leads to risky, parochial decision-making, […]

Russia wants to be recognised as a great power. But in the face of criticism over its actions in Ukraine, Syria and elsewhere, […]