Prime Minister Modi’s decision to revoke the special status of Kashmir is a dramatic move which will have far-reaching repercussions, especially in India’s relations with Pakistan.

A logical next move to de-escalate UK-Iran tensions would be for each side to release the other’s tanker: yet neither Boris Johnson and Hassan Rouhani show much respect for logic.

Israel faces critical crossroads in its upcoming elections and the stakes have never been higher. 

Brazil’s current administration is turning the country into an “exterminator of the future” and is interfering with emerging data on Amazon deforestation.

While not an easy read, Zorawar Daulet Singh’s book provides rich and timely lessons for contemporary debates about India’s strategic posture and realignment and is set apart by its instructive methodology.

The Australia-South Korea relationship is a particularly representative example of a middle power security dyad, where inter-personal leadership dynamics were crucial in bringing about a closer strategic partnership.

In this podcast episode, Dr Sebastian Kaempf discusses the role a transforming global media landscape is playing in contemporary conflicts, the visualisation of warfare in popular culture, the Pentagon's Role in Hollywood Representations of Warfare and what this all means for traditional media institutions.

The dispute over Australia’s deportation of New Zealand citizens who have been sentenced to prison reflects different approaches to human rights and immigration politics in the two countries.

Despite Japanese Prime Minister Abe Shinzō’s commanding victory in the recent upper house elections, foreign policy challenges in the next 18 months could undermine his legacy of competent statecraft.

This episode presents another interview with a senior Australian policymaker. Dr David Gruen is Deputy Secretary, Economic at the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, and Australia’s G20 Sherpa.