Now is the time for those who like to play war games or develop notional military strategies. There have seldom been so many rich pickings from which to choose.

The unexpected election results in Peru signalled voter disillusionment. Pedro Castillo, a rural schoolteacher, and radical left trade unionist, didn’t appear in the polls a month before the election but got the highest percentage of votes.

In Timor-Leste, floods and landslides after cyclone Seroja, coupled with the COVID-19 pandemic, have created a dangerous dynamic. The next stage of the crisis will be hard to navigate as poverty-stricken Timorese struggle with fresh water, health services, and sufficient nutrition. 

With the threat of right-wing extremism accelerating due to the pandemic, understanding the gendered element of the threat is essential countering radicalisation. Misogynist […]

Also discussed in this episode: the humanitarian crisis in Papua New Guinea after a devastating outbreak of COVID-19 and what makes the defence minister portfolio so uniquely challenging for the newly appointed Peter Dutton.

This week in Australian foreign affairs: sharing Australian-made AstraZeneca doses with our Pacific neighbours; supporting PNG and Timor-Leste; diplomatic appointments; the latest Five […]

This week, Raúl Castro resigned as First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba.  This changing of the guard is provoking local and […]

The Sino-Iranian Comprehensive Strategic Partnership is another move by Beijing to extend its power across the globe. For […]

Biden’s first 100 days as president have seen a noticeable change regarding foreign policy to that of Trump. With a renewed commitment to […]

The Manila government raised strong protests when Chinese vessels were seen anchored in the disputed Spratly Islands in the South China Sea. President Rodrigo Duterte embraced China when he came to power five years ago, is this a sudden change of heart?

Tropical Cyclone Seroja hit Timor-Leste, resulting in significant loss of life and displacement. The full fallout will depend not only on the natural disaster itself but how it interacts with the worsening COVID-19 pandemic and emerging political tensions in Dili.