New Zealand Prime Minster Jacinda Ardern’s Labour Party can govern alone. But the 2020 election was not just down to her successful leadership style, and electoral considerations may see Labour govern moderately over the next three years.

Harold Evans had an indefatigable role in encouraging and expanding coverage of international affairs in the publications he edited and in the books he published. He also had great enthusiasm for hiring and fostering well-trained Australian journalists.

In a region long beset by political strife and interstate rivalries, Somaliland stands out as a beacon of hope in the Horn of Africa. It remains stable, relatively democratic, and broadly functional.

Australia is amending its citizenship laws to strip Australian citizenship from dual citizens engaging in terrorism.  Such an act may protect Australians at home, but it offers no solution to global terror threats.

Religiosity and religious diversity are core elements of Singapore’s national identity.  To address societal instability, political dissent, religious extremism, and violence, Singapore has transformed the concept of “religious harmony” into a constitutional norm.

The long saga of WikiLeaks continues. He now faces extradition to the US to be tried for espionage, and Andrew Fowler's third update of his book completes the record to 2020.

ABC journalist Stephen Dziedzic on reporting Australian foreign policy, media-government relations, and the Wolverines.

The pandemic’s impact has varied across the Middle East, but infections are rising again. The virus is unlikely to be contained quickly, and that will limit Australia’s ability to reopen its borders and economy.

Season 1 with Peter Bateman Season 1 Episode 9: Forty Years of Diplomacy with John Woods With 42-years’ service in the Australian Department […]

China claims territory over the Galwan Valley, which India has rebuffed as a unilateral attempt to change the status quo. Diplomatic and military efforts to defuse the standoff have not achieved any substantial results, and now the two nuclear-armed Asian giants are at risk of war.

Recent Chinese state-owned media have been using colourful headlines and articles to describe Australia. This is a tried and trusted method that has been used for at least a quarter century.