Diplomacy & International Relations

How far can Canberra and Seoul’s partnership stretch? (Gabriela Bernal, The Interpreter)

Seoul and Canberra have long shared close diplomatic relations, with Australia being the second country to send forces to support South Korea during the...

JD Vance lays bare Europe scepticism ahead of Greenland trip (Stuart Lau, The Interpreter)

For years, Europe’s mainstream political elites have cast Donald Trump as the top problem from the United States. This week, Vice President JD Vance...

Trump’s critical minerals order may harm Australian interests (Henry Campbell, The Strategist)

US President Donald Trump is certainly not afraid of an executive order, signing 97 since his inauguration on 20 January. In minerals and energy,...

The thickening fog of tactics and propaganda in Trump’s foreign policy (Brian Katulis, Middle East Institute)

The infamous commercial messaging chat between President Donald Trump’s top national security officials that accidentally included a journalist in a discussion about America’s military...

Is the Conflict in Sudan Approaching a Tipping Point? (The Soufan Center)

The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) reclaimed the presidential palace and government headquarters in Khartoum last week from the control of the opposition paramilitary RSF....

An Iron Dome for America? (Michael O’Hanlon, Brookings)

In his recent address to a joint session of Congress, President Donald Trump reiterated his desire to build an air and missile defense system...

An ‘America first’ approach to Venezuela is taking shape (Geoff Ramsey, Atlantic Council)

(Geoff Ramsey - Atlantic Council) What does an “America first” approach to Venezuela look like? The world may be about to find out. On...

There’s a right way to lift sanctions on Russia. Follow these Dos and Don’ts (Daniel Fried, Kimberly Donovan – Atlantic Council)

The United States has a long history of leveraging economic power and restrictive economic measures to advance its national security objectives. It also has...

Can public banks fund renewable energy exports? (Christian Downie, Maxfield Peterson – The Interpreter)

The Trump administration has moved forward with a US$4.7 billion loan from the US Export-Import Bank for a massive new liquefied natural gas (LNG)...

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