Diplomacy & International Relations

Money, not China’s new base, is Vietnam’s real worry in Laos

A key question to arise from a new Chinese military presence in Laos is how Vietnam will see the development. The Lowy Institute’s Hunter...

China economy grows thanks to AI export boom but domestic slump remains a drag

China reported better-than-expected Q3 growth on Monday as robust exports of chips and electronics components on the back of a global artificial intelligence boom...

Trump excoriates Zelensky after Ukraine defies US president with major attack on Russia

Ukraine launched one of its biggest drone attacks this year on Russia overnight on Saturday, hitting a key oil terminal in defiance of US...

US: immigrants from Ukraine and Sudan to keep deportation protections for now

Immigrants from Ukraine and Sudan are expected to be allowed to continue to live and work in the United States for now after their...

Green steel can help Defence – which can help green steel

Australia’s military programs, particularly AUKUS, and Australia’s green industrialisation agenda are usually treated separately. They shouldn’t be. AUKUS is creating decades of demand for...

Australian research needs to be protected like critical infrastructure

Australia should better protect its most strategically sensitive university research by adapting principles from its Security of Critical Infrastructure (SOCI) framework, its arrangement for...

As Chinese organised crime expands in Africa, so does China’s policing footprint

China is exporting its policing model, and organised crime gets it in the door. Beijing now has policing arrangements across most of Africa, and...

In a contested Indo-Pacific, undersea power is critical. AUKUS is our strategy

AUKUS is not just a submarine acquisition program; it is a long-term strategy for strengthening Australia’s agency in a contested Indo-Pacific, where undersea power...

Brasile 2026: due progetti, un solo vincolo. Chi vince il ballottaggio eredita una politica estera già scritta

Il 25 ottobre il Brasile sceglie tra Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, 81 anni, in corsa per un quarto mandato, e Flávio Bolsonaro, 45...

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