Diplomacy & International Relations

Why Australia should look west … to East Africa (Christopher Burke – The Interpreter)

(Christopher Burke - The Interpreter) East Africa sits at the crossroads of the Indian Ocean. Its ports, sea lanes, undersea data cables, mineral corridors...

Rohingya boats: Out of mind but still coming

(Gerhard Hoffstaedter, Antje Missbach, Chris Lewa, Erik Ramadhanil - The Interpreter) In November, the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) launched a week-long rescue operation...

Trump hands Beijing a gift: nervous Asian allies

(Richard Javad Heydarian - The Interpreter) In his oft-cited address at this year’s Davos confab, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney warned of nothing less...

Rebranding Europe’s energy transition from climate policy to survival

(Imran Khalid - The Interpreter) For the better part of a decade, Europe’s energy policy was a subset of its moral identity. The Green...

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, February 8, 2026

(Institute for the Study of War)  Russian forces are continuing their cognitive warfare campaign that uses small-scale cross-border attacks in previously dormant frontline areas in...

Iran Update, February 8, 2026

(Institute for the Study of War) US-Israel Talks: US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will meet in Washington, DC, on February...

Poland’s mass-army turn is reshaping NATO’s eastern flank

(Darius von Guttner - The Strategist) Planning a massive expansion of its armed forces by 2039, Poland is deliberately building a national capacity for...

National security will suffer if Defence keeps cutting northern presence

(John Coyne - The Strategist) Since the 2023 Defence Strategic Review, the government has spoken often and loudly about the strategic importance of northern...

Sanae Takaichi’s victory is a win for Indo-Pacific security

(Jake Thrupp - The Strategist) Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s decisive victory in Japan’s 8 February lower-house election will be a game-changer for the Indo-Pacific...

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