Diplomacy & International Relations

A sham election offers no end to Myanmar’s suffering (Amy Chew – The Interpreter)

Amid the pomp and pageantry of ASEAN Summit 2025 in Malaysia, hidden from sight are 179,400 Myanmar refugees sheltering in Malaysia, according to UNHCR...

Bougainville’s independence deadline exposes peace agreement gaps (Kevin Pullen – The Interpreter)

The Bougainville Peace Agreement, signed in August 2001 after extensive consultation and negotiation, has stood the test of time. There has been no return...

Inside the minds of power: psychological analysis in security (Eloise Dennis – The Strategist)

Whether we realise it or not, many actors in international relations already apply psychology—however imperfectly—when trying to predict how other actors will behave. The...

ASEAN’s centrality will not hold (Justin Bassi and Euan Graham – The Strategist)

One doesn’t need to be a sceptic of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to question whether its much vaunted ‘centrality’ as a...

For air-and-missile defence, Israel offers the economic solutions (Sam Goldsmith – The Strategist)

An Israeli solution may offer the best value-for-money for the integrated air-and-missile defence (IAMD) capability that Australia urgently needs. The Australian Defence Force and...

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, October 26, 2025 (Institute for the Study of War)

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Russian Chief of the General Staff Army General Valery Gerasimov continue to make exaggerated claims of battlefield victories while...

UN News (26 October 2025)

Hurricane Melissa poised to slam Caribbean; 1.6 million children at risk - With Hurricane Melissa threatening to unleash torrential rains and hurricane-force winds across...

New and Revived Energy Partnerships Boost Turkey and East-West Trade Routes (Burak Can Çelik – Stimson Center)

Iraq’s Kirkuk-Ceyhan pipeline resumed oil flows on September 27 for the first time since early 2023. Under a US-mediated agreement between Iraq, the Kurdistan...

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, October 25, 2025 (Institute for the Study of War)

The Kremlin is attempting to leverage the visit of Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) CEO Kirill Dmitriev to the United States to spread Kremlin...

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