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Thailand-Cambodia clashes pose a serious test to ASEAN centrality (Khang Vu – The Interpreter)

ASEAN centrality is a concept in crisis. The bloc now faces a huge test as Thailand and Cambodia clash along the disputed border in...

The TSD: The most underrated minilateral? (Shreya Maknoor – The Interpreter)

In recent years, Australian foreign policy has centred on two highly visible regional arrangements, AUKUS and the Quad. But no one seems to remember...

Indonesia at a discount (Virdika Rizky Utama – The Interpreter)

Tariffs are often dismissed as technicalities, but the oscillation of US duties on Indonesian products reveals a deeper reality. Once a leading voice of...

Mapping a decade’s worth of hybrid threats targeting South Korea (Fitriani, Shelly Shih and Alice Wai – The Strategist)

While Australia is coming to terms with the realities of hybrid threats, South Korea has long been on the front line. Reflecting its formal...

Nauru-Australia security treaty brings confidence and stability (Blake Johnson and Astrid Young – The Strategist)

At a time when many Pacific leaders are expressing concerns about the impacts of geopolitical competition in their respective countries and the region, the...

Six months later, US soft power feels effects of USAID cuts (Melissa Conley Tyler and Heather Wrathall – The Strategist)

Six months ago, the Trump administration paused almost all foreign assistance. As more than US$60 billion of programs suddenly stopped, we predicted that people...

What to Make of Macron’s Recent Defence Spending Commitments? (Amy Greene – RUSI)

On 13 July, 2025, in his annual address to French armed forces, President Emmanuel Macron announced increases in defence spending to take place over...

AML Insights: Lithuania (Kinga Redlowska – RUSI)

As Lithuania engages with the evolving EU Anti-Money Laundering (AML) regulatory architecture, a recent workshop in Vilnius, co-hosted by Lithuania’s Center of Excellence in...

Modi visit marks elevation of India–UK relationship, but risks and ambiguities remain (Chietigj Bajpaee – Chatham House)

The primary purpose of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the UK this week was ceremonial: to sign the free trade agreement (FTA)...

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