Tackling a deadly disease is a challenge enough without old prejudices standing in the way of cooperation.

Bitter experience shows that a “rotten compromise” will carry within it the seeds of future war.

For a people who like to think of themselves as a hardy lot, Australians’ perseverance in diplomacy will be tested yet.

The rest of the world has a chance to help China learn from its mistakes and emerge stronger from this crisis.

Whatever America’s flaws and crimes – and there are many – it is a free and open democracy. China is not.

A sprawling new airport is in the works. But tourism carries an ecological price that can undercut the industry, too.

The rejection of the P’nyang LNG deal signals a new way of doing business, and a shifting landscape for US concerns.

We’re approaching an Indo-Pacific strategy with a glass half-full – best to fill it up entirely.

Brazil and Australia have treated recent continental infernos in some remarkably similar ways.

Trump may have shrugged, yet Duterte’s move marks a serious blow to US power and the maritime order in Southeast Asia.

Arvind Kejriwal is fast becoming the most well-known local politician in India and proving a headache for the BJP.

Rodrigo Duterte and his backers appears to be exploiting the public health crisis to wedge opponents at home.

The plight of the Rohingya has had the world’s attention for years. What made Gambia stand up and do something about it?

“Boats, beef, and Bali” seem bad words no more, and Jokowi and Morrison set out to strike a new tone.

The biggest shift in Australia’s strategic circumstances in a century will test our politics as much as our US alliance.

The Secretary of State’s upcoming African visit reveals a US strategy fixated on hobbling Chinese momentum.

The affluent city-state gained independence over a half-century ago, but a deeper past is still present.

The Indonesian president’s visit demonstrated the two countries’ progress together, as well as gaps that remain.

A travel ban stopped the spread of the virus but such a policy is not sustainable. Here is what more can be can done.

Joko Widodo’s Australian visit is an opportunity to call out the worsening human rights situation in Indonesia.

Meanwhile, the rest of the world adjusts to uncertainty in no small part fuelled by the incumbent US President.

Public attitudes towards China and its leadership have shifted over the years. Coronavirus could push the trend further.

“Our most thrilling stories are not yet told”, the president declared, but a new book is full of thrills – and spills.

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