Tensions between Indians and Pakistanis over Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) have flared again after Resistance Front terrorists murdered 25 tourists near the picturesque town of Pahalgam last week. The ...

Chinese ship visits to Australia don’t always generate alarm and controversy. Visits by Chinese scientific research vessels are also a reminder that the benefits of such visits might also prove ...

The condolence messages were immediate and unqualified. Hours and days after the horrific 22 April attack at Pahalgam in India – where terrorists based and trained in Pakistan, according to Indian ...

Whether Donald Trump’s new world requires a Plan B revision to Australia’s security strategy or simply a continuation of flexibility, it’s hard to deny that something important has happened. Either ...

It is hard not to spare a thought for economists at the International Monetary Fund, required to produce a global economic outlook in the eye of the deglobalisation being pursued by the Trump ...

It’s 2025, yet we’re still talking about Southeast Asian countries as outposts – spheres of influence, in wonk speak – for imperial influence. Ten years since the great power competition framework ...

Australia’s mining sector is expected to be worst hit locally by the Trump tariffs due to reduced demand from China and the slowdown in global trade. But at a time when the economy also needs to ...

Since disturbing reports about a Russian bid to base aircraft in Indonesia broke last week, both sides of Australian politics have continued to exploit the issue to their advantage as the election ...

As Donald Trump set about to single-handedly reorganise global trade and supply chain flows, only one headline seems to have given him pause. In times of market stress US Treasuries are the safe haven ...

The passing of Pope Francis on 21 April 2025 marks not only the end of a pontificate but also the closing of a diplomatic chapter in global affairs. As the College of Cardinals prepares to enter the ...

With terrorists killing at least 26 civilians, including toursts and locals, in an idyllic and popular meadow near Pahalgam in Indian Kashmir on 22 April, the conflict in the region has entered a new ...