International trade has faced multiple shocks in recent years, making the need to reform the architecture of global trade more urgent than ever. Aligning new trade rules with global net-zero ambitions ...

An Indian warship sailed from Mumbai last month as part of an operation dubbed Indian Ocean Ship (IOS) Sagar. On board, in addition to the Indian crew, were 38 personnel from 16 countries, for a ...

As the Beijing Auto Show wraps up for another year against the backdrop of a global fossil fuel supply crisis, it’s difficult to come to any conclusion other than your next passenger motor vehicle ...

Australia’s recently released National Defence Strategy highlighted the need for enhanced national resilience. However, it contained no discussion about how Australia might mobilise as a nation for ...

Beijing has cast itself as a mediator between Pakistan and the Taliban, neighbours locked in a border conflict that was bound to erupt. China has leant on its ties to both sides to present itself as ...

When conflict closed the Strait of Hormuz in early 2026, the economic consequences did not arrived in the Pacific overnight. But they did arrive within weeks. Kerosene prices rose 42%. Diesel climbed ...

The policies designed to address climate change are, at times, undermining the very environmental and social objectives they are meant to support. What was once a clear contest between fossil fuels ...

Those who retain ties with Taiwan view Beijing’s interference and investment in the Pacific with suspicion and are concerned over aid with strings attached. Palau is an important strategic island in ...

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney delivered a frank and impassioned speech at this year's World Economic Forum at Davos. He argued that in an era of great power competition, middle powers can no ...

The United States has lost influence to China in Southeast Asia over the past five years in all four categories measured by the Asia Power Index: economic relationships, defence networks, diplomatic ...

For decades, Indonesia has spent little – by global standards – on its military. And the modest resources available have been mostly directed to the army rather than the navy or air force. Investments ...

Persistent debates over the meaning of the “liberal” or “rules-based” international order demonstrate a point of agreement among scholars and policymakers: the real power of the concept when employed ...