In the new bipolar world, Australia is stepping up to America’s benefit. It’s time for the United States to also, with a new treaty that elevates Australia to NATO standard and all that follows. In ...

But for Apple, the problem isn’t only the size of the investment but a misreading of Indonesia’s agenda. It’s about aligning with the regulatory landscape and the broader economic goals that the ...

The return of President Donald Trump to the White House means another trade war between the United States and China looks likely. The latest data show that China continues to deepen its trading ...

Mihai Sora is Director of the Pacific Islands Program at the Lowy Institute. The Program has a policy research focus on contemporary challenges facing the Pacific Islands region, including ...

Tushar Joshi is a Research Associate at the Australia India Institute and a PhD candidate at the University of Melbourne. His research focuses on the domestic drivers shaping India’s foreign policy.

With all eyes on US President Trump over the past month, the world’s second superpower quietly slipped from global headlines. Until this week, when China’s DeepSeek unveiled its artificial ...

Dr Mosmi Bhim is a faculty member of the Department of Ethics and Governance at Fiji National University. She teaches Bachelor of Applied Social Sciences (BASS). Her PhD thesis, completed at the ...

There is little comfort for Australia in President Donald Trump’s early trade policy moves. His tariff threats against friend and foe have intensified. And an array of separate tariffs and other trade ...

The Productivity Commission is calling for ideas on how to improve Australia’s productivity growth, so it is worth paring away the DOGE rhetoric and asking whether taking an axe to government can ...

Growing up in India, it was most common to hear the word “population” juxtaposed with “explosion”, like a frightful bomb that would go off in our faces. The first known use of the term “population ...

The new year has begun with a rush of events. In Europe, governments are posturing for the arrival of the second Donald Trump administration. On his first day in office, Trump signed around 100 ...