March 2024
- Opinion
- Trump diplomacy
Australia can’t muddle through Trump 2.0 – we need to plan now
A re-elected Donald Trump will be better prepared to reshape America’s place in the world. Australia and its allies must be ready too.
September 2023
- Opinion
- China relations
Speak clearly to Xi, and avoid the traps
The prime minister’s visit to a prickly Beijing will be watched closely for tone and content, at home and among allies.
July 2023
- Opinion
- China relations
Three reasons why it’s so hard to make policy on China
Hard truths mean that working with China is increasingly difficult, but we have no choice but to persevere with skillful diplomacy.
April 2023
- Opinion
- Foreign relations
Why China relations need the guardrails on them
Beijing chafes at any constraints on its power. But it is important that other countries keep trying to persuade China to accept some rules of engagement.
March 2023
- Opinion
- India
India has stopped underestimating Australia’s attractions
New Delhi is inexorably aligning its interests with the wider West. That has put Australia on the A-list of the Indian government’s international partners.