October
- Analysis
- Defence
The map that Canberra doesn’t want you to see
Australia’s military integration with the US proceeds apace, but is the Albanese government coming clean on the risks?
- James Curran
February
- Opinion
- Defence
Keating’s strategic illusion dies hard
The former prime minister’s timid isolationism, leaving others to do the heavy lifting, has its roots deep in Labor’s history.
- Alex McDermott
December 2023
- Analysis
- International affairs
Albanese reaches for Keating’s Asian mantle
In a speech that canvassed all the issues on his foreign policy plate, there was one section that stood out.
- James Curran
- Analysis
- Middle East tensions
Is Australia’s delay on US warship request dithering or prudent?
The opposition accuses the government of dithering. But it would be a dangerous mission, and there are powerful historical precedents.
- James Curran
September 2023
- Opinion
- Voice to parliament
Post-Voice Australia faces a rocky road
Labor’s campaign may be heading for failure, but potential post-referendum pitfalls are not confined to the Albanese government.
- Andrew Clark
August 2023
- Opinion
- AUKUS
So much Labor hope is riding on an empty vessel
Labor’s leaders have put staying in government first. But it’s a bit pointless when they cannot even persuade their own supporters why they are taking the positions they are.
- Laura Tingle
July 2023
- Opinion
- US Congress
There are some hard questions to be asked at AUSMIN
This week’s AUSMIN will not result in big announcements. But it is a crucial time for Australian ministers to gauge America’s thinking, especially on snags to AUKUS in Congress
- James Curran
April 2022
- Opinion
- China relations
Beijing claims a role as shaper of the postwar Pacific order
The history of World War II has become the latest front line between Washington and Beijing, as China asserts its role as a victor and traditional hegemon in the Pacific.
- James Curran
July 2021
Snapping back to 2019 ‘not good enough’: Albanese
Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese will draw parallels between pandemic recovery and post-war reconstruction in a speech to the National Press Club on Friday.
- Andrew Tillett
June 2021
USS Canberra a shiny new symbol of US-Australia relations
A new symbol of the US-Australian military alliance was christened at the weekend.
- Matthew Cranston
December 2020
- Opinion
- Coronavirus pandemic
We need a business backchannel to re-engage with China
Official relations are mired in insults and disrespect. Second-track diplomacy by business leaders should now be tried to help rebuild ties with our major trade partner.
- Robert Hadler
July 2020
- Opinion
- China relations
Why did Scott Morrison raise the ghost of the tragic 1930s?
The PM wants his reference to the devil's decade to be a haunting warning. But he should be careful where others take such analogies.
- James Curran
April 2020
- Opinion
- Coronavirus pandemic
Rebuilding post-virus Australia is not a cue for socialism
Labor must not overreach itself with a great shift to the left. But we can still build a much better nation than the one we have now.
- Nick Dyrenfurth