Unsurprisingly, many commentators declared 2 April 2025 as the day “globalisation” died. Donald Trump’s “liberation day”, jacking up of barriers to the US market to their highest levels in nearly a ...

It is a difficult time to be a US ally. While nebulous and difficult to measure, credibility is a key component of functioning alliances. An ally must be viewed as having both resolve and capacity to ...

Whether a long-discussed “pivot” or a new-found competition, there are arguments that the Trump administration is shifting the US focus from Europe to Asia. The reality on the ground contradicts this ...

Two weeks ago, Myanmar was struck by a 7.7 magnitude earthquake that devastated much of the central heartland of the country. Already ravaged by civil war, the destruction and humanitarian crisis ...

What is next in the US trade conflict with the rest of the world? At 25%, US tariffs on most auto imports will see US car prices rising unless those tariffs, too, are paused. Otherwise, with the ...

India is approaching Bangladesh’s new caretaker government with caution. Since Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus took over as Chief Advisor in August 2024, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has not held ...

Most commentary around “Signalgate” – which saw The Atlantic editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg added to a White House group chat by National Security Advisor Michael Waltz – has criticised the apparent ...

Australia is Tonga’s largest aid partner but on the ground in the capital Nuku’alofa it certainly doesn’t feel that way. “China Aid” logos adorn trucks and public buildings, airport x-ray machines and ...

The United States chose veteran Emirati diplomat Anwar Gargash to deliver President Donald Trump’s message offering direct talks to Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, reinforcing an open message to ...

The decision by the United States to withdraw from Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP) agreements with Indonesia, Vietnam, and South Africa is a setback not only for climate action but also for ...

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 ...

Last week in response to the “Liberation Day” tariffs, Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese reached for the diplomatic gambit that has increasingly become the government’s go-to response to geo ...