US bid to confront China will further deteriorate Sino-US political relations, making arms control all the more difficult.

All keynote, opening and closing speeches, and select panels from the 2024 AIIA National Conference are now available. Choose the format that best suits you. This week in Australian foreign affairs: ...

BRICS was established in 2009 by Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa and is viewed as a group of emerging economies that work together to strengthen economic ties and limit the leverage of ...

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres’s meeting with Vladimir Putin in October, and his absence at the Ukraine Peace Summit in June, raises critical questions about the role of international ...

The removal of a despised dictator brings a moment of euphoria for Syrians. But the future is uncertain as relations between rebel factions and external actors remain complicated. Things only recently ...

Strategic minilaterals like the Quad, AUKUS, and TSD exemplify flexible security cooperation in the Indo-Pacific, balancing between governance and military alignment. While unlikely to evolve into ...

Ukraine faces mounting challenges as battlefield victory becomes unlikely, with Donald Trump’s proposed “peace plan” offering a ceasefire based on territorial concessions. While Russia’s ...