When it comes to dictatorships, it's better the devil you know, Alberto Mozqueira writes.

It isn’t the first time, and it probably won’t be the last, writes Albere Mozqueira

Australian influence in the Pacific is being prevented from reaching its full potential by a flawed program of aid and outreach, Mark Wilson writes.

The move of the Indonesian capital is an object lesson in climate change’s impacts on security in our region—and why Australia needs a grand strategy to deal with them, Alia Huberman writes.

Unresolved historical grievances are filling the vacuum left by a downturn of US involvement in the region, creating ramifications for the security of the Asia-Pacific, Noah Yim writes.

The normalisation of ‘tariffs as punishment’ by the US and China is encouraging smaller states in the Asia-Pacific to use antagonistic trade policies to pursue historic grievances. If this is left unchecked, it is likely that the region's security alliance system will fall apart, writes Gil Rickey.

The US-China trade war is symptomatic of Trump’s attempts at defining his first term in office, but he’s not doing enough to address domestic issues, Ethan Gardiner writes.

While this year’s US – Democratic People’s Republic of Korea diplomacy talks have spurred hopes, there’s little chance North Korea will reduce its arsenals, Amy Shi writes.

Something needs to be done about the tourists hurting Australia's relationship with its closest neighbours, writes Dana Throssell.

Australia can embrace its middle power goal with this Southeast Asian state's support, writes Remy Wendel.