Despite ongoing incidents of piracy in Asia, international co-operation efforts are having genuine success at containing the issue. Various policy initiatives are showing promise for the security of the region's sea lanes, now and into the future, Sam Bateman writes.

For this special Democracy Sausage pod, we bring you a live event recording of Mark Kenny in conversation with Peter Hartcher on his new Quarterly Essay, Red Flag: Waking Up to China's Challenge.

What was your favourite Policy Forum Pod episode of the year? On this final podcast of 2019, we put on our festive jumpers and gather around the Christmas tree in our podcast cupboard to look at our presenters’, and some of our listeners’ favourite episodes.

In this episode of the National Security Podcast, Chris Farnham speaks to Dr Gorana Grgic and Dr Charles Edel from the United States Studies Centre. The panel discuss what President Donald Trump's potential impeachment means for US foreign policy and the national security of America’s allies and partners.

Despite a strong link with abuse during migration journeys and irregular migrants, people smuggling remains misunderstood globally. However, policymakers have laid the groundwork for additional new avenues for international cooperation to counter smuggling, Marie McAuliffe writes.

With low savings and foreign reserves, some states in Africa are struggling to secure investment for their development, but a recently announced policy model from the west of the continent provides a potential way forward, Lauren Johnston writes.