The United States’ European allies have been worrying about the state of their alliance, but the Indo-Pacific can provide an arena for cooperation that could help calm some of the friction that has built up across the Atlantic, Gorana Grgic writes.

The work of female peacekeepers in crucial missions around the world brings irreplaceable advantages, but the United Nations and its member countries have much to overcome if they are to harness that potential, Donna Bridges writes.

On this episode, Chris Farnham chats with Professor Rory Medcalf about the future of the Indo-Pacific region and Australia's place in it.

As coronavirus spreads, international reluctance to depend exclusively on China is combining with the role played by the country's tech giants in crisis management to produce a permanent shift in the Chinese economy, Lauren Johnston writes.

If the world is to become safer from nuclear war, it must embrace gift basket diplomacy. For South Asia especially, moving past consensus-based negotiation is the only way forward, Amber Jamil writes.

The World Bank estimates it could cost at least $250 billion to rebuild Syria – four times the country’s GDP in 2010. China intends to play a major role in the process, and has much to gain by doing so, Isaac Kfir writes.