With the FIFA Council meeting this week, Gianni Infantino’s recent travel itinerary offers insights into what’s really afoot in world politics at the moment, Simon Chadwick and Paul Widdop write.

On this National Security Podcast extra, Claude Rakisits and Michael Cohen talk about rising tensions between India and Pakistan. 

In efforts to advance its national interests, Moscow has become more active in ‘peace talks’ while its clout in the Middle East only seems to be growing, Isaac Kfir writes.

Gazprom doesn’t sell any goods to consumers, but its advertising and brand visibility is significant in European football. Simon Chadwick takes a look at what the company may have in the pipeline.

With China’s interference in Australia becoming increasingly evident, it’s high time that Clive Hamilton’s controversial book and its warnings against the Chinese Party-state be taken seriously, Kevin Carrico writes.

Traditional diplomacy, increased trust, and stronger economic relations with its international partners are crucial to increasing Australia’s resistance to cyberattacks, Olga Krasnyak writes.