What happens to a state’s security policy when it faces frequent conflict? In the case of India and China, repeated standoffs could undermine trust into the future, Dokku Nagamalleswara Rao writes.

On this episode, we look back on some of our favourite Policy Forum Pod moments ahead of this year’s Australian Podcast Awards.

Russia appears to be cautiously building power in Southeast Asia, but until tensions between the United States and China subside, there may not be much room for yet more great power influence in the region, Joshua Espeña writes.

It’s a long way from Moscow, but for Russia, the contested waters of the South China Sea might provide opportunities for scientific collaboration, legitimacy, and major diplomatic gains, Olga Krasnyak writes.

The legacy of departing Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will be defined by nationalism, historical revisionism, and a deterioration in Japan-South Korea relations, Dominique Tasevski writes.

The Cambodian government must ensure its free trade agreement with China has its people’s interests at heart, Heimkhemra Suy writes.