With China making maritime inroads in the Indian Ocean, India, Japan and Australia have to start working together if they are to keep their heads above water, Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan writes.

We need an international legally binding fisheries management regime if we are to prevent catastrophic stock depletion in the South China Sea, Marina Tsirbas writes.

Sharon Bessell reflects on the death of Dr Babatunde Osotimehin, and writes that we should all strive to live up to his example.

Has ASEAN given up on tackling the South China Sea issue? Huong Le Thu writes that the current consensus suggests so.

In a recent public lecture, ANU Professor Hugh White set out his views on what China’s 21st Century dominance will mean for Australia. In doing so, he neglected to think deeply about both China itself, and the difficult moral questions its rise will force Australia to answer, Clive Hamilton writes.

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson visits Japan, South Korea, and China this week. He will have his work cut out for him if he wants to both build bridges and tackle rising regional tensions, Stephen Nagy writes.