FIFA’s troubles and Russia’s reputation means western sponsors are showing caution during this summer’s festival of football. But as Simon Chadwick and Paul Widdop write, China hopes to score.

Universities will need innovative partnerships to retain the real value of higher education in the modern economy, Brody Hannan writes.

On the latest Policy Forum Pod, two experts take a look at the recent decision to establish a national space agency, and what it will mean for Australia.

On this week’s special Policy Forum Pod Extra, Darren Lim takes a look at how domestic politics are dragging the US and China into an escalating trade war.

Defence voices in India are calling for the country to build an indigenous defence manufacturing sector. Rajesh Soami takes a look at whether the new Defence Planning Committee could help pave the way.

Mobilising development finance in the Asia-Pacific will depend on the design of national policies, and regional cooperation is vital, Shamshad Akhtar writes.