Critical minerals have become a frontline of great-power competition, with U.S. dependence on China exposing deep ...

Australia’s critical minerals push is being sold as a strategic win, but it risks doubling down on a “dumb” commodity economy ...

BYD’s Brazil factory marks a clean-tech power shift: where China builds, countries reindustrialise and plug into the future ...

The UN Security Council’s resolution 2803 (2025) dated 17 November 2025 adopting President Trump’s 20-point peace plan to end ...

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Agenda is a timely reminder for us to critically assess how far we have come in recognising and responding to [...] ...

Largely unnoticed, the Afghan Taliban have been rapidly expanding a network of Madrassas to propagate their ideology to a captive audience. This may prove to be one of the most fearsome developments ...

The Australian government asserts that China’s military buildup is the largest of any country in post-war history. Their threat perception is overblown. Such claims are hard to pin down since ...

Australia is no longer competitive in the nickel market, largely due to Indonesia’s recent domination in the sector. This domination strategy has been carefully planned by Indonesia as it looks to ...

China’s relationship with the International Criminal Court stands in contrast to its dealings with other international institutions. Reasons for this include a history of colonialism and the need to ...

Russian propaganda and disinformation continue to pose a global risk. Ukrainian territories that Russia unlawfully occupies have served as a testing ground for the Kremlin’s information operations and ...