Meredith Oyen, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Chinese fighter jets buzzed the line separating China and Taiwan just hours before the US House speaker arrived on the island.
The right track? Foreign Minister Penny Wong meets with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang during the G20 foreign ministers’ meeting in Bali last month.
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Meredith Oyen, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
The White House has distanced itself from the US House speaker’s potential visit to Taiwan. But does it still signal a shift in policy over diplomatic ties with the island?
While there are good reasons not to exaggerate these events, the bad news is these incidents are almost certain to continue. But we shouldn’t frame them as if we’re in the brink of war.
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, left, with Vladimir Putin, accused the West of supporting Nazi ideas in May 2022.
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What do Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Moldova and Kazakhstan have in common with Ukraine? Russian allegations that they are all overrun by Nazis.
Negotiations over the years have aimed to protect forests, biodiversity and the climate.
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Penny Wong’s first trip as foreign minister appears to have been a success. But there is a long road ahead – and lessons from 50 years ago may be useful.
Ideology informs foreign policy practice. Behaviour that could – for better or worse – influence individual lives.
Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, listens during a joint news conference with French President Emmanuel Macron after their talks in early February 2022 in Moscow on escalating tensions with Ukraine.
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New research on diplomacy and backroom bargaining suggests diplomatic efforts are unlikely to be successful with Vladimir Putin. That’s why Emmanuel Macron’s diplomacy attempts aren’t working.
There is a big opportunity for Australia to help Southeast Asia meet its energy needs. But time is running out.
Cordial relations: Eritrean foreign minister Osman Saleh shakes hands with Russian foreign minister, Sergei Lavrov, Mosclw, April 2022.
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Not all nations have joined in a united front against Russia’s invasion. The conflict and talk of a new Cold War could reignite the nonaligned movement.
Eight countries with territory in the Arctic make up the Arctic Council.
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The Arctic Council was the world’s primary forum for cooperation among the eight Arctic nations and a channel for diplomacy – until Russia launched a war.
Flags of India and African countries at the 2015 India Africa Friendship Summit in New Delhi.
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A new book places the responsibility of African growth on its leaders, people, and civil society, while also recognising the role partners like India can play in achieving its goals.
The opening session of G20’s Digital Economy Working Group (DEWG) in Jakarta.
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