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Twenty years after the first China-Africa forum, the perceptions of ordinary African citizens still need to be better considered in government-to-government interactions.
A stronger partnership between China and Indonesia may impact Indonesia's relationship with the US.
COVID-19 has all but wiped foreign policy from the election debate, but a world still in crisis awaits the winner of the general election.
What might be the global geopolitical significance of Trump's positive COVID-19 test?
Whether it's bluster or not, a dangerous message has been sent to the rest of the world that the UK may be willing to backtrack on important promises.
How would Joe Biden engage a world upended by Trump? A diplomacy expert explains what Biden's history says about his foreign policy priorities.
Kosovo, Taiwan, Palestine, Catalonia and Bougainville are all seeking independence, with varying levels of success.
The power vacuum in world leadership means New Zealand and other small states will have to create a new rules-based international order.
The racial unrest in the US has drawn accusations of hypocrisy and questions on democratic legitimacy from around the globe, world, including those in Indo-Pacific.
Canada's recent failure to gain a seat on the UN Security Council indicates the country still has work to do but also highlights the need to reform the powerful body.
Higher education institutions have started challenging the role of states as the dominant force in attracting foreign investment – particularly in terms of human talents and technological resources.
There are many reasons to criticise China, but a Camp David pile-on is the last thing Morrison needs to associate himself with given the tenuous state of Sino-Australian relations.
The decision is further proof that the government still prioritises the economy over its own people's well-being during this pandemic.
India has rejected recent offers on mediation over Jammu and Kashmir. But it should think again.
Even though Australians and Indonesians are both friendly and easy-going, systemic boundaries can slow down the process of collaboration.
To ensure its energy security and influence in the Gulf region, the United Kingdom will likely deepen its relations with GCC nations in a post-Brexit world.
In recent decades, most nations have agreed on certain norms to ensure peace, including an end to assassinations. Trump's move to kill an Iranian general upends this carefully balanced system.
Tehran is making threats but its options are somewhat limited.
The Trump administration is only the latest to push the boundaries of the law to take out foreign adversaries.
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