This week, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a change in Russian nuclear doctrine. The new approach permits Russia to use nuclear weapons against conventional attacks. The announcement is ...

The contrast with DIO is not encouraging. In some ways, the new Chief of Defence Intelligence is well positioned to drive ...

The UK deal on Diego Garcia is positive, but it won’t reverse declining support for the rules-based order ...

Food safety remains a top priority for Chinese authorities and the public. Two significant scandals in China this year have again raised concerns about the quality and safety of locally produced food.

From a stunted democracy, to a human capital deficit, and too much reliance on China, Prabowo Subianto has been handed a curate’s egg, writes Greg Earl for his “Economic diplomacy” column from the ANU ...

Russia’s latest strike against Ukraine represents a serious escalation of tensions between the Moscow and NATO, led by the United States. Moscow has employed an intermediate-range ballistic missile ...

Emirza Adi Syailendra is a PhD Scholar at the Strategic and Defence University, the Australian National University. He is also a Co-Investigator of a Strategic Policy Grant on Indonesia’s Maritime ...

The Interpreter features daily commentary and analysis on international issues. The site is edited by Daniel Flitton and research editor Clare Caldwell, along with founding editor Sam Roggeveen. In ...

Last month, the BRICS countries held their 16th summit in the Russian city of Kazan, this time featuring an expanding membership. Among the discussions, Russia repeatedly made calls to further develop ...

Last month, as Prime Minister of Mauritius Pravind Jugnauth celebrated his victory in the long-running Chagos Islands dispute, he could hardly have imagined he would be forced to leave office just ...

A month after the first report on North Korean troops being deployed to Russia, the United States and South Korea have confirmed that these troops have engaged in combat against Ukraine in Russia’s ...