Ukraine Recovery Conference begins in Lugano
- Daily Brief
- July 4, 2022
Canberra plans to add heavy sticks to its diplomatic arsenal, but still lacks carrots to cajole cooperation.
READ MOREBallots now replace bullets on the South Pacific island, ending a bloody, conflict-ridden chapter.
READ MOREThe glacially slow pace of action to address global warming is creating tension in world bodies.
READ MOREThe Osaka summit failed to live up to expectations, casting a deeper pall over the institution’s future.
READ MOREThe spike in multilateral naval engagements excluding China has not gone unnoticed in Beijing.
READ MORENew party rules should ensure the next prime minister serves a full term for the first time since 2007.
READ MOREThe Attack class may still be in service in sixty years, leaving Canberra with no room for error.
READ MORECanberra’s mixed record on human rights has prompted international criticism and accusations of hypocrisy.
READ MOREThe Pacific island could become the newest member of the international community.
READ MOREWithout US economic power backing it, the WTO could become a toothless tiger.
READ MOREThe ruling conservative government is likely to fall, bringing to office yet another prime minister.
READ MOREThe public divide at APEC 2018 is unlikely to be bridged soon.
READ MOREBlocking the work of the dispute resolution body could cause considerable blowback for the US.
READ MOREThe constant churn in leadership is preventing Australia from pursuing its foreign policy goals.
READ MOREA reversion to US unilateral could have significant consequences for the world’s institutional order.
READ MOREThe annual discussions occurred amid renewed questions about US commitment to the Indo-Pacific.
READ MOREFrench President Macron called populism a disease — soon after populists took power in Rome.
READ MOREAustralia’s deceptively low foreign aid budget boost will struggle to achieve Canberra’s goals.
READ MOREAustralia-Russia relations have soured further after Canberra expelled Russian diplomats in response to the poisoning of ex-Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia.
READ MOREAustralia and Timor-Leste’s agreement marking their maritime border may signal an uptick in relations.
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