Australia foreign policy

Foreign policy didn’t feature heavily in the campaign, but Labor’s pre-election budget plan offers clues to the government’s priorities.

Economic and security relations between Canberra and Jakarta have made significant advances over the past decade.

Australia’s reliance on the U.S. has only grown deeper since 2000. But that may be about to change. 

Australia’s responsibility lies in being a prominent champion of international humanitarian law in concert with other like-minded partners. 

Australia has long aligned with the United States on sanctions. With Trump’s return, this is an increasingly dangerous approach.

Wong argued, “We have no option and no excuse but to find a way through our challenges today, immense and intractable as they are.”

A “whole-of-nation” approach to foreign policy would understand how each element of domestic policy is critical to enhancing the country’s overall capabilities and international power – including housing. 

Leading Australian thinkers assume business as usual with China in the event of war over Taiwan, but its regional neighbors may have different ideas.

Defending Australia's way of life, not just its shores, is a central objective of the new National Defense Strategy.

Australia must work a little harder to fully integrate itself as a member of the Indian Ocean community. 

Good design is a decentralized mechanism for international engagement. It is a soft power tool that can produce expanding effects.

Asking the question isn’t a sign of betrayal. It's indicative of an emotionally mature country that thinks seriously about its strategic circumstances.