Can Morrison and Australia's Coalition make the most of an unexpected election victory?

Finding a position respectful of Honiara that also maintains Canberra’s strategic desires will require a deft touch.

In a shock upset, the ruling coalition will stay in government under Prime Minister Scott Morrison.

The odds are in favor of the opposition, but incumbent Scott Morrison remains hopeful.

The plan broadens the church of national security but it doesn’t provide much clarity.

Australia’s foreign policy may be moving into a phase where it is no longer mostly above partisan politics.

The ruling party is already paying the price for its party room coup this summer.

The summit circuit approaches and Australia’s new prime minister will take his one-man leadership show on the road.

The recent controversy about a potential Israel embassy move is exactly the kind of thing the relationship does not need.

The loss in the Wentworth by-election cost the Morrison government its lower house majority.

Australia’s potential Israel embassy policy will impact Australia-Indonesia relations.

The new government isn’t likely to change course on its predecessor's efforts to lower the temperature in Australia-China relations.

In the Pacific, climate change is an existential threat. Australia’s domestic unease on the issue hinders its foreign policy.

Australia’s revolving door of prime ministers is a symptom of a weakening political system.

The United States and North Korea are at an impasse, two months after the Singapore summit between Trump and Kim.

The party’s internal meltdown is rooted in the tensions inherent to its liberal and conservative roots.