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Canberra has stated that the new partnership "is not a defense alliance or pact" and that it will continue to support nuclear non-proliferation.

“It’s not just a Franco-Australian affair, but a rupture of trust in alliances,” France’s foreign minister declared.

New Delhi will need to institutionalize scenario planning in foreign policy making if it is keen to shape global events.

Reconciliation has happened through different measures and in different forms, ranging from efforts to heal wartime wounds to moves aimed at building mutual trust and respect.

New Delhi and Canberra have had to bear the brunt of increasingly belligerent Chinese behavior in the Indo-Pacific, pushing their bilateral relationship to new heights.

U.S. policymakers want to split up Moscow and Beijing, but Russians see benefits to closer Sino-Russian ties.

Seoul wants to secure Beijing's cooperation on North Korea, but Wang Yi's top priority is ensuring South Korea does not join the U.S. coalition against China.

The trip followed a number of regional tours by high-ranking U.S. officials, including Vice President Kamala Harris.

China will face a number of difficulties in implementing the BRI in Afghanistan.

The Taliban’s ascension to power in Kabul has given way to an economic crisis, which in tandem with droughts has fueled a food crisis, too.

Under a deal brokered by the U.S. and China, the decision over Myanmar's U.N. seat will be deferred until November.

A virtual conference announcing the launch of Diplomat Risk Intelligence probes how 9/11 changed the Asia-Pacific.