Remembering Allan Gyngell

The passing of diplomat, analyst and writer Allan Gyngell,means that Australia has lost one of his deepest thinkers on foreign affairs and our country’s place in the world.

Welcome to the new cold war

The internal oppression and external aggression of Russia in Europe and China in Asia and the Pacific has forced the world into a new cold war, but the West won the last one and will win this latest iteration by retaining its moral resolve, military strength and diplomatic unity.

A new world in the making

The world will be different after COVID-19 and our leaders will have to put the same effort, energy and resources into our international dealings as our ongoing domestic challenges.

The myths of Australia’s role in East Timorese independence

Twenty years after the ballot in which the East Timorese decided their future, it’s time to reflect on Australia’s East Timor legend.

Securing consensus on national security

With the federal election out of the way, and some welcome stability in the leadership of the major political parties in prospect, Australia now faces the challenge of forging a national consensus on an external security policy that reflects our self-confidence and maturity as a nation.