The Dutton appointment has given an element of domestic political intrigue to the Prime Minister’s announcement.

Social media posts by Chinese people around the world suggest the idea that the West has some role in Liu Xiaobo’s downfall has traction.

We should always be clear-headed about the degree to which it is our interests, rather than shared values, that tie us to states in the Gulf.

Australia may prove to be the test case for a policy solution that has far reaching consequences for privacy, technological development and the future of law enforcement operations.

In three European cities, we've witnessed a variety of reactions to a US president unlike any the world has seen before.

The proposed ban on HTI looks very much like an abuse of state power for political aims.

Prime Minister Sharif has made it clear he wants to fight to the end, whatever the consequences. In such a fluid situation, army intervention can't be ruled out.

A basic income trial in Kenya, the fascinating and lucrative relationship between North Korea and Africa, how the aid system needs to change and more.

The G20 riots in Hamburg have raised a number of pertinent political questions about domestic security and political extremism in Germany.

Australia has punched well below its weight in space for decades.

What to do about North Korea's nuclear weapons program, how the US is ceding its position as leader of the global economic order, PNG's election and more.

Liu was one of thousands of political prisoners in China. Australia should not let his death pass without challenging Beijing on his mistreatment.

If the EAC is an important element in the governance framework, why was its formation left so late?

Malabar 17 comes as China’s naval presence in the Indian Ocean is showing signs of a qualitative shift.

When martial law ended on 15 July, 1987, people began the fraught and intricate task of speaking truths silenced by Taiwan’s coercive state.

Manus Island's transit centre, the shortcomings of Britain's asylum support system, Greek islands at breaking point and more.

In the uproar over Trump’s speech, is it the borders and civilizations that are resented, or the political duties they imply?

While US policy has become more insular this year, other G20 countries are taking less protective new actions than in the recent past.

Voting is over in the PNG elections but the drama of the event continues.

It's likely there was indeed no successful re-entry on the North Korean test, but that should not be immediately interpreted as a setback for the program.

With Battulga now at the helm in Mongolia, the Moscow-Ulaanbaatar relationship looks set to deepen.

We should applaud Brussels’s tentative attempts to provide some de facto global rules for technology giants in these new areas of market power.

Vietnam regards naval activity by larger nations like India and the US in the area as a useful deterrent against China.

The North Korean ballistic missile threat is both more intractable, but also less dramatic, than calls for an Australian national missile defence suggest.

Let's imagine that the US and its allies were determined to prevent North Korea achieving its nuclear force ambitions. What could be done?

The UN's nuclear weapon ban is a landmark treaty, but there are some serious problems with the text.

The G19 have effectively acted as a counterweight to the stated agenda of protectionism and bilateralism being pursued by President Trump.

The upcoming China-Russia naval exercise suggests an emerging alignment on China’s behaviour in the South China Sea and Russia’s approach to security in the Baltic.

This week's links also include EconTalk podcasts featuring Lant Pritchett and Chris Blattman while Duncan Green's advice to academics creates a stir.

European leaders probably recognise that US presidents are usually difficult on trade issues, and for all his efforts Trump has yet to prove himself more unsatisfactory than his predecessors.

There is much complaining in South Korea and Japan that missile defence is too expensive. The time for this whining is over.

Sam Roggeveen &Victor Abramowicz on North Korea's ICBM test, Vivienne Chow & Frances Kitt on Xi Jinping's Hong Kong visit, Amanda Kates on RAMSI and more.

China and India have peacefully resolved similar incidents in the past. This time, however, the threat of war is being freely mentioned.

Thailand’s deepening economic relations with China come at a time of acute political polarisation and instability for the country.

The resurgence of Jaish-e-Mohammed is dangerous for India. Only time will tell whether it is also a bad omen for Pakistan.

Focusing on single, effective and deployable ICBM would have been far more dangerous for the world.

'They are casting about, just like we would have done if we had won, for a potential solution to a wicked problem.'

Early tensions over the China Solution cropped in a debate on the ‘Kindle­berger Trap’, a theme initiated by political scientist Joseph Nye.

This week's links also include refugees heading home in the Central African Republic and the UK's immigration amnesty for Grenfell Tower fire survivors.

If Saudi Arabia can't make Doha dance to its tune, then Riyadh runs the risk of further reducing regional states' confidence in its leadership capabilities.

The G20 should focus on climate change and Australia has an important role to play as a regional leader.

Wherever our officers are sent in the future, they will have a better understanding of how to work with partners in building and developing law enforcement capability.

This week's links also cover off on the ongoing process to elect Vanuatu's new president and different views on climate change and resettlement.

A world in which Japan and South Korea have less trust in America's ability and willingness to defend them against North Korea is one that works to China's advantage.

Even if Trump’s toll road serves only the resort, in this specific instance it will not be running afoul of Indonesian law.

Tareq Kamleh’s latest video is a jarring demonstration of the jihadi propensity to cite humanitarian activities in a bid to disguise their true motivations and actions.

The Chinese position is that its most valuable contribution to the global humanitarian good is the development and stability of China itself.

Xi’s itinerary during his three-day whirlwind visit to the city, his first as President, was packed with highly symbolic events showing Hong Kongers, and the world, who’s boss.

The Type 055 is one component of the Chinese drive to create aircraft-carrier task forces which are capable of regional and even global operations.

Last week the Turnbull Government announced the creation of the country's modified version of a US Cyber Command. What combination of threat or opportunity pushed Australia into this position?