The Great Game

A visit would be a positive step forward in what appears to be a thaw in ties – but against a backdrop of continued disagreements.

While all eyes are on Moscow and Jakarta, Minsk is quietly stealing a march across Asia.

Claims of ideological affinity between the world’s oldest and largest democracy won’t be enough.

Competition is healthy, but not when it strengthens the hand of true strategic rivals like China.

Leaders of the five-month Project Flytrap discussed preliminary findings.

The best candidate, at least for the near term, has granular understanding of existing forces and informal links to suppliers.

Precision in analysis helps us recognise when cooperation, not competition, should be the priority.

A striking new political analysis by Giuliano da Empoli explores a threat so thoroughly novel that it has paralysed the old guard.

Border violence between two members undermines the bloc’s credibility and risks drawing in great power competition.

Just when the United States should be nurturing this source of strength, we are doing the opposite.

Sophisticated voice cloning technology used against senior officials is another reason for urgent international cooperation on AI…

A military chief’s White House lunch caps Islamabad’s successful effort to reverse years of diplomatic isolation – and hasn’t…

Flattering Trump may win short-term favour only to create a dynamic that will weaken future negotiating positions.

One on a fast track, the other a slow burn, both leaders are rewriting democratic rules to suit themselves.

Moscow’s aerial escalation after Trump’s peace ultimatum reveals the flaws of authoritarian decision-making.

The 2025 Lowy Institute Southeast Asia Aid Map reveals relief spending has soared while prevention investment stagnates, forcing…

America’s new act reinforces the reality that internal choices are rarely contained within borders.