There is little comfort for Australia in President Donald Trump’s early trade policy moves. His tariff threats against friend and foe have intensified. And an array of separate tariffs and other trade ...

But for Apple, the problem isn’t only the size of the investment but a misreading of Indonesia’s agenda. It’s about aligning with the regulatory landscape and the broader economic goals that the ...

With all eyes on US President Trump over the past month, the world’s second superpower quietly slipped from global headlines. Until this week, when China’s DeepSeek unveiled its artificial ...

Growing up in India, it was most common to hear the word “population” juxtaposed with “explosion”, like a frightful bomb that would go off in our faces. The first known use of the term “population ...

China and Indonesia recognise that they have overlapping claims in the South China Sea. However, this should not be construed as Indonesia’s acknowledging the legitimacy of the… Why the Philippines ...

The return of President Donald Trump to the White House means another trade war between the United States and China looks increasingly likely, with the rest of the world caught in the crossfire. But a ...

The Productivity Commission is calling for ideas on how to improve Australia’s productivity growth, so it is worth paring away the DOGE rhetoric and asking whether taking an axe to government can ...

It’s the near-miss that has shocked Brussels into action. Drifting helplessly in the Baltic Sea with 100,000 tonnes of oil in its holds, the Panama-flagged tanker Eventin was a floating environmental ...

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The peacebuilding commission, or PBC, was created as part of the UN’s broader Peacebuilding Architecture in 2005. Its creation responded to a gap in the UN’s ability to respond to the “conflict trap”, ...

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