Anwar Ibrahim once championed those fleeing Myanmar’s junta. Now, with his government reeling, he is preparing to send them back.

Finland and Australia are seeking Security Council seats with a message: The rules-based order needs countries willing to fight for it.

Leaders keep inventing new forums to fix multilateralism – when the institution they need already exists.

Everyone on this South Pacific outpost seems to have their “you’re gonna need a bigger boat” moment. There is a good reason for that.

The last time Iran shocked Washington, it built 50 years of US presence.

Tensions are rising between Vanuatu and France as they negotiate a sovereignty dispute over two volcanic islands, believed to be inhabited by a god.

In your own view, is China more of an economic partner or more of a security threat to Australia?

Bans on hyper-nationalist Bollywood films carry a quiet warning: India’s remittance windfall from the region is not unconditional.

A look at who has stood in the chamber – and why it matters less than it seems.

The US president’s latest war declaration puts Australia’s foreign policy orthodoxy to the test.

Australia ranks second in defence networks but ninth in economic capability – and the region has noticed.

A new emphasis in diplomacy isn’t all downside.

The Foreign minister’s pledge to prioritise diplomats over politicians hasn’t extended to breaking one posting tradition.

A collection of Interpreter articles related to global environmental negotiations.

Craig Parry is used to capturing beautiful photographs of the ocean at its best, but this heartbreaking image won him a prestigious Ocean Photographer of the Year award.

Once known as a Stalinist backwater, Albania is now a front-runner for E.U. accession and has a comedian running for mayor of its capital.

Middle powers can act now to reform the UN – before financial crisis turns it into an empty shell.

Thirty years ago the National Gallery of Victoria was robbed of its prized Picasso. The thief has never been caught. Chief conservator Thomas Dixon played a key role in the drama. Here he recounts exc...

Democracy works best when defence debates are transparent.

Australia’s recent national statements reveal the familiar script the PM will likely follow in his first address to the global body.

The Indonesian government removed finance minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati in a cabinet reshuffle on Monday, state secretariat minister Prasetyo Hadi said.

A former state leader’s appearance at China’s military parade tells a story of Australia’s ongoing China dilemma.

The case for recommitting to—and revitalizing—the alliance.

The BBC has been granted access to an area where scientists are battling to save the rare snub-nosed monkey.

Flowery language from reporters masks a forum that struggles to deliver on grand promises about containing China.

Geneva, Istanbul and Budapest have been put forward as potential locations - but bilateral talks still remain a long way off.

From bromance to breakdown.

From bromance to breakdown.

Beijing again turns aggressive in contested waters but in doing so betrays feeling spooked.

Malaysian farmer Suratmen Mosman faces a dilemma that threatens to sap supply from the world's top palm oil exporters and drive up prices of the vegetable oil essential to billions of consumers worldwide in the next five years.

Upset from the generals in Naypyidaw is a further test of Dili’s mastery of regional diplomatic choreography.

An Interpreter special series examining defence ties with the Trump White House and the nuclear-powered subs deal. (Getty Images Plus)