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Several countries have claims in the strategic waters of the South China Sea but one is aggressively muscling for the rights to everything above and below the water.

Vietnam was among the first to sign the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) in 1982, calling on other countries in the ASEAN region to respect and abide by this document, said Bryon Wilfert, a former MP and a member of the Research Advisory Board at the Canadian-based think tank Macdonald Laurier Institute.

  Various contributors to the Chagos Question debate assert that Britain’s controversial claim to the Chagos Archipelago (British Indian Ocean Territo...

  Various contributors to the Chagos Question debate assert that Britain’s controversial claim to the Chagos Archipelago (British Indian Ocean Territo...

In claiming sovereignty over Chagos, London privileges Western interests. And breaks international law.

Understanding Australian traits and behaviours could explain how the country works with others – and how it’s perceived.

Beijing sought to make Australia pay as a diplomatic freeze deepened. But the sanction didn’t entirely go to plan.

Visits to the region by big-name officials like Kamala Harris are one thing. There is still a huge amount of work to be done for the U.S. to shore up its credibility post-Afghanistan.

Former Australian prime ministers Kevin Rudd and Malcolm Turnbull have warned the federal government not to raise fears of China for political gain.

Two past PMs offer their perspective on a diplomatic breakdown and how to put the pieces back together.