When House Speaker Nancy Pelosi tore up the text of President Donald Trump’s State of the Union speech in full public view, her supporters saw…

The US assassination of Iranian general Qassem Soleimani is the latest in a wider decay of the liberal norms that underpin diplomacy, conflict resolution and…

Australian diplomats continue to strongly advocate free trade and multilateral diplomacy in response to Donald Trump’s revival of protectionism and the ensuing threat of trade…

The Trump administration’s blocking of new judges to the WTO’s Appellate Body has caused a large backlog of disputes. If this continues, the WTO will…

The new White House policy was initially criticised for its 'emptiness'. But the Australian government will soon know just how damaging it will be to…

A new book expresses concern that the average American has base knowledge so low that it is now plummeting to "aggressively wrong".

The US government's top ethics official, who worked for three presidents, has taken a parting shot at Donald Trump's administration over his business profits.

An unpredictable US administration and a volatile domestic political environment suggest it is time for countries like Australia to have well formed contingencies in case…

The New York Times is playing a pivotal role explaining the Trump administration's often unpredictable behaviour for the world's foreign policy community. That it is…

Australia's policy interests with the United States are already stabilising, despite what the commentariat suggest about state of the alliance, says former Ambassador to Washington…

Neo-nationalism is colliding with the new social world at a staggering pace. Malcolm Turnbull might have hoped to share a common understanding with the new…

Distrust between government and citizens goes both ways, but deliberative democracy offers opportunities in this age of individualism. The convenors of SA's citizens' juries consider…

SPEECH: TPP is more than a trade deal; it is a sign of US strategic commitment to our region. A Trump-led retreat risks living…

Australian governments cannot presume that United States policy will be well judged. But there are steps it can take, as an ally and friend, to…