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diplomacy
Books & Arts
Scenes from a marriage
Nicholas Brown
3 October 2022
Two daughters profile a controversial father and an enigmatic mother against the backdrop of the growing bush capital
Books & Arts
Lupine or supine?
Graeme Smith
5 September 2021
Are China’s wolf warrior diplomats for real?
International
Our enemy’s enemy
Hamish McDonald
27 August 2021
Yesterday’s bombings in Kabul underline the choices facing Western countries
National Affairs
Bagman, buddy or career diplomat?
Hamish McDonald
9 February 2021
A new president in the White House means a new American ambassador in Canberra
National Affairs
Australia’s soft-power gap
Paul Barratt
2 July 2020
The launch of two new defence reports highlights the government’s preoccupation with military force and the American alliance
National Affairs
Australia and India: is it different this time?
Robin Jeffrey
14 August 2018
Along with the vast increase in migration, most signs point to increased cooperation between Australia and India
Essays & Reportage
The undiplomatic diplomat
Alan Fewster
8 February 2018
Extract
| Posted to Chungking in 1941, Keith Waller found his allies almost as challenging as the enemy
Books & Arts
Parallel lives
Graeme Dobell
29 March 2017
Books
| A former journalist and diplomat offers a double-jointed view of Australia’s international role