Sholto Byrnes

Canberra is facing a domestic backlash over its defence pact with the US and UK, and with good reason

As a political and legal drama unfolds in Malaysia, the independence of the country's judges is in the spotlight

The unusually lacklustre prime minister has the onerous task of keeping Islamist forces at bay in key state elections

Many Asian countries who have managed countless disputes are likely to support such an attempt

The alliance's European members have their own problems to sort out

Two years since the coup, the rest of the world remains helpless even as the military has entrenched itself

Countries, even friendly ones, spy on one another. Washington should quickly move on to more pressing issues

By burning the Quran, a Swedish agitator made no point beyond being needlessly provocative

Changing to fit the 'Rest' is in its best interests, lest it is left behind when the 'Rest' rule the world

Two long-time British columnists go head-to-head in one of the country's most fraught debates

Three developments in recent months provide hope. Can others around the world take inspiration?

A new gastronomy list ails from some odd rankings

Nearly all stand for a particular viewpoint that has no sympathy for other cultures and values they deem to be 'wrong'

Some say globalisation is dead but in many ways, the integration of the world’s economies is only increasing

The region's two largest Muslim-majority countries must learn from the Arabian Gulf's progressive path