Lachie Macfarlan | Europe and Eurasia Fellow Image sourced from Prime Minister's Office - Government of India via Wikimedia Commons . For centuries, Central Asia was the connective tissue of the Silk Road, the historic route that moved goods, people and ideas between China, the Middle East and Europe. UNESCO  describes these routes as an “interconnected network” linking oasis cities such as Samarkand and Bukhara to the Mediterranean. Today, their modern successors are the Belt and Road...

Snehin Talusani | Image sourced f rom Wikimedia Commons . As the world races toward net zero, the Indo-Pacific is emerging as the epicentre of the global energy transition. From hydrogen supply chains  between Australia and Japan to solar investment across Southeast Asia , the region’s choices will shape whether the planet meets its climate targets. For Australia, long known as a fossil-fuel powerhouse, this shift presents both an identity test and a generational opportunity to lead through...

Hafsa Arslan | Middle East Fellow Image sourced from Wikimedia Commons . The Red Sea has become a neglected crisis area within the Middle East and North African (MENA) region, catapulting existing tensions into further instability. With its centrality in facilitating global trade as the world’s most strategically important waterway , regional states have not implemented an effective platform for collaboration and mutual support to manage rising strategic tensions. In recent years, the Red Sea...