Dr Dwayne Ryan Menezes reflects on how each of the five Commonwealth Secretaries-General has engaged with human rights.

India and Japan have much to gain from cooperation considering that both seek to emerge as leaders in the Asia-Pacific region.

Julie Lenarz talks to RTE's Mary Wilson about the terror in Brussels, the scope of ISIS and adequate security measures.

Japan is embracing a role in the security order of South East Asia that it has long denied itself. Whilst it will never take over the role of the US in ensuring regional stability, the country is currently in the process of positioning itself as a leader in the drive to contain Beijing’s ambitions.

Will the new Asean Economic Community evolve towards an “Asian Union” in the image of the European Union?

An overview of the strategic threats and challenges Iran has confronted and continues to confront.

HSC moderates penal discussion with Yazidi sex slave survivor Nadia Murad.

The promising dream of an independent South Sudan has turned into a humanitarian nightmare.

Julie Lenarz explains why Saudi Arabia's plans in Syria are related to the fall-out with Iran

ISIS piled atrocity on atrocity as they systematically destroyed cultural heritage in Iraq and Syria dating back thousands of years.