After the US announced its withdrawal from the Paris Agreement, Australian foreign minister Julie Bishop, speaking at the EU-Australia Leadership Forum, said she […]

Israeli Prime Minister Levi Eshkol recognised the contradiction between Israel’s desire to be a Jewish state and the occupation of Palestinian territories 50 […]

The democratically elected government in Myanmar under Aung San Suu Kyi has so far disappointed many voters and international observers. Her supporters blame […]

Richard Nixon and Bill Clinton both tried to use national security issues to put a lid on political scandals. President Trump, facing ongoing […]

The 2017 Global Peace Index yields some unexpected results. Global peace is improving on average, but we are witnessing the growth of ‘peace inequality’ […]

Research shows that the security and status of women are strong predictors of a country’s overall stability. Women’s exclusion leads to risky, parochial decision-making, […]

Doves and hawks see the North Korean nuclear program as a response to US policies or as a product of its internal politics. […]

Trump’s declaration of the US withdrawal from the Paris climate accord has drawn cries of dismay from the corporate world. […]

Australia has adopted a Janus-faced approach to the protection of human rights. One face looks to the international sphere and champions human rights […]

The recent review of Luke Glanville’s Sovereignty and the Responsibility to Protect: A New History in Australian Outlook requires a response. Firstly, the responsibility to protect is […]