A lengthy period of uncertainty over the outcome of the Australian federal election means it will be difficult to pass any economic or budgetary […]

The 15-year-old African Union faces a host of challenges ranging from its institutional capacity to the legitimacy it borrows from its member states. The […]

Hugh Cortazzi’s book has received glowing reviews including from Sir David Warren for the Japan Society and Arthur Stockwin for the Japan Forum. The book concentrates on diplomatic […]

This week marks the 100th anniversary of the Battle of the Somme during World War I. With almost no European intellectual or political […]

The Brexit vote is a classic example showcasing the rise of anti-politics. The anger and disillusionment with mainstream politics is so great that populists […]

Japan became a significant trading partner early in the 20th century and Australia’s largest two-way global trading partner by 1970. On 16 June 1976, Australia […]

The federal election has dominated Australian media for the past eight weeks but does the rest of the world care? Experts in the United […]

The Indo-Pacific region has long been dominated by Western concepts of security based on alliances, military strength and balance of power politics. It […]

Sunday 26 June was the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, making it an apt time to reflect on what Australia […]

On 26 June, we marked the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture. Torture and ill treatment are far from being archaic practices […]