Lee Kuan Yew: The Grand Master’s Insights on China, the United States, and the World reviewer Patrick Hill — Reading room 10 March 2014 When the Grand Master states “human beings…are inherently vicious” and “power politics in Asia is as old as […] Read More
Years of Resistance: The Mandate of Émile Lahood, the Former President of Lebanon reviewer Artemis Niaros — Reading room 09 March 2014 This book illuminates the persona of Émile Lahood as both a President and a man who shaped Lebanon’s […] Read More
Foreign Policy Begins at Home Reviewed by Melissa Conley Tyler FAIIA — Reading room 13 February 2014 Richard Haass describes himself as a “card-carrying member of the foreign policy establishment”. It would be hard to disagree. He is president of […] Read More
1914: The Year the World Ended reviewer David Costello — Reading room 12 February 2014 KAISER Wilhem II of Germany was a “scatterbrained buffoon’’ fond of sabre rattling and scribbling rage-filled rants on the margins of official correspondence. […] Read More
Disasters Without Borders reviewer Bridget Crane — Reading room 10 February 2014 The international politics, players and history surrounding “disasters” (both broadly- and narrowly-defined) should be of key interest to an Australian audience given our […] Read More
Länderbericht Australien reviewer Sophia Brook — Reading room 01 February 2014 This is an in-depth country report on Australia in German for a German-speaking audience. Its eleven chapters provide a detailed overview of the country’s […] Read More