Beyond Naval Interventions in Somali Piracy

South African Navy submarine SAS Charlotte Maxeke cuts through the surface ahead of Type 23 frigate HMS Portland during an exercise off the coast of South Africa. Photo Credit: Flickr (Defence Images) Creative Commons

06 October 2015

In 2011, at the height of piracy attacks along the Somali coastline and the Gulf of Aden, 237 separate attacks were reported. This figure […]

The Arabs at War in Afghanistan

Dr. Laurens J. Visser — Reading room

06 October 2015

Mustafa Hamid and Leah Farrall brush aside the inconsistencies that illustrate the myth of jihad in order to clarify the reality of the […]

Syria: Iranian and Russian Support for Assad

By Ian Dudgeon — Analysis

United States President Barack Obama and Vladimir V. Putin, President of the Russian Federation, share a toast at a luncheon hosted by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in honour of world leaders attending the general debate of the General Assembly. Photo Credit: Flickr (United Nations Photo) Creative Commons

01 October 2015

As US President Obama and Russian President Putin met this week in the US to discuss the fight against Islamic State, support for […]

Letter from Washington: the Xi–Obama Summit, No Lovefest

Dr Claude Rakisits — Analysis

A full honors arrival ceremony welcomes Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping, center left, to the Pentagon Feb. 14, 2012. Photo Credit: Flickr (U.S. Department of Defense) Creative Commons

01 October 2015

This was never going to be an easy meeting between the leaders of one of the oldest democracies and the world’s largest dictatorship. […]

The Flow of Arms into the Gaza Strip

Eran Zohar — Analysis

On March 5, 2014, IDF forces intercepted an Iranian weapons shipment to Gaza terrorists. Photo Credit: Flickr (Israel Defense Forces) Creative Commons

01 October 2015

Non-state actors in Gaza and Egypt have exploited smuggling networks to acquire arms, but they face new challenges. The Arab Turmoil has dramatically increased […]

Australia’s Role in the 1965-66 Communist Massacres in Indonesia

Marlene Millott

Pancasila Sakti in Indonesia, Jakarta. Photo Credit: Flickr (Chez Julius Livre 1) Creative Commons

30 September 2015

Fifty years ago, on September 30, one of the worst atrocities of the 20th century took place on […]

Too Big to Fail: China Pledges to Set up Landmark Emissions Trading Scheme

Alex Lo — Analysis

Xi Jinping, President of the People’s Republic of China, addresses the general debate of the General Assembly’s seventieth session, on 28 September 2015 at the United Nations, New York. Photo Credit: Flickr (UN Photo/Cia Pak) Creative Commons

29 September 2015

Chinese President Xi Jinping has made a landmark commitment on climate change during his state visit to the […]

Paul Hasluck: A Life

Reviewed by Professor Peter Edwards AM FAIIA — Reading room

29 September 2015

On the basis of experience and ability, Paul Hasluck should have been one of Australia’s greatest foreign ministers. Before he came to that […]

Human Translation vs. Machine Translation

Mark Saba — Analysis

Photo Credit: Flickr (Alfonso) Creative Commons

29 September 2015

Recent criticism of the Department of Defence’s nonsensical Arabic tweets about fighting IS propaganda shows the potential for getting it wrong with machine […]