This week trade ministers from across the globe came together for the 10th Ministerial Conference of the World Trade […]

In September 2009, an article from the Economist detailed a significant lack of counterinsurgency tactics in the original Star Wars sci-fi blockbusters. The publication explained that […]

It is a historic and game changing moment for the global youth peacebuilding movement: on 9 December 2015, the United Nations […]

Central Asia does not fit comfortably in Europe or the Middle East and can present a challenge for Australian policymakers. However its largest and […]

The recent downing of a Russian jet by the Turkish armed forces has again highlighted Turkey’s chaotic domestic situation. The honeymoon period afforded […]

Indonesia will be severely impacted by climate change should carbon emissions continue at present day levels. The disastrous […]

It was announced during a meeting of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) in Singapore last weekend, that 20 more states will join the development […]

Turkey has entered the air campaign in Syria, but there are real doubts about its true target: ISIS or the Kurds? Turkish intervention […]

The misguided focus on Boko Haram as a jihadist terrorist group could prevent Nigeria from addressing the broader socio-economic environment within which it operates. Boko Haram […]

Ben Dickson was a Euan Crone Asian Awareness Scholarship 2014 recipient. Applications for 2015 are now open until Friday 4 September. Lymphatic filariasis […]