2017 in Review: The Old Order Ends By Allan Gyngell AO FAIIA 27 December 2017 In 2017, Australians had to acknowledge that the global order that had shaped the world since the end of World War II was over. Not challenged. Not changing. Over. Read More
2017 in Review: Ol' Dobell's Almanac By Graeme Dobell FAIIA 27 December 2017 As 2017 limps out and 2018 edges in, here’s Old Dobell’s almanac of the times, trends and twists of history. Read More
New Year, Old Problem: Australia's Refugee Question By Jenny Hayward-Jones 26 December 2017 As 2017 draws to a close, Australia's "intractable" refugee question remains unanswered. With Australia's international image—not to mention the refugees themselves—at stake, how much longer can Canberra stall? Read More
2017 in Review: A Year of Separatism Anxiety? By Aleksandar Pavković 26 December 2017 This was a year in which cartographers, among others, were put on notice as the world's borders came under threat. From Iraq to Spain, separatism was in vogue. Read More
Gazing at the Stars: Australia's Strategic Space Prospects 26 December 2017 Australia is commonly characterised by commentators as a middle power – a state with hard power characteristics below that of a super power […] Read More
The Ugly Truth About Fake News: Fragility of Liberal Democracies in the Internet Age 26 December 2017 INTRODUCTION Recent seismic political events driven by a range of populist forces have made “fake news” an increasingly […] Read More
Best of 2017: Foreign Policy in an Uncertain World By The Hon Julie Bishop MP 24 December 2017 In October, Minister for Foreign Affairs Julie Bishop MP told the 2017 AIIA National Conference that the Australian government was engineering its foreign […] Read More
ASEAN Navies Set Sail in 2017 By Sarosh Bana 24 December 2017 In 2017's changing maritime security environment, the 50th anniversary of ASEAN saw the group hold its first multilateral naval exercise. So what is the naval potential of its diverse membership? Read More
Election Caps Turbulent 2017 for Catalonia By Luke Stegemann 20 December 2017 After an acrimonious campaign complete with allegations of foreign interference, Catalonians are voting in crucial regional elections this week. While pro-independence parties seek to echo the anti-Francoist freedom fighters of old, is it that simple? Read More
Trump's Dangerous Security Oversight By Associate Professor Matt McDonald 20 December 2017 The US National Security Strategy released by the Trump administration this week comprehensively outlines the country's approach to security threats in the 21st century. But there is one glaring omission. Read More
A Fragile Spring? Lebanon Here and Now By Dr Vanessa Newby 18 December 2017 Despite the pressures from Syrian refugees and a briefly missing prime minister, Lebanon has gone from strength to strength in 2017. But will it continue in the coming year? Read More