Why The Coronavirus Has Become A Major Test For The Leadership of Xi Jinping And The Communist Party By Adam Ni and Yun Jiang 02 February 2020 How has the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) handling of the coronavirus outbreak affected its perception domestically? Will this have any long term consequences? Read More
New Year Message 31 January 2020 Warmest wishes to all our members and subscribers for the year ahead. Many thanks to you all for your support during the past […] Read More
Geoffrey Roberts 31 January 2020 Geoffrey Roberts has a first class honours degree in politics from La Trobe University. His thesis, completed in October 2019, examined Russia and […] Read More
Iran As A Strategic Actor (Part One) By Dr Paul G Buchanan 30 January 2020 In order to understand Iran as a strategic actor, we must first understand the geopolitical, religious, and security concerns behind their actions. Read More
India's Amazon Apprehension By Grant Wyeth 30 January 2020 While Jeff Bezos received a frosty reception on his India visit, this was not entirely due to his company's practices. Read More
Harry, Meghan, and the Canadian Conundrum By Dr Bruce Mabley 30 January 2020 Canadians’ perceptions of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s proposed move to Canada are primarily divided along regional lines. Also worthy of consideration are Aboriginal affairs, and the financial imprudence of the monarchy’s representatives in Canada. Read More
Ep. 39: The 2020 Raisina Dialogue By Dr Darren Lim and Allan Gyngell AO FAIIA 30 January 2020 Allan and Darren try something different this episode, with Allan taking the lead in asking Darren about his experience attending the Raisina Dialogue, India’s flagship international affairs conference, held in New Delhi from 14-16 January 2020, and organised the Observer Research Foundation. Read More
Georgia and South Ossetia: Decades of Conflict Hit Civilians Hardest By Marco Jimenez 30 January 2020 Since the 1990s, South Ossetia has sporadically erupted into multiple deadly conflicts. Three people affected by these conflicts recount their experiences. Read More
Bilateral Free Trade Negotiations: A Novel and Challenging Enterprise for the UK By Anna George 30 January 2020 As the UK celebrates achieving Brexit by leaping into highly political FTA negotiations with the EU, US, and Australia (among others), its trade negotiators will hopefully have learned some strategic lessons from Australia’s experience negotiating its FTA with the US. Read More
Book Review: The Story of International Relations, Part One: Cold-Blooded Idealists by Jo-Anne Pemberton By Professor James Cotton FAIIA 30 January 2020 Pemberton's collection of books offers many competent perspectives on the state of international relations in the post-WWI epoch, with certain and typographical errors undermining its cohesiveness. Read More
Truth-Telling, Victimhood, And Historical Amnesia By Caitlin O'Brien 30 January 2020 Why do some nations seem to be concerned with conflicts which have since ended? What is historical amnesia? Why is victimhood dangerous to national healing? A brief comparison of China, Finland and the Baltic States illustrates the necessary components for the reconciliation of historical injustice. Read More