Method to Madness: North Korea and the ‘Madman’ Theory By AIIA QLD intern Dominic Bailey 10 August 2017 North Korea is routinely characterised by western leaders and the global media as an irrational actor in world politics – a rogue state […] Read More
Big Bombs and Big Egos: Pyongyang and Washington By Professor Mark Beeson 09 August 2017 Of all the problems undermining the idea of a rules-based international order, none is more unpredictable, dangerous and alarming than what to do about North Korea. Read More
Hidden Vulnerability of Erdogan's Divided Turkey By Hamish Whittle 09 August 2017 With the largest trial of suspected coup plotters now underway, Turkish President Erdoğan's post-coup crackdown has given him an apparently firm grip on power. But is he more vulnerable than he appears? Read More
Will scandal sink Abe? By Jim Medew 07 August 2017 A damaging scandal is dogging Shinzō Abe, but is it severe enough to cost him his job? Read More
Pakistan’s Soft Coup By Professor Mohammed Ayoob 07 August 2017 Pakistan’s Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has been ousted from office for the third time, but his forced departure raises new questions about the strength of Pakistani democracy. Read More
Reading Room: Japanese War Criminals By Finian Cullity 06 August 2017 Between 1945 and 1951, the Allied powers carried out an estimated 2,362 trials of 5,707 Japanese defendants accused of committing war crimes in the Second World War. With the exception of the Tokyo trial, until recently these trials have not received substantial academic attention. Read More
Alice Albright 02 August 2017 Alice Albright is Chief Executive Officer of the Global Partnership for Education (GPE). Prior to being appointed as her current position, Ms. Albright […] Read More
Australia’s Trade Strategy in Europe: UK or the Rest? By Dr Giovanni Di Lieto and Dr David Treisman 02 August 2017 In the wake of Boris Johnson's visit, Australia must consider its trade strategy: weighing the potential gains of a preferential trading agreement with the UK against one with the rest of Europe. Read More
The Foundations of Sustainability Lie in Education By Alice Albright 02 August 2017 Representatives from the Global Partnership for Education, chaired by former prime minister Julia Gillard, will be in Canberra over the coming week to push for further funding to address worldwide inequalities in education. Read More
Russia’s Rapid Rebound By Associate Professor Matthew Sussex 02 August 2017 After the collapse of the Soviet Union, Russia entered what many assumed to be an inevitable period of decline in influence. Recently, however, the former superpower has increasingly asserted and projected its power. How sustainable is the resurgence? Read More
Reading Room: The Maisky Diaries By Professor James Cotton FAIIA 02 August 2017 The record of the history of diplomacy in the lead up to and during World War II has been considerably enriched by this exceptional publication. Read More