The Six Day War at 50 By Professor Peter Boyce AO 04 June 2017 Israeli Prime Minister Levi Eshkol recognised the contradiction between Israel’s desire to be a Jewish state and the occupation of Palestinian territories 50 […] Read More
Aung San Suu Kyi and the Tatmadaw By Associate Professor Andrew Selth 03 June 2017 The democratically elected government in Myanmar under Aung San Suu Kyi has so far disappointed many voters and international observers. Her supporters blame […] Read More
The Status of World Peace May Surprise You By Camilla Schippa 01 June 2017 The 2017 Global Peace Index yields some unexpected results. Global peace is improving on average, but we are witnessing the growth of ‘peace inequality’ […] Read More
Sex, Women and Global Security By Professor Valerie Hudson 31 May 2017 Research shows that the security and status of women are strong predictors of a country’s overall stability. Women’s exclusion leads to risky, parochial decision-making, […] Read More
Professor Valerie Hudson 30 May 2017 Dr. Valerie Hudson joined the faculty of the Department of International Affairs at the Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas […] Read More
Australia and the Protection of Human Rights By Professor Hilary Charlesworth and Professor Gillian Triggs 29 May 2017 Australia has adopted a Janus-faced approach to the protection of human rights. One face looks to the international sphere and champions human rights […] Read More
Slaying Some Myths of Sovereignty and Intervention By Emeritus Professor Ramesh Thakur FAIIA 29 May 2017 The recent review of Luke Glanville’s Sovereignty and the Responsibility to Protect: A New History in Australian Outlook requires a response. Firstly, the responsibility to protect is […] Read More
The Last Station Before Hell: UN Peacekeeping at Inflection Point By Dr Charles Hunt 29 May 2017 On 29 May, the world honours the contribution to international peace and security of United Nations peacekeepers. It […] Read More
Dr Charles Hunt 29 May 2017 Dr Charles T. Hunt is Vice Chancellor’s Senior Research Fellow at the Centre for Global Research, School of Global, Urban and Social Studies, […] Read More
Revisiting NATO Post-Trump By Will Leben 29 May 2017 Donald Trump’s recent meeting with European leaders in Brussels raised questions about the ongoing role of NATO, with Angela Merkel subsequently commenting that […] Read More
Australia's Aid Cuts and the Shrinking National Soul By Reverend Tim Costello AO FAIIA 24 May 2017 This year, World Vision was hoping for a visionary budget. Instead, Australia’s dwindling foreign aid funding demonstrated dumb economics and provided stark evidence of […] Read More