Scotland’s Reaction to Brexit By Colin Chapman FAIIA 21 August 2019 As Westminster grapples with the prospect of a no-deal Brexit, it further harms its relations with Scotland. Read More
Cybercrime Moonlighting By Dr Stephen McCombie and Dr Allon J Uhlmann 21 August 2019 A cyber espionage group employed by the Chinese Government is moonlighting for some extra cash as cyber criminals. This has broad ethical and policy implications not just for China but for all nations who operate offensive cyber operations, including Australia. Read More
Caution Rather Than Haste Needed in the Afghanistan Peace Process By Professor William Maley AM 21 August 2019 The current negotiation efforts by the US in Afghanistan has not abided basic negotiation tactics, which has prolonged the atrocities and appears to inch further away from a peace process in Afghanistan. Read More
Dr Allon J Uhlmann 21 August 2019 Dr Allon J Uhlmann is a lecturer in Intelligence Studies and Cyber Security at Macquarie University. He is a social scientist and former […] Read More
Australia in the World Ep. 26: AUSMIN; Hastie op-ed; HK protests in Australia; Pacific Islands Forum By Allan Gyngell AO FAIIA and Dr Darren Lim 21 August 2019 Allan and Darren return to the perennial topics of Australian foreign policy—our relationships with the United States and China, with events of recent weeks offering yet another illustration of how complex and challenging these relations are. Read More
The Internationalisation of White Nationalism: From Christchurch to El Paso and Beyond By Dr. Michael G. Zekulin 20 August 2019 The recent shooting in El Paso, Texas can be ideologically linked to other incidents, specifically the Christchurch, New Zealand attacks. Read More
US-Turkish “Safe Zones” Endanger Democracy in North-Eastern Syria By Dr Stephanie Wright 20 August 2019 Trump and Erdogan have found it convenient to collaborate on Syria for the moment. But the announcement of US-Turkish cooperation to establish “safe zones” in north-eastern Syria does not herald a thaw in relations between the two NATO allies, and may endanger the democracy at work in the Democratic Federation of Northern Syria. Read More
Human Rights, Nuclear Security and the Question of Engagement with North Korea By Dr Andrew Yeo and Dr Danielle Chubb 19 August 2019 To inch towards the total denuclearisation of North Korea, we should perhaps frame the North's nuclear threat as a threat against human rights. Read More
Can the Philippines and Australia Elevate Their Partnership to a Strategic Level? By Mark Manantan 19 August 2019 The Philippines and Australia are both equally vulnerable to cyberattacks and could benefit in engaging in a strategic partnership to solidify their respective national cyber security. Read More
Dr Andrew Yeo 19 August 2019 Dr Andrew Yeo is an associate professor of politics at The Catholic University of America in Washing- ton, DC. He is co-editor of […] Read More
Mark Manantan 19 August 2019 Mark Manantan is a research fellow at the Center for Southeast Asian Studies and a research affiliate of Asia Pacific Pathways to Progress. […] Read More