Increased US Role Pushing Syria in New Direction By Dr Bruce Mabley 11 July 2017 Following the G20 summit, the US and Russia announced a ceasefire agreement in southern Syria, the result of months of closed-door negotiations. This […] Read More
Uncertainty Grows in Post-RAMSI Solomon Islands By Caitlin Mollica 11 July 2017 The end of RAMSI signifies a new phase in the Solomon Islands’ post-conflict journey, one in which reconciliation and development remain key challenges. […] Read More
Reading Room: A Difficult Neighbourhood By Fraser Cameron 10 July 2017 Russia’s aggression against Georgia and Ukraine as well as its reluctance to resolve the frozen conflicts in the region demonstrate that Eastern Europe […] Read More
The Influence of Global Corporations 06 July 2017 On 4 July 2017 Dr John Mikler, associate professor in the Department of Government and International Relations at the University of Sydney, addressed […] Read More
Cuba's Bipolar Engagement Offers Opportunity For Australia By Fernando Rodriguez 06 July 2017 This week, the Minister for Foreign Affairs Julie Bishop visited Cuba to promote Australia’s growing commercial interests in the Caribbean island nation. The […] Read More
Trump Repealism Rolls Back Obama’s Cuba Reforms By Dr Ruth Adler 06 July 2017 Donald Trump’s push to repeal many of the Obama administration’s foreign policy initiatives has extended to the landmark lifting of the embargo against Cuba. […] Read More
Modi’s Landmark Visit to Israel 03 July 2017 Narendra Modi’s visit to Israel this week is the first ever by an Indian prime minister. It’s a result of India’s pragmatic new […] Read More
What Does China Want from the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank? By Dr Jeffrey Wilson 03 July 2017 The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank is a controversial new player in infrastructure finance. Early indications are that it is a […] Read More
Looking Into: Australia’s Approach to LGBTIQ Asylum Seekers and Refugees By Jasmine Dawson 02 July 2017 Darwin Bell/ Flickr The treatment of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, and queer (LGBTIQ) asylum seekers and refugees […] Read More
Meeting Eri Ishikawa: On Asylum Seeker Policy in Japan Bernadette Anvia 02 July 2017 @EriIshikawa_JARChair of the Board of the Japan Association for Refugees (JAR) The world is currently seeing a mass movement of refugees, asylum seekers […] Read More
A Path to Social Inclusion in a Multicultural Australia Vivian Rivera 02 July 2017 vapourtrails/flickr With substantial population flows across and between national boundaries and societies, the issue of social inclusion is growing in complexity. Migration trends […] Read More