Richard Smith AO PSM 06 October 2016 Richard Smith AO PSM was born in Perth, Western Australia, educated at the University of Western Australia, and taught in Western Australian High […] Read More
Malcolm's Refugees... from Costa Rica By Dr Robert Mason 06 October 2016 While giving a speech at the recent United Nations Summit for Refugees and Migrants, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull announced that Australia would accept […] Read More
Trump's Flip-Flopping on NATO By Michael Petrou 05 October 2016 US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s new-found faith in NATO is unlikely to reassure America’s partners in the organisation. In the first presidential debate […] Read More
Colombia Votes No: But is all Really Lost? By Dr Alexandra Phelan 05 October 2016 In a surprise outcome, the Colombian population has voted ‘No’ in the 2 October plebiscite to the final peace agreement between the Colombian government […] Read More
Reading Room: Australia, Canada, and Iraq: Perspectives on an Invasion By Dr Alison Broinowski FAIIA 05 October 2016 Australia and Canada are divided by a vast ocean, the pronunciation of a common language and unequal capacities […] Read More
Antarctica: The Madrid Protocol 25 Years On By Dr Tony Press 05 October 2016 On 4 October 1991, the Parties to the Antarctic Treaty met in Spain to sign the ‘Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty’. […] Read More
Southern Thailand Insurgency Moves North By Tingting Luo 04 October 2016 Bombings across Thailand over the past two months have targeted tourist hotspots, security personnel and even a school. As yet, no group has taken […] Read More
One Belt One Road: Opportunities for Australia By Jean Dong, Xu Wang and Gemma Cooper 04 October 2016 The One Belt One Road Initiative is gaining more and more attention within China and in the world. China has huge ambitions for the initiative and […] Read More
Wanted: A UN Secretary-General with Courage and Integrity By Emeritus Professor Ramesh Thakur FAIIA 30 September 2016 Outgoing UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon had strong words for both Syria and Russia last week in the UN General Assembly. Yet this conviction has […] Read More
Shifts in Australia-Indonesia Relations By John McCarthy AO FAIIA and Melissa Conley Tyler FAIIA 30 September 2016 Since 2011, Indonesia has transformed from a regional leader to a global influencer; it has strengthened economically and gained stability from the consolidation of its […] Read More
Shifts in Australia-Indonesia Relations 30 September 2016 Since 2011, Indonesia has transformed from a regional leader to a global influencer; it has strengthened economically and gained stability from the consolidation of its […] Read More