Trump and the Rise of Authoritarian Populism By Dr Priya Chacko and Professor Kanishka Jayasuriya 16 January 2017 The election of Donald Trump reflects a crisis of the US state, with the erosion of the legitimacy of political elites, representative institutions […] Read More
Trump's Macroeconomic Gamble By Pedro Sousa 16 January 2017 During his election campaign, Donald Trump simultaneously promised a major reduction in federal taxes for businesses and a trillion-dollar increase in public infrastructure […] Read More
ASEAN Fragmented on Rohingya Crisis By Rashi Yadav 14 January 2017 Foreign ministers from the Association of South East Asian Nations met in Yangon late last year to discuss Myanmar’s Rohingya crisis. The meeting […] Read More
Australia's New Consular Diplomacy By Alex Oliver 11 January 2017 Globalising forces have stimulated a rapid expansion in overseas travel by Australians. As a result, Australia’s diplomats have struggled with a burgeoning consular […] Read More
Dealing with China and the US: Four Strategies for 2017 By The Hon Dr Wayne Mapp 11 January 2017 Australia and New Zealand have a vital interest in the relationship that the new Trump Administration will have with Beijing. Both countries, along […] Read More
Jihadist Threat in 2017 By Dr Haroro J Ingram 11 January 2017 In the first week of the new year, ISIS’s online magazine Rumiyah’s fifth issue again instructed Western supporters to attack at home. In the […] Read More
Jihadist Threat in 2017 11 January 2017 In the first week of the new year, ISIS’s online magazine Rumiyah’s fifth issue again instructed Western supporters to attack at home. In the […] Read More
Five Political Leaders to Watch in 2017 By Professor Nick Bisley 11 January 2017 The world is in fluid political times and the opportunity for emerging figures to make their mark is considerable. Here are five political […] Read More
Grillo’s Unlikely Push against Euroscepticism By Dr Giovanni Di Lieto 10 January 2017 With an unexpected and ultimately unsuccessful initiative on 8 January, the founder and charismatic leader of Italy’s 5-Star Movement, Beppe Grillo, launched a […] Read More
Zimbabwe is Increasingly Looking East By Tinashe Jakwa 09 January 2017 Zimbabwe’s contemporary foreign policy has been coloured by anti-imperialist proclamations that the country will never be a colony again. These proclamations have been […] Read More
Sino-Japanese Competition and ASEAN 09 January 2017 One of the most striking features of post-Cold War East Asia has been having China and Japan strong and affluent at the same time […] Read More