Argentinian Bicentenary Puts Focus on Future By Eduardo Acevedo-Diaz 09 July 2016 Argentina celebrates the 200th anniversary of its independence from Spain today. It has much to celebrate as it has transitioned into a democratic, peaceful […] Read More
South China Sea Arbitration: Don't Count on a Decisive Philippines Win By Dr Andrew Chubb 07 July 2016 On 12 July, an international arbitral tribunal will hand down its findings in a landmark case brought by […] Read More
Chilcot’s Verdict on the Iraq War By Louise Kettle 07 July 2016 It’s been a long time coming, but the Chilcot report into the Iraq War, all 2.6 million words of it, is finally out. And […] Read More
Mongolia and Northeast Asian Security By Richard Broinowski 06 July 2016 Mongolia recently hosted the annual Ulaanbaatar Dialogue to discuss Northeast Asian security. With North and South Korea delegates present together for the first […] Read More
The Growing Power of Japan By Mike Fogarty 02 July 2016 Hugh Cortazzi’s book has received glowing reviews including from Sir David Warren for the Japan Society and Arthur Stockwin for the Japan Forum. The book concentrates on diplomatic […] Read More
Why De Gaulle Would Applaud Brexit By Dr Ben Wellings, Dr Annmarie Elijah and Dr Emma Vines 30 June 2016 The Brexit vote is a classic example showcasing the rise of anti-politics. The anger and disillusionment with mainstream politics is so great that populists […] Read More
His Excellency Mr Sumio Kusaka 30 June 2016 His Excellency Mr Sumio Kusaka is the Japanese Ambassador to Australia. Ambassador Sumio Kusaka brings with him 37 years of distinguished service as a […] Read More
Australia-Japan: A Strong Relationship By His Excellency Mr Sumio Kusaka 30 June 2016 Japan became a significant trading partner early in the 20th century and Australia’s largest two-way global trading partner by 1970. On 16 June 1976, Australia […] Read More
How The World Sees Australia’s Election By Professor Alan Tidwell, Dr Amit Ranjan, Dr Grant Duncan and Hangga Fathana 30 June 2016 The federal election has dominated Australian media for the past eight weeks but does the rest of the world care? Experts in the United […] Read More
Torture is Never the Right Choice By Andrea Lunt 27 June 2016 On 26 June, we marked the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture. Torture and ill treatment are far from being archaic practices […] Read More
Brexit: Russia and Europe's Far Right By James Leask 25 June 2016 The British referendum offers Russia a welcome opportunity to undermine European stability further. For the Russian government a divided Europe is a goal […] Read More