Invisible Security: The Electromagnetic Spectrum By Thom Dixon 25 October 2016 Modern theatres of conflict are dependent on communications technology and the electromagnetic spectrum is a vital part of this. However, history shows dominance […] Read More
Australia Can Help End Polio By Ramesh Ferris 24 October 2016 The eradication of polio is absolutely achievable. The disease remains present in just a few countries and the vaccine required to immunise children against polio costs only 13 […] Read More
The EU and Australia: Natural Partners By Melissa Conley Tyler FAIIA 20 October 2016 There is a tendency in some quarters in Australia to discount the European Union and this has only been amplified by the impending […] Read More
Is Hong Kong Finished? By Colin Chapman FAIIA 19 October 2016 Can China be trusted to keep its written promises on Hong Kong? More precisely, can President Xi Jinping, chairman of the Communist Party […] Read More
Australia as an Honest Broker in the Iran-Saudi Dispute By Professor Shahram Akbarzadeh 19 October 2016 Australia has a well-developed relationship with Saudi Arabia and members of the Gulf Cooperation Council, as well as Iran. There is an abundance […] Read More
Lebanon: On Remembering and Forgetting By Dr Vanessa Newby 18 October 2016 Lebanon has a great deal to be concerned about: the absence of a president, the most concentrated refugee influx per capita in the […] Read More
Oz Strategist: Des Ball AO FAIIA (1947-2016) By Graeme Dobell FAIIA 17 October 2016 Des Ball was an unorthodox academic strategist who will have a lasting impact on Australian foreign policy. He played a part in all […] Read More
Conflicting Perceptions of the AIIB By Cormac Power 16 October 2016 The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank highlights the fundamental conflict at the heart of how China is viewed by much of the world. On the […] Read More
A War of Extermination in Syria By Associate Professor Nicolas Tenzer 13 October 2016 As the aerial bombardment of Aleppo resumes, one thing is clear: Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s military campaign in Syria, waged with the support of Russia, […] Read More
Yemen's Agony: Is the World Starting to Respond? By Dr Anthony Billingsley 13 October 2016 The ferocious war in Yemen was brought into sharp focus this week after a Saudi airstrike killed 140 people attending a funeral. Saudi […] Read More
Preparing for Disaster By Judy Slatyer 13 October 2016 In the wake of Hurricane Matthew, the Red Cross released the World Disasters Report 2016 on 13 October. The report shows that disasters killed […] Read More