Backdoor for Investor-State Disputes in TiSA By Dr Giovanni Di Lieto 12 October 2016 Wikileaks’ release of the latest round of negotiations for the Trade in Services Agreement reveals that it is unlikely to have an investor-state […] Read More
Pirates and Political Fracturing in Iceland By Associate Professor Stefanía Óskarsdóttir 11 October 2016 On 29 October, Iceland will go to the polls. This year’s early vote takes place in the wake of an economic crisis that […] Read More
Reading Room: The Chungking Legation By Mike Fogarty 10 October 2016 Australia’s diplomatic engagement with China didn’t start with Gough Whitlam. It is worth remembering those early diplomats who served faithfully in Chungking during […] Read More
US Election: Isolationism and Global Power By Nathan Watson 10 October 2016 Both US presidential candidates have been affected by multiple scandals—and the latest has seen the Trump campaign begin to unravel this week. So […] Read More
US Election: Isolationism and Global Power 10 October 2016 Both US presidential candidates have been affected by multiple scandals—and the latest has seen the Trump campaign begin to unravel this week. So […] Read More
A Hard Brexit for the UK By Colin Chapman FAIIA 06 October 2016 For three months, while the sun has mostly and unusually shone in what passes for summer in the United Kingdom, the British have […] 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
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
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
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