Is Vietnam on the Cusp of Change? David Brown 28 December 2015 Every five years, Vietnamese dare to hope that this time, the ruling Communist Party will take a chance on change. Four successive party congresses […] Read More
Pakistan’s Persistent Security Challenges Imtiaz Gul 27 December 2015 On 2 December 2015, Pakistan executed four militants involved in the 16 December 2014 attack on the Army Public School in Peshawar. The […] Read More
A Retreat From Multilateralism: Foreign Policy Restructuring Under Jokowi Sophie Qin 23 December 2015 President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has forged a new foreign policy approach for Indonesia since assuming office in October […] Read More
The WTO’s Nairobi Talks and the Multi-Billion Dollar Trade Agreement You’ve Never Heard Of Andrew Willcocks 18 December 2015 This week trade ministers from across the globe came together for the 10th Ministerial Conference of the World Trade […] Read More
The Politics of Anti-Trafficking Efforts Dr Natalia Szablewska 18 December 2015 Today is the International Day of the Migrant, and while much of the world’s migration can be seen as a social good, human […] Read More
The State Grid Corporation of China: Its Australian Engagement and Military Links Geoffrey Wade 18 December 2015 The State Grid Corporation of China, the world’s largest electric utility company, was one of the bidders for […] Read More
Australia’s Shaky South China Sea Strategy Dr Benjamin Herscovitch 17 December 2015 Principled though Australia’s commitment to freedom of navigation may be, freedom of navigation operations are not a serious roadblock to China’s bid to […] Read More
Musical Diplomacy with China 15 December 2015 This year’s annual Christmas party at Glover Cottages was a bit different from normal. Three string players from the Sydney Symphony Orchestra played […] Read More
China-Africa Economic Integration: Striving for Common Development Dr Lauren Johnston 14 December 2015 This month in South Africa’s commercial heartland of Johannesburg, co-hosts of the triennial head of state Forum on […] Read More
United Nations Recognises Vital Role of Young People as Peacebuilders Laura McManus 13 December 2015 It is a historic and game changing moment for the global youth peacebuilding movement: on 9 December 2015, the United Nations […] Read More
Is Argentina Back on the World's Map? By Jean Daudelin 12 December 2015 While the South American giant had become an international non-entity, the election of Mauricio Macri prompts five factors that may bring it back […] Read More