Cyclone Pam: The Pacific Needs a Climate Insurance Scheme Jeff McGee, Liam Phelan and Neil Holbrook 19 March 2015 A risk pooling mechanism may enhance the resilience of Pacific Island countries facing natural disasters. Severe tropical Cyclone Pam, which devastated Vanuatu on […] Read More
Apocalyptic Erotica Now: The Allure of Islamic State Online Jeff Lewis 13 March 2015 The suicide bombing death in Ramadi of Melbourne teenager Jake Bilardi has deepened public anxieties about the allure and reach of Islamic State (IS). Western […] Read More
Chinese Public Opinion on the East China and South China Seas By Graeme Dobell FAIIA 13 March 2015 Public opinion polls reveal a public which favours a peaceful resolution rather than conflict over disputes in the East […] Read More
UNAA World Environment Day Awards 2014: Call for Nominations 13 March 2015 Nominations for the 2014 United Nations Association of Australia World Environment Day Awards are now open nationally. Businesses, local governments, community organisations, individuals, […] Read More
Israel, Iran, and the Bomb By Emeritus Professor Ramesh Thakur FAIIA 13 March 2015 Israel and the US agree on stopping Iran from getting the bomb. But will leaving Tehran limited capability check or facilitate its bomb […] Read More
The Ongoing Fallout from Japan’s Nuclear Meltdown Simon Avenell 11 March 2015 Four years after the earthquake and tsunami of 11 March 2011, Japan’s leaders and citizens still face many complex challenges. Among these, none […] Read More
Why the Economy – and the Fed – Isn’t Ready for a Rise in Rates Alex Nikolsko-Rzhevskyy 10 March 2015 In late February Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen delivered her semi-annual testimony before the Senate. In it she gave lawmakers – and the […] Read More
Is Freedom Under Pressure Globally? Tim Wilson, Australia's Human Rights Commissioner 06 March 2015 Despite the efforts of governments, the future belongs to freedom. Behind human rights is the still revolutionary idea that every human being is […] Read More
Are We Overreacting to the Threat of Terrorism? Sean Richmond 05 March 2015 Current national security debates miss the larger picture: we face many challenges and threats, of which terrorism is but one. The recent shootings […] Read More
Indonesia: the Jokowi presidency - what went wrong? 04 March 2015 At Glover Cottages on Tuesday evening, 3 March, the well-known journalist Hamish McDonald and an Indonesian desk officer from DFAT, Zulaika Chudori, gave […] Read More
PM’s Lightning Trip Across “The Ditch” Alexia Jablonski 03 March 2015 Prime Minister Tony Abbott’s first official visit to New Zealand on 27 February 2015 involved economic and national security talks with New Zealand […] Read More