Sally Tyler 14 June 2018 Sally Tyler is an attorney and policy analyst, based in Washington, DC. Read More
The Singapore Spectacle: More of the Same? By Professor James Cotton FAIIA 13 June 2018 On Tuesday, North Korea committed to denuclearisation for the third or fourth time in the past 25 years. For now, the Singapore summit looks like a lost opportunity and could even prove a disaster. Read More
When the US Shoots Itself in the Foot By Bruno Hellendorff 13 June 2018 The rift between the US and the EU was evident at the G7 Summit this week. A revisionist US poses a conundrum for both the EU and Australia. Read More
Australian Outlook: Background on the 2018 North Korea–United States Summit 12 June 2018 On June 12 2018, US president Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un met to discuss important issues such as nuclear disarmament, economic normalisation and US-North Korea relations. Australian Outlook provides timely updates and background commentary to the momentous summit. Read More
Canada’s Trump Card By Dr Bruce Mabley 12 June 2018 The G7 Summit ended without a resolution to the embryonic trade war unleashed by Donald Trump. Canadian leaders have been toying with the notion of diminishing their dependence on US markets. Has the time finally come? Read More
Putin’s Travails: Hosting the 2018 World Cup By Dr Amit Gupta 12 June 2018 As the 2018 World Cup kicks off this week in Russia, manifestations of ongoing political tension raise the issue of whether a mega-sporting event can be removed from the political, social and cultural imperatives that globalisation has brought. Read More
Reading Room: The Doomsday Machine By Richard Broinowski AO 12 June 2018 While it comes out 60 years after most of the events it describes, this book shows that the fate of the earth is still in the hands of a few war planners in Washington and Moscow and the automatic doomsday machine they created. Nuclear winter could still wipe out humanity from the world. Read More
Prioritising Education for Adolescent Girls in South Sudan By Associate Professor Katrina Lee-Koo, Sara Phillips and Hannah Jay 12 June 2018 As the South Sudan conflict enters its fifth year, there remain significant barriers to accessing education, particularly for adolescent girls. On World Day Against Child Labour, a focus on education must be at the heart of South Sudan’s recovery. Read More
Trump’s Iran Strategy: Policy Implications for Australia By Ian Dudgeon 12 June 2018 Donald Trump’s Iran strategy has significant direct and indirect policy implications for Australia. It should firmly decline any invitation to join a new ‘broad coalition’. Read More
The Scourge of Sexual Violence in Myanmar By Associate Professor Sara E. Davies and Professor Jacqui True 11 June 2018 Addressing sexual violence is not a negotiable condition for achieving peace. With more information on the location of crimes and the perpetrators, we can use data and knowledge on patterns of reporting to intervene. Read More
Jihadists Under One Flag? By Matthew Wilson 10 June 2018 As the Syrian civil war is raging on into its seventh year, the power of jihadist groups is declining. As each of these terrorist groups face existential irrelevancy, the possibility of them joining forces to make one last stand should not be ignored. Read More