Indonesia Formalises Involvement in Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank By Mervyn Piesse 02 July 2015 Indonesia hopes to secure funding for its infrastructure development programme but, in the absence of greater bureaucratic reform, […] Read More
ANZUS - A Necessary Alliance, Or a Tangled Web? By Heath Pickering 02 July 2015 There’s a growing discord in international relations commentary about the merits of committing to alliances. One prominent argument claims that alliances lead states […] Read More
For a Few Kilometres More: The Fight For Northern Syria By Sedat Mulayim 02 July 2015 As the Kurdish Peshmerga advances deeper into ISIS held territory, Turkish President Erdogan’s tacit support for Sunni rebels in Syria is becoming clearer, as […] Read More
Pope Francis: Shifting the Politics of Climate Change in the U.S. Michelle Parker 01 July 2015 As the 2016 U.S. Presidential Election rolls around, Pope Francis is planting seeds of change in the nation’s […] Read More
Australia's Foreign Fighters: The Shepherds and the Sheep Rosalyn Turner and Stephanie Huang 01 July 2015 In a week that saw terrorist attacks in Europe, North Africa and the Middle East, the Australian Strategic Policy Institute released its latest STRATEGY […] Read More
What’s Next After Australia’s Trade Deal with China? Shiro Armstrong 26 June 2015 The landmark China-Australia Free Trade Agreement (ChAFTA) has been signed, sealed and delivered; it marks the start of growth for the Australian economy and […] Read More
Australia and Korea: 65 Years After the Korean War By Emeritus Professor James Cotton FAIIA 26 June 2015 June 24th marks the 65th anniversary of the beginning of the Korean War, which involved 17,000 Australians. 339 were killed and over 1,500 […] Read More
More Debt Might Just Be the Medicine Greece Needs Ioannis Chatziantoniou 25 June 2015 The deadline for a solution to Greece’s financial woes is imminent, and the term “Grexit” has become common currency throughout the world. This […] Read More
Saudi Arabia’s Unlikely Flirtation with Russia and Israel Anthony Ricketts 25 June 2015 Saudi Arabia’s recent courtship with Russia and Israel should be understood as a failure of the United States government to assure Saudi Arabia […] Read More
Indonesia’s Deft Diplomacy Pays Dividends Dr. Marty Natalegawa 25 June 2015 A former Indonesian Foreign Minister says a combination of soft power and hard power is defining Indonesia’s membership of ASEAN. Indonesia’s experience within ASEAN […] Read More
Stuck in the Middle - "Middle Power" Defined By Robert Potter 25 June 2015 Australia defines itself as a “middle power”, but what does that mean for our diplomatic and military clout? The idea of middle powers […] Read More