Food Labelling and International Trade Simon Talbot, CEO of the National Farmers' Federation 13 March 2015 Labelling laws should provide consumers with an understanding of the origin or origins of products but not become a non-tariff barrier to trade. […] Read More
Civil Society Involvement in the UN Security Council Duc Dao Duy Anh and Alexia Jablonski 13 March 2015 As the premier intergovernmental institution for the maintenance of global peace and security, the UN Security Council (UNSC) is commonly perceived as a […] 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
China and Myanmar: When Neighbours Become Good Friends Dai Yonghong 09 March 2015 China wants to keep its good relationship with Myanmar. But, because the major powers are also taking interest, China must work to make […] 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
Nigeria’s Election Crisis David Dorward 05 March 2015 Nigeria is the most populous nation in Africa, with a GNP larger than South Africa, yet it is facing an election that could […] 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
Ending Forced Child Marriage Empowers the World, Not Only Women Courtney Pelkowitz 05 March 2015 As International Women’s Day on 8 March 2015 approaches, child marriage remains one of the greatest challenges facing […] Read More
Modi’s BJP No Longer Invincible Purnendra Jain and Peter Mayer 03 March 2015 The tale of the recent February Delhi assembly elections shows how quickly political fortunes can decline. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party […] Read More
Indonesia and Australia: Appealing to Jakarta’s strengths Greta Nabbs-Keller 28 February 2015 Joko Widodo was elected on the policy platform of defending Indonesia’s political sovereignty and territorial integrity, with a good dose of economic nationalism […] Read More
Who Will Bell the Nuclear Cat? By Emeritus Professor Ramesh Thakur FAIIA 27 February 2015 The global nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation agenda has stalled. Yet disarmament is the only way to fully eliminate nuclear weapons risk. Five years […] Read More