Tony Walker FAIIA 27 June 2017 Tony Walker FAIIA is a vice chancellor’s fellow at La Trobe University, author and fellow of the Australian Institute of International Affairs. A former international […] Read More
Waves of Chinese Tourism May Be Worth More Than Mounds of Commodities By Harold Weldon 23 June 2017 In the wake of the 2015 Australia-China Free Trade Agreement, trade between the two countries remains dominated by commodities exports. Read More Play
The Six Day War at 50 By Professor Peter Boyce AO 04 June 2017 Israeli Prime Minister Levi Eshkol recognised the contradiction between Israel’s desire to be a Jewish state and the occupation of Palestinian territories 50 […] Read More
Just Bomb Your Way Out of Scandal By Trevor Alexander 03 June 2017 Richard Nixon and Bill Clinton both tried to use national security issues to put a lid on political scandals. President Trump, facing ongoing […] Read More
Business was Banking on Climate Disaster Even Before US Paris Withdrawal By Dr Luke Kemp 29 May 2017 Trump’s declaration of the US withdrawal from the Paris climate accord has drawn cries of dismay from the corporate world. […] Read More
What Russia Wants By Ambassador Grigory Logvinov 24 May 2017 Russia wants to be recognised as a great power. But in the face of criticism over its actions in Ukraine, Syria and elsewhere, […] Read More
WannaCry? Lessons from this Week's Cyber Attacks By Dr Keith Suter 16 May 2017 Australia seems to have avoided the worst of the latest global ransomware, WannaCry. The digital disruption, which some have linked to North Korea, is […] Read More
Venezuela: Towards Regime Change? By Dr Raul Sanchez Urribarri 16 May 2017 The economic situation in Venezuela has become desperate and the country’s political system appears unsustainable. As the government moves in an authoritarian direction, […] Read More
Macron Marches On Towards Next French Poll By Colin Chapman FAIIA 08 May 2017 Emmanuel Macron achieved a strong victory over Marine Le Pen in the French presidential elections on the weekend. While he is not the […] Read More
China's Evolving Strategy Towards South Korea and Japan By Dr Amy King 08 May 2017 China’s emergence as a great power is increasingly being felt by its neighbours. What will be the impact on regional security as Beijing begins to shape […] Read More
China’s Bad Behaviour a Wake-Up Call By Professor Benjamin Reilly 08 May 2017 China’s disruption of an intergovernmental meeting last week brought international geopolitics to Perth, but it was largely ignored in Western Australia. Can Australia afford to […] Read More