Start-Ups and the Defence Technology Race By Thom Dixon 23 May 2017 Australia is straddling a defence technology divide between the US and China. Taking better care of homegrown defence industry start-ups may be one way […] Read More
Reading Room: East Timor Intervention By Jaidan Stevens 21 May 2017 East Timor Intervention: A Retrospective on INTERFET, edited by John Blaxland, is an exemplary piece of work and recommended reading for anyone interested […] Read More
France's Young President is a Setback for Eurosceptics Everywhere By Dr Maryse Helbert 16 May 2017 To great fanfare, Emmanuel Macron was inaugurated as French president on 14 May and spent his first full day in […] Read More
Brexit and the Anglosphere Alternative By Dr Ben Wellings 16 May 2017 The UK’s coming departure from the European Union has breathed new life into the concept of the Anglosphere. While it could mean opportunities […] Read More
Australia's Belt and Road Story: Managing a Better Narrative By Hannah Bretherton 16 May 2017 The name has been changed, but what is now China’s Belt and Road Initiative is still far from uniformly welcomed. Australians are not […] Read More
What are the Opportunities for China-Australia Cooperation in Building the Belt and Road? By Jean Dong and Peter Collins 16 May 2017 Beijing’s Belt and Road Initiative offers significant opportunities for enhanced economic cooperation between China and Australia, but policymakers […] Read More
Where are the Diplomats in Trump’s Sidelined State Department? By Professor Geoffrey Wiseman 16 May 2017 As President Trump embarks on his first foreign trip, his unusual approach to US diplomacy will be evident. The preference for military officers over […] Read More
Increasing Australia's Military Commitment to Afghanistan By Ian Dudgeon 16 May 2017 Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has confirmed that Australia is considering a US request to increase its military commitment to Afghanistan. Australia should agree […] Read More
ASEAN and Indonesia Under Jokowi By Dr Avery Poole 16 May 2017 Rather than distancing Indonesia from ASEAN, as some claim, Jokowi has taken a pragmatic approach that supports ASEAN while acknowledging its impotency on […] Read More
Reading Room: Sovereignty and Responsibility to Protect By Dr Sarah Teitt 16 May 2017 International relations experts and practitioners have tended to frame the responsibility to protect principle (R2P) as a radical departure from a long history […] Read More
Dr Maryse Helbert 15 May 2017 Dr Maryse Helbert is a lecturer in Environmental Studies at the University of Melbourne. In 2016 she was awarded a PhD by the […] Read More