Happy Commonwealth Day ... But Why? By Michael Sheldrick 13 March 2017 Many Australians are probably not aware that today is Commonwealth Day—the day officially set aside “to promote the Commonwealth’s shared values of peace, […] Read More
Rethinking Australia’s Position on Israeli Settlements By Professor Shahram Akbarzadeh and Dara Conduit 13 March 2017 This week, British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson declared at a press conference in Jerusalem that Israel’s “illegal settlements” were “obstacles to peace and progress”. […] Read More
US Policy Shift Leaves Lucrative Vacuum in TPP By The Hon Dr Wayne Mapp 13 March 2017 Has the US withdrawal from the Trans-Pacific Partnership opened the door for others to take a leadership role in what was to be the world’s largest trade […] Read More
The Italian Diaspora and Migrants’ Rights By Dr Chiara De Lazzari 13 March 2017 Italy’s historically generous citizenship rights are complicating its attempts to deal with an influx of migrants. With more citizens than ever before living […] Read More
Reading Room: Surviving Peace By Joseph Power 12 March 2017 One of the many over-valued witticisms of Winston Churchill concerns the slice of Europe known as the Balkans: ‘The Balkans generates more history […] Read More
Trump, Globalisation and Compromise By Professor Ross Garnaut AO 09 March 2017 Donald Trump’s protectionist rhetoric is evocative of a global trend away from globalisation. To prevent democracy becoming a casualty in the process, states […] Read More
Iran's Rouhani May Be Given Second Chance By Professor Shahram Akbarzadeh 09 March 2017 Iran’s forthcoming presidential elections will occur amid a ravaged Middle East and a precarious nuclear deal. With a fractured opposition fielding a host […] Read More
Trump, Chinese Assertiveness and Australia's Defence Strategy 08 March 2017 Our guest speaker at Glover Cottages on Tuesday 7 March was Dr Adam Lockyer, senior lecturer in defence studies at Macquarie University and […] Read More
Regional Diplomacy Vital to Secure Melanesian Arc By HE Yogesh Punja 08 March 2017 The threat climate change poses to security is felt most acutely in the low-lying islands of the Melanesian Arc. Rising tides and erratic weather […] Read More
Forging Peace in Colombia: An Economic Asset By Camilla Schippa 08 March 2017 In late 2016, the Colombian government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, signed a peace agreement to put an end […] Read More
America’s New Alliance Management By Dr Peter Layton 08 March 2017 The Trump administration has embraced a new, reductionist approach to managing its alliances. James Mattis, on his first visit to Europe as secretary […] Read More