The Trump Effect and Australia By Emeritus Professor Ramesh Thakur FAIIA 07 December 2016 Every change of administration in Washington produces a reset in American foreign policy. Depending on whether the new president is from the same […] Read More
Australia's Uncertain Strategic Environment By Peter Varghese AO FAIIA 22 November 2016 For the last three decades our official analysis of Australia’s strategic environment has emphasised its fluidity. That trend is rising sharply. Indeed, today […] Read More
Reading Room: Australian Soldiers in Asia-Pacific in World War II By Dr Sue Thompson 11 November 2016 Lachlan Grant has written an interesting history of the experiences of Australian troops across Asia and the Pacific […] Read More
Give Indigenous Australian women and infants a chance at life: addressing the disparity in maternal-infant health outcomes Kaitlyn Krahe 07 November 2016 Introduction Urged by a national public awareness campaign in 2008, the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) formally committed […] Read More
Australia and a Nuclear Weapons Ban By John Tilemann 01 November 2016 On 27 October, the UN General Assembly voted to begin negotiations on a ban of nuclear weapons once and for all. The vote […] Read More
The EU and Australia: Natural Partners By Melissa Conley Tyler FAIIA 20 October 2016 There is a tendency in some quarters in Australia to discount the European Union and this has only been amplified by the impending […] Read More
Reading Room: Australia, Canada, and Iraq: Perspectives on an Invasion By Dr Alison Broinowski FAIIA 05 October 2016 Australia and Canada are divided by a vast ocean, the pronunciation of a common language and unequal capacities […] Read More
Shifts in Australia-Indonesia Relations By John McCarthy AO FAIIA and Melissa Conley Tyler FAIIA 30 September 2016 Since 2011, Indonesia has transformed from a regional leader to a global influencer; it has strengthened economically and gained stability from the consolidation of its […] Read More
Shifts in Australia-Indonesia Relations 30 September 2016 Since 2011, Indonesia has transformed from a regional leader to a global influencer; it has strengthened economically and gained stability from the consolidation of its […] Read More
Australia, Singapore and the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership: further room for improvement 20 September 2016 In May this year, Australia and Singapore finalised negotiations surrounding the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership (CSP), an agreement designed […] Read More
Australia in Asia: From Engagement to Integration By Dr Ken Henry AC FASSA FAIIA 15 September 2016 The transformation of Asia this century is comparable to what occurred in Japan during the extraordinary periods of growth in the 1950s and […] Read More