Defence White Paper 2016: A Throwback to a Harder Era By The Hon Kim Beazley AC FAIIA 04 March 2016 The 2016 Defence White Paper is a first class statement on Australia’s strategic situation. It proffers a balanced view of the significance of […] Read More
A Super Tuesday for Hillary and Donald 04 March 2016 The Super Tuesday results suggest that the Democratic Party coronation of Hillary Clinton has resumed and that the insurrection that propelled Donald Trump […] Read More
America, the angry 03 March 2016 At a crowded meeting at Glover Cottages on Tuesday 1 March, Tom Switzer added to the enthusiasm and humidity with a closely-argued address […] Read More
It’s the Enrichment, Stupid: South Australia and the Nuclear Fuel Cycle By Associate Professor Maria Rost Rublee 03 March 2016 The South Australian Nuclear Fuel Cycle Royal Commission recently released a report outlining its tentative findings to little […] Read More
Australia-Japan Cooperation: Changing Japanese Security Norms 03 March 2016 Prime Minister Shinzō Abe has overseen a historic transformation of post-war Japan’s security policy by overturning previous interpretations of the constitution’s pacifist clause, […] Read More
Appointing the New Secretary-General of the United Nations By Professor Russell Trood 02 March 2016 Ban Ki-moon will be retiring as the Secretary-General of the United Nations in December this year. He began his first term in January […] Read More
It's Time that China Seriously Engaged with India By Yizhe Daniel Xie 02 March 2016 The topic of China dominates almost every economic and foreign policy discussion in India. Yet the concept of a rising India is still […] Read More
The 'Rules-based Global Order', the UN and Peacekeeping By Lisa Sharland 02 March 2016 The new Defence White Paper sets out that ‘Australia’s security and prosperity depend on a stable Indo–Pacific region and rules-based global order’. This […] Read More
Amnesties, Accountability, and Human Rights By Associate Professor Susan Harris Rimmer 02 March 2016 It is particularly important for lawyers to read Renée Jeffery’s new book on amnesties. If there is an article of faith or catechism […] Read More
The Importance of the North West Shelf Venture for the Australian Economy and Asian Markets By Flavia Bellieni Zimmermann 01 March 2016 The Western Australian North West Shelf resource development project was initiated in the 1960s, yet is only now […] Read More
Filling the Empty Seat: the US Supreme Court Gets Political By Natalia Beghin 29 February 2016 In an election year, the death of Antonin Scalia brings to light the political nature of the US judicial system. Given the overwhelming influence and […] Read More