Erdogan’s Turkey: The Authoritarian Alternative to Populism By Associate Professor Bruno Mascitelli 11 February 2019 President Erdogan has been working to hollow out Turkey's democratic institutions in an authoritarian power grab that is seeing the strong man become stronger. Read More
The Huawei Arrests and Implications for Australia By Gerry Groot 05 February 2019 China’s response to indictments against the tech-giant Huawei has important lessons for Australia. Read More
The Betrayal of Israel’s Historic Promise By Dr Alon Ben-Meir 30 January 2019 Israel’s recent policies threaten to undermine the very values upon which it was founded. Read More
The Dragon has Claws: 1996 and The Howard Government’s Hurdles with China By Stjepan Bosnjak 23 January 2019 Recently released files reveal tension in the Howard Government's dealings with China. Read More
Hun Sen’s Glorification of 7 January Must be Rejected By Sawathey Ek OAM 22 January 2019 The Cambodian regime’s celebration of the 40th anniversary of the collapse of the Khmer Rouge as “Victory Day” on 7 January is contemptible and must be condemned. Read More
Trump, the Shutdown, the Border, and the Wall By Robert Donnelly 17 January 2019 Rather than constituting an effective response to illegal immigration, Trump’s insistence on building a border wall with Mexico reflects his unfounded paranoia towards migration in general. Read More
What if Meng Wanzhou had Transited from Australia? By Professor Chen Hong 16 January 2019 Australia’s antagonism towards China threatens to derail the bilateral relationship. Read More
Yemen: Forgotten Women Amid a Forgotten War By Claudia Truppa 10 January 2019 Yemen’s civil war has raged since 2015 but amid reporting on violence, disease and food insecurity, the impact of the conflict on women is often overlooked. Read More
Intelligence and the Function of Government By Geoffrey Miller AO FAIIA 09 January 2019 “Intelligence and the Function of Government”, edited by Daniel Baldino and Rhys Crawley, contains a great deal of useful material on the Australian Intelligence Community (AIC), intelligence issues and intelligence in relation to government. Read More
The Digital Revolution: New Challenges, New Thinking By Anthony Elliott and Ross Boyd 03 January 2019 The digital revolution presents a new set of challenges and opportunities for the European Union and Australia. Read More
Europe is Well Equipped for Challenge and Change By Marie Mendras 27 December 2018 In a time of global turmoil and in the lead-up to European Parliamentary elections in May, the EU is facing serious political and security challenges. These include immigration, a new “populist” coalition government in Italy, uncertainty in Germany, Brexit negotiations, Donald Trump’s disturbing initiatives and Russia’s strategy of intervention and subversion. Read More