Pope Works to Reconcile Catholic Teaching, Population Pressures and Sustainable Development Bruce Duncan 23 September 2015 On his first visit to the United States, as well as addressing a joint session of Congress, Pope Francis […] Read More
John McCarthy: From One Ambassador to Another 23 September 2015 AIIA National President John McCarthy offers advice to Joe Hockey on The Drum: “From one ambassador to another: Good luck if you go […] Read More
Pacific Islands Forum: Climate ‘Consensus’ on the Road to Paris Associate Professor Greg Fry 23 September 2015 The Leaders’ Declaration on Climate Change Action, which emerged from the Pacific Islands Forum in Port Moresby on 10 September, doesn’t provide the […] Read More
Free Trade Agreements Fail to Boost Australian Agriculture and Food Manufacturing Dr Mark McGovern 22 September 2015 Many claims are made that Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) with select trading partners will benefit Australian agriculture. OECD […] Read More
The Making of Eurosceptic Britain reviewer Dr Ben Wellings 22 September 2015 Since the United Kingdom joined the European Communities in 1973, successive prime ministers have sought to make the relationship one of the heart […] Read More
AIIB: a Test of Sino-US Relations Xunchao Zhang 21 September 2015 It was announced during a meeting of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) in Singapore last weekend, that 20 more states will join the development […] Read More
Building Peace in the 21st Century By Camilla Schippa 21 September 2015 As we prepare to celebrate the International Day of Peace on September 21st, there is reason for concern. The long term trend of […] Read More
Malcolm Turnbull: a New Style of Australian Foreign Policy 18 September 2015 On 15 September Malcolm Turnbull became Australia’s 29th Prime Minister. What approach is he expected to take in international affairs? In announcing […] Read More
Can the W20 Improve the G20? 17 September 2015 The W20, the G20’s gender engagement group, launched in Ankara on 6 September 2015. I was privileged to be in attendance; for most […] Read More
1965 and the Indonesian Coup: Fifty Years On 17 September 2015 The “1965 and the Indonesian Coup: Fifty Years On” Seminar held on Thursday 17 September, 2015 was jointly organised by the Australian Institute […] Read More
PNG Marks 40 Years of Independence, Still Feeling the Effects of Australian Colonialism 17 September 2015 September 16 marks the 40th anniversary of the establishment of the sovereign nation of Papua New Guinea. Celebrations […] Read More