Chinese Telecommunications Investment in Africa: Bad News for Development? By Dr Pichamon Yeophantong and Sandy Wang 14 November 2019 Africa’s demand for greater telecommunications infrastructure has attracted unprecedented levels of investment from China, but what are the implications to this? Read More
The Catalan Crisis Shows No Sign of Abating By Nicolas de Sadeleer 14 November 2019 The prospects of Catalonian secession are beset by numerous complexities at various levels of government. Read More
Congress’ Repeated Grilling of Zuckerberg Underscores Widespread Distrust of Facebook By Dr Nasya Bahfen 14 November 2019 Beleaguered social network Facebook is charging ahead with plans for world domination, in the face of falling public trust in its administration and multiple investigations by lawmakers in the US. Read More
Goodbye, Mr Speaker By Colin Chapman FAIIA 14 November 2019 Love him or hate him, the House of Commons retiring Speaker will be sorely missed, by the public as well as lawmakers. But he will continue to have a presence. Read More
Mitchell Vandewerdt-Holman 08 November 2019 Mitchell Vandewerdt-Holman is a Master of International Relations student at the University of Melbourne who completed internship placements at both Asialink and at […] Read More
Impeaching Trump: “He’s Just Not Worth It” By Emeritus Professor Ramesh Thakur FAIIA 08 November 2019 The decision to impeach Trump is a decision made along party lines, though the advantages of following through with the impeachment are highly questionable. Read More
Vietnam's Refugees and the Slave Trade By Richard Broinowski AO 08 November 2019 The discovery of 39 Vietnamese in a lorry in Essex is part of a wider, global network of people-smuggling. This incident also demonstrates the changing motivations of refugees from Vietnam. Read More
Killing the Caliph Won’t Kill the Islamic State By Kiriloi M. Ingram 08 November 2019 The recent killing of Islamic State leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, is indeed cause for celebration, however, leadership decapitation does not guarantee total defeat of the organisation. Kiriloi M. Ingram explores the number of dynamics which impact the potential for Islamic State to survive its current predicament. Read More
Australia is spending less on diplomacy than ever before – and its influence is suffering as a result By Melissa Conley Tyler FAIIA and Mitchell Vandewerdt-Holman 06 November 2019 Australia is spending less on diplomacy than ever before – and its influence is suffering as a result Read More
Brexit: Will a General Election Change the Game? By Colin Chapman FAIIA 05 November 2019 Boris Johnson and his Conservative Party face three significant obstacles in their efforts to be re-elected, though none of these problems rule them out as potential victors. Read More
Chile Will not Host APEC and COP-25 Amidst Social Uprising By Diego Leiva 05 November 2019 Chile’s refusal to host the APEC and COP-25 summits is indicative of wider systemic issues plaguing the Latin American country. Read More