Illegal Fishing and Australian Security By Jade Lindley , Sarah Percy and Erika Techera 22 December 2019 Framing illegal fishing as a resource-based issue ignores the full range of security challenges that it poses for Australia. Read More
Indonesian Elections and the Role of the Military By Dr Nicolaas Warouw 21 December 2019 Whoever wins Indonesia's elections, determining the future role of the military in the country's government institutions will have a lasting impact on democracy. Read More
Japan-Brexit Roundtable: The Japanese Perspective on Brexit 19 December 2019 To discuss the Japanese perspective on Brexit and the challenges that accompany it, this roundtable brought together members of the foreign diplomatic community and the Australian government. Read More
The Revenge of Farage: Right-Wing Populism at The 2019 UK Elections By Nicholas Morieson 19 December 2019 While the UK Independence Party and the Brexit Party performed poorly in the 2019 UK elections, the right-wing populism they espouse is not a spent force. Rather, in what may be the most important British election in decades, their presence was a deciding influence on the course of the election, and on the eventual victory of the Conservative party. Read More
What Do Morrison’s Changes to The APS Mean for Public Servants And Policy? By Associate Professor Gemma Carey and Dr Fiona Buick 19 December 2019 The merging of government departments was to “streamline bureaucracy.” However, issues such as cultural differences, logistical incompability, and isolated “silo” branches make this reorganisation a highly complex operation with little chance of success. Read More
What We Learned in 2019: Morrison’s Foreign Policy By Melissa Conley Tyler FAIIA and Rhiannon Arthur 18 December 2019 In 2019, Morrison outlined his views on the Indo-Pacific as a region of utmost importance. In reviewing Morrison’s foreign policy stance, it is useful to compare with other leaders in the region Read More
Larrikins in Khaki - Tales of Irreverence And Courage From World War II Diggers By Richard Broinowski AO 17 December 2019 Tim Bowden takes a compassionate yet irreverent look at the experiences of Australian diggers in World War II. Even today, it provides valuable perspectives into the lives of Australian service men and women. Read More
Bringing Australian Foreign Policy Alive Through Teaching And Assessment Practice By Dr Danielle Chubb 16 December 2019 In educating our students on international relations and foreign policy, we ought to expand beyond conventional wisdom and equip them with skills to deal with modern issues. Such issues include navigating “fake news,” re-thinking traditional assessment tasks, and dealing with information overload. Read More
Hundreds of Chinese Citizens Told Me What They Thought About The Controversial Social Credit System By Dr Xinyuan Wang 15 December 2019 Facial recognition technology will be used in the surveillance of Chinese citizens in order to assign them a "social credit score." Chinese citizens tell us what they think of it. Read More
The 2019 UK General Elections: A Pre-Election Overview By Colin Chapman FAIIA 12 December 2019 In the lead-up to the UK general elections, polls predict a Tory victory. However, with 50 seats that could go either way, the outcome is anyone’s guess. Read More
Mexico: “Cooperation, Yes. Intervention, No.” By Dr Ruth Adler 12 December 2019 Mexico’s struggle with its drug cartels is a highly complex issue. While Mexico is willing to cooperate with the US in tackling this issue, it has rejected a recent Trump proposal to designate the Mexican drug cartels as terrorist organisations on the grounds that it posed a threat to Mexican sovereignty and was interventionist. Read More