Wide, Wide Pacific: The Australia - Peru FTA signals a new era for Australia in Latin America 20 August 2018 While the Peruvian Football Federation gets friendly with Australia ahead of their upcoming match at the 2018 World […] Read More
Carving up South Sudan By Alex Jones 13 August 2018 A new agreement was recently reached to address the devastating conflict in South Sudan. While it promises a temporary détente, it is the latest in a long line of deals to divvy up power. Read More
Elections to Be Held in Post-Coup Zimbabwe By Tinashe Jakwa 30 July 2018 On 30 July, Zimbabweans head to the polls. The volatile situation highlights the need to stop idealising opposition political parties while remaining critical of incumbent governments. Read More
Will India Reaffirm Support for One-China? By Prashant Kumar Singh 29 July 2018 In early July, the Indian flag carrier airline Air India changed Taiwan’s designation from "Taiwan" to “Chinese Taipei” on its website. Has India shifted its silent stance towards Taiwan and the One-China Policy? Read More
No Sign of the NATO of the East By Dr Kirill Nourzhanov 28 June 2018 The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation met earlier this month in Qingdao. Despite its development potential, there is not much evidence that it will evolve to become an anti-Western centre of power. Read More
Rouhani in an Uphill Battle to Save the Deal By Professor Shahram Akbarzadeh 09 May 2018 Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has been an ardent advocate of the nuclear deal and has staked his political fortune on its success. While he investigates ways of saving the deal, internal opposition is gathering pace and may push Iran towards an arms race. Read More
The Last Drop: Protecting Australia’s Water Supply Isabella Svinos 05 May 2018 The United Nations last month officially launched a 10-year global water action plan that seeks to bring about greater progress in achieving the Sixth Sustainable Development Goal. The launch came on the eve of Cape Town’s forecasted ‘Day Zero,’ when it was predicted that the city would run out of fresh water. Read More
Lula Locked up and Brazilian Politics in Upheaval ... Again By Flavia Bellieni Zimmermann 11 April 2018 Former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva turned himself in to police last weekend to begin serving a 12-year prison sentence for corruption. It derails his bid to return to power at this year's presidential election and adds to growing instability in Brazil. Read More
Why is Duterte's No-Show at the ASEAN-Australia Summit Significant? By Mark Manantan 13 March 2018 The absence of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte from this weekend's ASEAN-Australia summit presents a missed opportunity not just for the Philippines, but for ASEAN as a whole. Read More
Gulf Crisis Update: Escalating Tensions By Dr Jessie Moritz 01 February 2018 The ongoing Gulf Crisis has revealed the exceedingly complex nature of relations in domestic, regional and international arenas. As tensions escalate into 2018, there may be ramifications well beyond the region. Read More
Zimbabwe's Soft Coup: The Road to Democracy? By Tinashe Jakwa 20 November 2017 The looming end of Robert Mugabe's rule presents the first real opportunity for change in how Zimbabwean government operates. What is it likely to mean? Read More