Renewed Fighting in South Sudan By Rhonda Gossen 17 July 2016 Violence has broken out again this month in South Sudan. Here’s what you need to know. Since South Sudan gained independence from Sudan […] Read More
A More Humane Australian Foreign Policy By Professor Dennis Altman AM 14 July 2016 Australia is in a contest with France and Spain for a place on the United Nations Human Rights Council for a two-year term […] Read More
Iran at the Crossroads By Ian Dudgeon 11 July 2016 Professor Amin Saikal’s most recent book, Iran at the Crossroads, is a concise, informative and very readable book. It is strongly recommended for […] Read More
The Growing Power of Japan By Mike Fogarty 02 July 2016 Hugh Cortazzi’s book has received glowing reviews including from Sir David Warren for the Japan Society and Arthur Stockwin for the Japan Forum. The book concentrates on diplomatic […] Read More
Lessons from the Somme By Matthew Sharpe 01 July 2016 This week marks the 100th anniversary of the Battle of the Somme during World War I. With almost no European intellectual or political […] Read More
How The World Sees Australia’s Election By Professor Alan Tidwell, Dr Amit Ranjan, Dr Grant Duncan and Hangga Fathana 30 June 2016 The federal election has dominated Australian media for the past eight weeks but does the rest of the world care? Experts in the United […] Read More
Terrorists Hijacking Cyberspace By Elina Noor 24 June 2016 The use of the Internet by terrorist groups and individuals has been an evolving phenomenon since the 1990s. But the convergence of broadband, social […] Read More
EU-Australia Leadership Forum marks important milestone in bilateral relations 21 June 2016 An important milestone in European Union-Australia relations has been signalled with the signing of a 2m euros ($A 3m) […] Read More
The Politics of the Two Ocean Navy By The Hon Kim Beazley AC FAIIA 16 June 2016 The Two Ocean Navy policy of 1987 was arguably the boldest shift in force posture made by Australia since the Second World War. […] Read More
Orlando Shooting: A Lone Wolf Hate Crime? By Suraj Lakhani 14 June 2016 Evidence of the motivation behind the Orlando massacre is still emerging, but if perpetrator Omar Mateen was a lone wolf operator, it is […] Read More
Papua New Guinea: Students Shot, Country Damaged By Dr Bill Standish 11 June 2016 Last week’s Papua New Guinea police attack on students comes amid growing concern about political corruption under the government of Prime Minister Peter […] Read More