The Legacies of the Iranian Revolution at 40 By Dr Haleh Esfandiari 11 February 2019 Forty years since the Islamic revolution in Iran, the country’s people are tired of the regime’s never-ending revolutionary fervour. Read More
The Venezuelan Military Amid the Crisis By Dr Paul G Buchanan 11 February 2019 The Venezuelan military is crucial to resolving the national crisis. Whatever the outcome in the country, the armed forces and the factions within them will play a decisive role. Read More
Six Things We Learned From Davos By Colin Chapman FAIIA 11 February 2019 From Prince William and Sir David Attenborough’s chat on habitat loss to a pep talk from Alibaba’s Jack Ma, AIIA Fellow Colin Chapman outlines some of the highlights from the 2019 World Economic Forum. Read More
Europe’s Latest Diplomatic Spat: Nothing New Under the Italian Sun By Dr Giovanni Di Lieto 11 February 2019 Italy’s recent blocking of EU recognition of an interim-president in Venezuela and its populist charge against France are founded on historical fault lines in Italy’s foreign policy and populist politics at home, rather than genuine geopolitical strategy. Read More
Erdogan’s Turkey: The Authoritarian Alternative to Populism By Associate Professor Bruno Mascitelli 11 February 2019 President Erdogan has been working to hollow out Turkey's democratic institutions in an authoritarian power grab that is seeing the strong man become stronger. Read More
Brazil’s Latest Dam Disaster: Human Loss and Environmental Degradation By Flavia Bellieni Zimmermann 11 February 2019 The Brazilian dam collapse was the second such tragedy in a number of years. Read More
The Trump Administration and Outer Space: Promoting US Leadership or Heading Towards Isolation? By Dr Fabio Tronchetti and Dr Hao Liu 09 February 2019 The Trump administration has been vocal on the pursuit of US leadership and private enterprise in space. Read More
A Negotiated Peace for Afghanistan? By Professor William Maley AM 07 February 2019 With plans afoot for the United States to withdraw from Afghanistan, negotiations between Washington and the Taliban could shape the future of the war-stricken state. Read More
US and North Korean Summitry: Round Two By Dr James Person 06 February 2019 Kim Jong Un is slated to meet US President Donald J Trump in Vietnam this month. Read More
Brexit Q and A By Colin Chapman FAIIA 06 February 2019 Australian Outlook’s Europe-based Commissioning Editor and AIIA Fellow, Colin Chapman, answers questions on the current state of Brexit as the deadline for Britain leaving the European Union approaches. Read More
What Does Australia’s Orange Ranking in the Corruption Perception Index Actually Mean? By José-Miguel Bello y Villarino 05 February 2019 Australia has retained its ranking of 13th position in Transparency International’s Corruption Perception Index for 2018. Read More