The US Killed INF, Russia Buried It, China Will Not Disinter It By Emeritus Professor Ramesh Thakur FAIIA 08 August 2019 The end of the first disarmament agreement of the nuclear age will almost certainly be accompanied by American pressure on allies to host US intermediate range missiles. Read More
Playing Chicken Over Brexit By Colin Chapman FAIIA 30 July 2019 Both Boris Johnson, the mercurial and ego-driven new British prime minister, and the present elected EU leaders — Emmanuel Macron, Angela Merkel, Donald Tusk and Jean Claude Junker — must share the blame for splitting the world’s largest and most secure economic bloc. Read More
London Observed: Prime Minister Boris Johnson, the “Slumbering Giant” and 17 Removed Ministers By Colin Chapman FAIIA 25 July 2019 Rarely has a peacetime British prime minister been confronted with such grave challenges, nor have they appeared so unequal to the task. As UK politics undergoes great change, Australia’s request could be triaged to the bottom of Mr Johnson’s brimming in-tray. Read More
The French Pacific Pivot Lucy Nason 20 July 2019 At the 18th annual Shangri-La Dialogue in June this year, France affirmed its commitment to the Indo-Pacific. French Minister of Defence, Florence Parly, […] Read More
Comparing International Law Rhetoric With Foreign Policy Practice: Australia’s Diplomatic Asylum Initiative By Associate Professor Savitri Taylor 06 July 2019 Australia never once purported to exercise its right to grant diplomatic asylum despite quite exceptionally choosing to assert the existence of that right. Other countries that denied the existence of such a right nevertheless granted it in practice. Read More
Semester One Intern Debate: Australia should join China's Belt and Road Initiative 30 June 2019 On the 25th June 2019, the Institute hosted a debate by its semester one interns. The topic was […] Read More
The UK’s Tory Leadership Contest: Boris Johnson and Brexit By Colin Chapman FAIIA 20 June 2019 On 20 June the candidates for Britain’s next prime minister were whittled down to only two contenders. While Boris Johnson, the likely next leader of Britain, over-promises on Brexit, he is backed the Australian Sir Lynton Crosby who is buffering his most buffoon-like behaviour. Read More
The Support of the International Community Will Give Meaning to the Protests in Hong Kong By Chin Jin 19 June 2019 The Hong Kong protests could lead to a fundamental breakthrough in the near future. While previous protests have not produced major results, the difference this time is that the international community is offering more than lip service. Read More
Should India Be in APEC? The Indo-Pacific Answers By Hugo Seymour 11 June 2019 In APEC’s 30th year, and six months before the 2019 APEC Summit, a new report brings the region’s perspectives on the case for India’s accession to this premier economic forum. Read More
Modi’s Unconventional Approach to Managing Foreign Affairs By Professor Purnendra Jain 05 June 2019 Indian Prime Minister Modi’s unconventional appointment of a former career diplomat as foreign minister, Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, suggests India will have its most visible and active role in the global community yet. Read More
To Prevent Brain Drain, Kosovo Must Eradicate Corruption By Dr Alon Ben-Meir and Arbana Xharra 29 May 2019 The youth of Kosovo are leaving the country in alarming numbers, driven away by the endemic corruption of Kosovo’s political and business elite. To assist, the US and EU should add more pressure. Read More