What the Global Left is Getting Wrong on Venezuela By Henry Storey 17 March 2019 Elements of the global left have contested Western recognition of the opposition leader Juan Guaidó as Venezuela’s interim president. Read More
Health and Human Security Challenges in Asia: New Agendas for Strengthening Regional Health Governance By Professor Mely Caballero-Anthony 17 March 2019 The expanding regional and global health agenda should compel ASEAN to work towards a more comprehensive human security approach to health. Read More
Brexit: Really? 15 March 2019 On Monday 11th March, Professor Richard Whitman, Director of the Global Europe Centre and Professor of Politics and International Relations at the University […] Read More
May Gets Into Last Chance Saloon By Colin Chapman FAIIA 15 March 2019 For 30 months of time-consuming, often repetitive and tedious, negotiations with Europe’s leaders, an assortment of ministers and officials doing British prime minister Theresa May’s bidding have largely kept their counsel. Read More
The Politics of Repressing Environmentalists as Agents of Foreign Influence By Miriam Matejova, Stefan Parker and Peter Dauvergne 14 March 2019 The AJIA’s Boyer Prize for 2018 has been awarded to Miriam Matejova, Stefan Parker and Peter Dauvergne. This abridged version of their article looks at how governments across the globe have been branding NGOs and environmentalists as agents of foreign influence to repress opposition movements. Read More
Okinawa Casts a Decisive Vote Against the Relocation of a US Base By Professor Paul Midford 13 March 2019 A referendum in Okinawa has found there is significant opposition to the relocation of a controversial US Military base. Read More
The Great Defence Debate We’ve Never Had By Professor Mark Beeson 10 March 2019 The Australian Government is committed to spending increasingly large amounts of taxpayer money on military hardware, but there is little public debate on the necessity of such expenditure. Read More
Reading Room: The Four Flashpoints: How Asia Goes to War By Associate Professor Andrew Phillips 09 March 2019 Brendan Taylor’s The Four Flashpoints: How Asia Goes to War is a model of policy-engaged scholarship that should be required reading for anyone interested in understanding contemporary threats to peace in the Asia-Pacific region. Read More
A Strategy for Australia’s Foreign Policy: A Game of Means and Ends By Dr Joyo Sanyal 09 March 2019 Australia needs a new strategy to direct its foreign policy in order to seize new opportunities and increase its security through strength before the strategic window closes and it runs out of luck. Read More
Migingo Island: Stern Test for Peacebuilding in East Africa 09 March 2019 The tiny island of Migingo on Lake Victoria has been at the centre of a territorial dispute between Kenya and Uganda for many years. Read More
China’s Coal Import “Ban” By Professor James Laurenceson 04 March 2019 The recent story of Australian coal being “banned” from China is a cautionary warning about the risks of making quick-fire judgements when dealing with complex Australia-China relations. Read More