Out of the Mountains – The Coming Age of the Urban Guerrilla reviewer Major General James Molan AO DSC (Ret.) 15 July 2015 David Kilcullen’s third book, ‘Out of the Mountains – The Coming Age of the Urban Guerrilla’ adds significantly to the literature on conflict […] Read More
China: Engage and Hedge Are Different Universes By Graeme Dobell FAIIA 15 July 2015 As China faces a shock on their stock market, Graeme Dobell argues that China is not a house of cards about to collapse but that […] Read More
Politics in Paris: Governments Versus Climate Change Action Charles Bryant 15 July 2015 Pessimism around the potential outcome of the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Paris this year is beginning to emerge, despite encouraging US-China […] Read More
Myanmar: Ethno-Religious Conflict Threatens Transition James Davies 14 July 2015 Mathias Eich/EU,ECHO(2013) Despite the praise that Myanmar’s ‘democratic’ transition continues to receive from Western governments, there is growing evidence that the pace of […] Read More
The TPP and Transparency Clancy Wright 13 July 2015 In last week’s “Outlook”, international trade analyst Alan Oxley argued that the Trans Pacific Partnership could be the precursor to an expanded APEC […] Read More
Still Hearing the Cries from the Graves: Srebrenica, R2P and the Struggle for Human Protection Alex J. Bellamy 09 July 2015 This week, the UN Security Council marked the 20th anniversary of the horrific massacre in Srebrenica by failing […] Read More
ANZUS - A Necessary Alliance, Or a Tangled Web? By Heath Pickering 02 July 2015 There’s a growing discord in international relations commentary about the merits of committing to alliances. One prominent argument claims that alliances lead states […] Read More
Australia's Foreign Fighters: The Shepherds and the Sheep Rosalyn Turner and Stephanie Huang 01 July 2015 In a week that saw terrorist attacks in Europe, North Africa and the Middle East, the Australian Strategic Policy Institute released its latest STRATEGY […] Read More
Stuck in the Middle - "Middle Power" Defined By Robert Potter 25 June 2015 Australia defines itself as a “middle power”, but what does that mean for our diplomatic and military clout? The idea of middle powers […] Read More
Bashir’s Escape: The Sound of the Death Knell for the ICC? By Josh Pallas 25 June 2015 The Sudanese President’s escape from South Africa is a blow to the International Criminal Court. The missed opportunity to arrest al-Bashir does not […] Read More
Pope Francis Throws Down the Gauntlet for Paris Climate Summit Peter Burdon 23 June 2015 The Pope’s recent encyclical has a broader message of caring for our common home and Catholics will only […] Read More