America’s New Alliance Management By Dr Peter Layton 08 March 2017 The Trump administration has embraced a new, reductionist approach to managing its alliances. James Mattis, on his first visit to Europe as secretary […] Read More
From Red to Purple, Green and White: Politics and International Women’s Day By Emeritus Professor Marian Sawer 07 March 2017 From the red of its socialist and communist origins to the inclusive, global focus of its contemporary tricolour, […] Read More
Looking at Foreign Policy Through a Gender Lens By Yolanda Vega 07 March 2017 It is just over a year since the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade adopted a ‘Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment’ strategy. However, international […] Read More
Reading Room: A War of Words By Professor Donna Weeks 06 March 2017 There is clearly a demand for the histories of Australians’ experiences in war. In 2015 we observed the centenary of Gallipoli and the […] Read More
Reading Room: A War of Words 06 March 2017 There is clearly a demand for the histories of Australians’ experiences in war. In 2015 we observed the centenary of Gallipoli and the […] Read More
Can China use RCEP to Capitalise on Trump? By Charles Bryant 27 February 2017 Trade Minister Steven Ciobo’s recent visit to China confirmed the end of efforts to revive the Trans-Pacific Partnership. The question is whether China […] Read More
North Korea Pays Lip-Service to UN By Jonathan T. Chow 27 February 2017 North Korea has long maintained a reputation as one of the world’s worst human rights violators. This reputation makes its surprise adoption of […] Read More
North Korea Pays Lip-Service to UN 27 February 2017 North Korea has long maintained a reputation as one of the world’s worst human rights violators. This reputation makes its surprise adoption of […] Read More
Post-Brexit UK Trade: Reinventing the Wheel? By Anna George 22 February 2017 With Brexit moving through the British parliament, the UK government needs to consider how it will approach trade agreements once it leaves the European […] Read More
Is Cyberterrorism a Threat? By Keiran Hardy 20 February 2017 Recent cyberattacks and hacks in America and Ukraine have exposed the vulnerability of some of the world’s most sophisticated cybersecurity networks. But what […] Read More
Reading Room: China in the Era of Xi Jinping By Cormac Power 19 February 2017 November 2012 witnessed China’s second orderly succession of power, with Xi Jinping taking control of both the Chinese Communist Party and the armed […] Read More