Kate Clayton 29 April 2020 Kate Clayton is an academic at La Trobe University. She has completed her Masters of International Relations (International Security) at the University of […] Read More
Book Review: The Dragons and The Snakes: How the Rest Learned to Fight the West By Will Leben 28 April 2020 The US and its allies have engaged in multiple conflicts over the past three decades. This has given adversaries plenty of opportunities to learn how to fight back. Read More
The Politics of Pandemics: COVID-19 and the International Order By Professor Mark Beeson and Flavia Bellieni Zimmermann 26 April 2020 Professor Mark Beeson discusses how the rapid spread of the coronavirus is bringing about an equally rapid transformation in domestic and international politics. The preparedness of national health systems and the responses of political leaders around the world are being thrown into sharp and often unflattering relief. Read More
Sister Cities Forge Strong Economic Ties By Melissa Conley Tyler FAIIA and Julian Dusting 25 April 2020 Establishing links with a sister city in a distant part of the world opens up valuable new trade opportunities. These relationships break down barriers that make initial contact with a foreign partner so difficult. Read More
COVID-19 and the Resurgence of the State By Roman Darius 24 April 2020 Unprecedented stimulus packages and interventions are being deployed to mitigate the effects of the pandemic. COVID-19 has generated the requisite conditions for a fundamental transformation in the social and economic role of the state sector. Read More
The Sino-Australian Relationship: The Geopolitics of a Post COVID-19 International Order By John Varano 24 April 2020 China seems poised to emerge from the current crises stronger than before. This will test the Sino-Australian relationship that has been characterised by mutual strategic interest and mutual distrust. Read More
The Economic Implications of Coronavirus By Amin Bagheri 24 April 2020 The condition created by the rapid spread of the Coronavirus is more than just the disease itself. Rapid spread of the coronavirus could push the world into recession this year as the outbreak increasingly disrupts the economy. Read More
Australia in the World: Episode 45 By Allan Gyngell AO FAIIA and Dr Darren Lim 23 April 2020 The WHO; “mask diplomacy”; DFAT & Covid-19. Read More
Argentina’s Election Déjà Vu By Ludmilla Nunell 23 April 2020 In Argentina, both sides of the political spectrum have struggled with economic stagnation and an increasing debt burden. After a brief stint of economic liberalism, citizens have decided Peronist Alberto Fernandez is the most suitable candidate to rescue the country from its economic woes. Read More
The US-Japan Security Treaty at 60 By Dr Titli Basu 22 April 2020 Sino-US strategic competition is intensifying. The US's great power management strategy will continue to depend on its alliance with Japan to constructively shape China as a responsible power that respects international rules and norms. Read More
Dr Titli Basu 22 April 2020 Dr Titli Basu is an associate fellow at the Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses, India. Her research interests include strategic […] Read More