President Trump Will Reshape the US By Colin Chapman FAIIA 10 November 2016Like the 102 Pilgrim Fathers who sailed into Plymouth, Massachusetts in 1620, the millions of Americans who elected Donald Trump to be the next […] Read More
The Positives in a Trump Presidency By Emeritus Professor James Cotton FAIIA 10 November 2016While the commentariat has been alarmed—generally with justification—over the foreign policy outcomes that will be consequent on a Trump victory, there may nevertheless […] Read More
Climate Change: The Paris Honeymoon Ends By Dr Luke Kemp 09 November 2016The past week will shape climate action for the decade to come and whether the world will stay within the 2°C goal will […] Read More
Speaking Indonesian: A Strategic Choice By Hamish McDonald FAIIA 08 November 2016There are gloomy statistics about Indonesian language studies in Australia’s schools and universities. Just recently Tim Lindsey pointed out we had less kids […] Read More
Zimbabwe's Problems Need Local Solutions By Tinashe Jakwa 07 November 2016Zimbabwe is restless as the government freezes salaries and makes further cuts to public spending on scarce social services. The worsening economic crisis has […] Read More
The Next US President is Damaged Goods By Colin Chapman FAIIA 03 November 2016In the final days of the campaign we can expect both presidential candidates to continue their policies of further damage creation. It can […] Read More
Shifting Sands in Saudi Arabia By Dr Anthony Billingsley 03 November 2016In an awful demonstration of politically motivated hypocrisy, Saudi Arabia was elected to the United Nations Human Rights Council on 28 October. The election appears almost […] Read More
Dr Nicolaas Warouw 02 November 2016Dr Nicolaas Warouw is coordinator of Indonesian Studies at UNSW Canberra at ADFA. Read More
Jokowi's Indonesia By Dr Nicolaas Warouw 02 November 2016With Indonesian President Joko Widodo due to address the Australian Parliament on Monday, it is an opportune time to reflect on his achievements […] Read More
Vietnam - how things have changed 01 November 2016From L to R: Phoebe Alexander, Ann Usher, Tom Sinkovits, Richard Broinowski , Keith Lethlean, Anthea Sinkovits, Tanya Terenty, Heather Johnston, Barry Cant […] Read More
Australia and a Nuclear Weapons Ban By John Tilemann 01 November 2016On 27 October, the UN General Assembly voted to begin negotiations on a ban of nuclear weapons once and for all. The vote […] Read More