US Relations with Asia Under Trump: Taking Stock By Professor Bates Gill — Analysis 02 August 2018What are some conclusions we can make about Trump’s approach to Asia and its implications for the region’s future? Read More
Taking a Stand at the First Malaria World Congress By Associate Professor Helen Evans AO FAIIA — Analysis 02 August 2018The inaugural Malaria World Congress held last month was the first global forum linking the science with the policy and practice of malaria elimination. Read More
Odds On for No Brexit Deal By Colin Chapman FAIIA — Analysis 02 August 2018The bookmakers’ odds are that Britain will crash out of the EU without a deal next March. While Prime Minister May is not giving up on hopes of securing a soft Brexit, she is being held hostage by the right. Read More
Remembering the Gulf War By Lisa Barritt-Eyles — Analysis 02 August 2018On this day 28 years ago, Iraq invaded Kuwait amid the uncertainty of the changing post-Cold War international order. What were the key events and justifications for Australia’s involvement? Read More
The Cascading Impacts of Climate Change By Dr Robert Glasser — Analysis 31 July 2018Earlier this month, the World Bank released a major study warning that more than 800 million people reside in areas that by 2050 will become dangerous climate hotspots. As bad as this seems, reports of this kind fail to take full account of the cascading impacts of a warming planet. Read More
BRICS Summit: Continued Constant Commitment By Dr Adrian Bazbauers — Analysis 31 July 2018The BRICS Summit in Johannesburg last week took place in a global economic and political landscape greatly destabilised by the Trump Administration. Despite difficulties, the BRICS grouping remains the most important political grouping without Western participation. Read More
Australia Should Not Afford Legitimacy to Hun Sen By Sawathey Ek OAM — Analysis 30 July 2018Hun Sen claims victory in Cambodia's elections today in the shadow of last year’s dissolution of Cambodia’s main opposition party and the blanket ban on 118 political opponents. Read More
Elections to Be Held in Post-Coup Zimbabwe By Tinashe Jakwa — Analysis 30 July 2018On 30 July, Zimbabweans head to the polls. The volatile situation highlights the need to stop idealising opposition political parties while remaining critical of incumbent governments. Read More
Will India Reaffirm Support for One-China? By Prashant Kumar Singh — Analysis 29 July 2018In early July, the Indian flag carrier airline Air India changed Taiwan’s designation from "Taiwan" to “Chinese Taipei” on its website. Has India shifted its silent stance towards Taiwan and the One-China Policy? Read More
Australia's Rules-Based International Order By Professor Nick Bisley — Analysis 27 July 2018The rules-based international order has become a rhetorical centrepiece of Australian international policy. One of the challenges in the current moment is that the rules and principles that were built on the foundation of American primacy are being questioned as power shifts. Read More