Bring Back Our Corruption in Nigeria By Allison Felix Timipere and Dr Zibima Tubodenyefa — Analysis 26 August 2018Nigeria’s anti-corruption campaign faces opposition: from the citizens who voted for the government to fight corruption. Read More
Cambodia: a Solution to the Hun Sen Conundrum By Sawathey Ek OAM — Analysis 26 August 2018The international community must hold Hun Sen accountable under the provisions of the 1991 Paris Peace Accords. Read More
Rise of Conservative Islam in Indonesia By Professor Tim Lindsey AO FAIIA — Analysis 22 August 2018The selection of Jokowi’s vice presidential running mate is disturbing. It reveals Jokowi’s lack of political authority and is yet another demonstration of increasing intolerance among Indonesian Muslims. Read More
Kofi Annan's Achievement By Emeritus Professor Ramesh Thakur FAIIA — Analysis 21 August 2018Great chief executives need a guiding vision, all the more so in international civil authority. As United Nations Secretary-General, Kofi Annan had such a vision and the skills needed to realise it. Read More
Afghanistan: Ceasefires and Cascade Effects By Dr Srinjoy Bose, Emeritus Professor William Maley, AM FASSA, FAIIA and Dr Nishank Motwani — Analysis 21 August 2018Accepting President Ashraf Ghani’s proposal for a ceasefire will risk triggering a cascade of defections among the Taliban’s rank-and-file. Read More
Don’t Divert Foreign Aid Spending to Drought Relief By Dr Charles Hawksley and Dr Nichole Georgeou — Analysis 21 August 2018Moving aid money to drought relief presents a simplistic and flawed solution that would diminish Australia’s influence in the region. Read More
Trump and the World Trade Organisation By Geoffrey Miller AO FAIIA — Analysis 20 August 2018The US is imposing unilateral and discriminatory tariffs and is threatening the continued existence of the WTO. Read More
Social Contracts and the Australian Civil-Military Relationship By Cate Carter — Analysis 20 August 2018Military covenants try to build civil-military relationships on the foundation of a social contract, but is that true for the Australian Defence Force? Read More
The End of the Rules-based Liberal International Order By Tom Switzer — Analysis 17 August 2018The US president is a symptom, not the cause, of the broader problems surrounding the deterioration of the liberal international order. Read More
Military Officers Need to Be Politically Savvy By Professor Charles Allen — Analysis 16 August 2018Military officers must understand the nature of politics within society and be competent in political skills to accomplish organisational goals within the defence establishment. Read More