A walk through last year’s winners in soft power diplomacy.  The contestants are on stage for the annual Madeleine Award for the use of symbol, […]

Jihadis in Pakistan. Zealots in India. How two old enemies can change their narratives. Rooting out the poison of religious extremism The slaughter […]

Wednesday’s deadly attack against a French satirical publication has the potential to upset relations between European states and their Muslim citizenries. The strategic […]

Myanmar’s prospects for future reform are looking more robust. Two critical observations can be made about Myanmar as we enter 2015, the year […]

On 8 January 2015 Sri Lankans go to the polls, two years earlier than expected.  Sri Lanka’s president, Mahinda Rajapaksa, has called a […]

Coinciding with the start of New Zealand’s term on the UN Security Council, former Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Terence O’Brien, reflects […]

It may be bad news for blog-writers, but images are often what lives on in the memory. When we think back on the […]

The Russian President’s recent visit is reinvigorating the India-Russia strategic partnership. On 11 December 2014 President Vladimir Putin visited India to commemorate the […]

In the climate of Australia’s recent aid cuts, it is hoped that the Australia Awards for Africa program remains intact.  One Australia Awards […]

Statelessness persists despite the universal right to nationality Article 15 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights declares that everyone has a right […]