Recalcitrant Qatar: Riding Out the Blockade By Ian Dudgeon — Analysis 18 March 2019Qatar has defiantly resisted the blockade imposed by Saudi Arabia and neighbouring Gulf states for nearly two years. Read More
What the Global Left is Getting Wrong on Venezuela By Henry Storey — Fresh perspective 17 March 2019Elements of the global left have contested Western recognition of the opposition leader Juan Guaidó as Venezuela’s interim president. Read More
Health and Human Security Challenges in Asia: New Agendas for Strengthening Regional Health Governance By Professor Mely Caballero-Anthony — Analysis 17 March 2019The expanding regional and global health agenda should compel ASEAN to work towards a more comprehensive human security approach to health. Read More
May Gets Into Last Chance Saloon By Colin Chapman FAIIA — Analysis 15 March 2019For 30 months of time-consuming, often repetitive and tedious, negotiations with Europe’s leaders, an assortment of ministers and officials doing British prime minister Theresa May’s bidding have largely kept their counsel. Read More
The Politics of Repressing Environmentalists as Agents of Foreign Influence By Miriam Matejova, Stefan Parker and Peter Dauvergne — Analysis 14 March 2019The AJIA’s Boyer Prize for 2018 has been awarded to Miriam Matejova, Stefan Parker and Peter Dauvergne. This abridged version of their article looks at how governments across the globe have been branding NGOs and environmentalists as agents of foreign influence to repress opposition movements. Read More
India’s General Election: A Preview By Emeritus Professor Ramesh Thakur FAIIA — Analysis 14 March 2019India's general election is scheduled to run from 11 April to 19 May. In an epic feat of electoral planning, more than 900 million Indians will be eligible to vote in a contest that is likely to be fought on issues including jobs, corruption and national security. Read More
Okinawa Casts a Decisive Vote Against the Relocation of a US Base By Professor Paul Midford — Analysis 13 March 2019A referendum in Okinawa has found there is significant opposition to the relocation of a controversial US Military base. Read More
The Great Defence Debate We’ve Never Had By Professor Mark Beeson — Analysis 10 March 2019The Australian Government is committed to spending increasingly large amounts of taxpayer money on military hardware, but there is little public debate on the necessity of such expenditure. Read More
Reading Room: The Four Flashpoints: How Asia Goes to War Reviewed by Associate Professor Andrew Phillips — Reading room 09 March 2019Brendan Taylor’s The Four Flashpoints: How Asia Goes to War is a model of policy-engaged scholarship that should be required reading for anyone interested in understanding contemporary threats to peace in the Asia-Pacific region. Read More
A Strategy for Australia’s Foreign Policy: A Game of Means and Ends By Dr Joyo Sanyal — Analysis 09 March 2019Australia needs a new strategy to direct its foreign policy in order to seize new opportunities and increase its security through strength before the strategic window closes and it runs out of luck. Read More