Will the Latest North Korean Nuclear Test Cause Beijing to Reassess Its Policy? Associate Professor Jingdong Yuan — Analysis 15 January 2016North Korea’s fourth nuclear test last week has drawn immediate international condemnations. The UN Security Council held an […] Read More
Turkish Government’s Internal and External Conflicts Collide By Dr M. Murat Yurtbilir — Analysis 15 January 2016On 12 January at 10:20am local time, a group of tourists walking in the historic Sultanahmet square were attacked by a suicide bomber […] Read More
What is China Doing in the South China Sea? Professor Leszek Buszynski — Analysis 14 January 2016China’s militarisation of its claims in the South China Sea are an attempt to force ASEAN claimants into negotiating a resolution on Chinese […] Read More
Modi Fails to Live Up to High Hopes Associate Professor Arun Swamy — Analysis 12 January 2016In his first calendar year as Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi focused on economics. Through high profile trips abroad and ambitious proposals […] Read More
Sex Attacks Row Forces Merkel to Defend Her Policies from Racism Associate Professor James Hodkinson — Analysis 10 January 2016It was New Year’s Eve 2015 in Cologne. Large groups of men roamed the streets and systematically robbed, […] Read More
Civil Society Prospects for Post-military Rule in the Asia-Pacific Dr Stephen McCarthy — Analysis 08 January 2016As observed in cases such as Fiji and Burma, the nature of civil society is transformed by a […] Read More
Real or Not, North Korea’s "H-bomb" is Part of a Well-planned Agenda Robert Winstanley-Chesters — Analysis 07 January 2016North Korea’s announcement that it had successfully tested a hydrogen bomb was met with shock and surprise around […] Read More
What the RMB in the SDR Really Means Peter C Y Chow — Analysis 06 January 2016The IMF decided on 30 November 2015 to include China’s currency, the renminbi (RMB), in the elite basket of reserve currencies that determine […] Read More
Climate Change and Public Health in the Pacific Dr Matthew Bray — Analysis 06 January 2016Climate change is the greatest threat to human health and development today and renders Pacific Island nations vulnerable to worsening health conditions. The […] Read More
Videos from the Vault: Peter Varghese on Diplomacy Today Peter Varghese AO — Analysis 06 January 2016Peter Varghese AO, outgoing Secretary of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, addresses the Australian Diplomacy Today Symposium on 28 August 2015. The […] Read More