Australia Will Spend $1 Billion This Year On A Losing War in Iraq Anthony Ricketts — Analysis 29 July 2015Unflinching Australian support for the American-led war effort in Iraq has come at a high price. Australia’s staunch […] Read More
Time For the Middle Powers to Step Up By The Hon Gareth Evans AC QC FAIIA — Analysis 27 July 2015The characteristic method of middle power diplomacy is coalition building with like-minded countries, and there is plenty of scope for middle power diplomacy […] Read More
The Spectre of Iraq Haunts Republicans Analysis 24 July 2015The race for the White House is a lop-sided affair, with 16 Republican candidates facing Hilary Clinton and four other Democrats. Tom Switzer […] Read More
Myanmar Elections: A Turning Point for Reform? By Trevor Wilson — Analysis 23 July 2015Myanmar’s general elections have now been set for 8 November 2015, representing an important turning point for change and reform in this poor […] Read More
The Start Of China’s Equity Market Journey Stirling Larkin — Analysis 23 July 2015The past few weeks much attention has been paid to the machinations of the Chinese stock market. But it seems likely that there […] Read More
Can Bronwyn Bishop Learn Anything from the UK Expenses Scandal? Louise Thompson — Analysis 23 July 2015As the furore over Australian Speaker Bronwyn Bishop’s helicopter ride has developed into a wider inspection of politicians’ […] Read More
Blame Poor Policy, Not Politics, for Jakarta’s 80% Cut in Australian Cattle Imports Ray Trewin — Analysis 20 July 2015This week, the Australian Government announced a new deal to send up to 1 million live cattle to […] Read More
America, China, and the Tussle for Power in Asia Professor Hugh White — Analysis 17 July 2015It is not clear why America really needs to retain its traditional predominance in Asia, except that they have got used to exercising […] Read More
Energy and Economic Diplomacy Can Trump the Nuclear ‘Threat’ of the Iran Deal Saleem H. Ali — Analysis 16 July 2015The world will need plenty of energy in the coming years and the only way forward is for […] Read More
Zimbabwe: What Happens When Mugabe Goes? Professor Helen Ware — Analysis 16 July 2015The great majority of the population of Zimbabwe, a country where half of the population is under twenty and the President has been […] Read More