A Fair Budget? Not for the Poor Losing Australian Aid in Record Cuts Stephen Howes — Analysis 13 May 2015The release of the federal budget on 12 May 2015 saw the largest foreign aid cut in Australian […] Read More
Zimbabwe: Mugabe’s Successor and the Future David Dorward — Analysis 13 May 2015As Zimbabwe’s economic crisis remains unresolved, the power struggle over who will succeed President Robert Mugabe is intensifying. After 35 years in power, […] Read More
Who Rules in Writing Asia’s Rules? Analysis 13 May 2015The Asia Pacific is going through a vivid and significant rule-making tussle. It’s unusual because rule-making and norm formation usually involve inching through […] Read More
Yemen: Sinking Under an Avalanche of Propaganda Dr Anthony Billingsley — Analysis 08 May 2015In September 2014, US President Obama cited US policy towards Yemen as one of the successes of his Middle East policy. Obama was […] Read More
Delhi ‘Cracks’ Brussels: India’s Mission to Access the European Market Pascaline Winand — Analysis 07 May 2015The European Union and India might not seem like the most obvious of natural partners. Yet, as Professor Pascaline […] Read More
What the AIIB Can Learn from World Bank Shortcomings David Dollar — Analysis 07 May 2015The AIIB is likely to strengthen the global architecture of international institutions. To understand the impetus for launching the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank […] Read More
The US-Russian Space Station Mission is a Study in Cooperation Steven Freeland — Analysis 06 May 2015As space becomes increasingly militarised, it will become crucial for states to coordinate extra-terrestrial activities. The unfortunate loss of the […] Read More
Laundering Money the Easy Way – Through Australia Christopher Kennedy — Analysis 06 May 2015Australia has become a haven for international flows of laundered money. India has joined the list of countries asking for help in returning […] Read More
Fiji’s Media Still Struggling to Regain ‘Free and Fair’ Space David Robie — Analysis 04 May 2015On World Press Freedom Day on 3 May, Fiji’s news media and civil society groups continue to hope for a free media climate. […] Read More
The Long Search for Peace in Syria Alex J. Bellamy — Analysis 01 May 2015Is peace possible, or a hopeless dream? It was reported this week that the UN’s Special Envoy for Syria, Stefan di Mistura, has […] Read More