Planning a More Ambitious Foreign Policy for Canberra By Ruth Pearce — Analysis 06 April 2017Australia’s head diplomats came from around the world to meet in Canberra as a group for the first time last week. It was […] Read More
The Road to the Elysée Palace: Marine and Macron By Dr Remy Davison — Analysis 04 April 2017Neither the unpopular incumbent Socialist Party nor the scandal-ridden conservatives will win the French presidential elections this month. If the independent candidate Emmanuel […] Read More
Fear and Opportunity in the Fifth Estate By Professor Philomena Murray and Paul Soyez — Analysis 04 April 2017What a strange French presidential campaign it has been so far. The poor-quality, policy free debate has been based on opposing visions of the […] Read More
Digital Disruption in Development By Claire Rogers — Analysis 04 April 2017At a recent EU-Australia Digital Development Seminar, experts from Australia and the EU came together to discuss digital technology as a powerful driver […] Read More
Phones, Facebook and Economic Empowerment By Chris Locke 04 April 2017With the explosion of mobile phone ownership in developing countries, digital technologies have become central to development projects in the past decade. Local players […] Read More
More International Cooperation Needed To Regain Control Over Labour Migration By Dr Giovanni Di Lieto — Analysis 03 April 2017The inescapable economic reality of globalisation is driving unprecedented crossborder labour flows. Australia must promote better global labour migration […] Read More
China's Gambling is Stacked in Macau’s Favour By Catherine Garlick — Fresh perspective 03 April 2017For Chinese President Xi Jinping, the only thing worse than gambling in China is travelling elsewhere to gamble. Following Xi’s crackdown on corruption, […] Read More
Islamic State is Not Retreating, It’s Redirecting By Trevor Alexander — Fresh perspective 03 April 2017As the battle for Mosul continues, Islamic State’s position in the Middle East has weakened. Yet the terrorist organisation’s influence is growing in North […] Read More
Reading Room: Australia and Latin America Reviewed by Zoe Dauth — Reading room 03 April 2017As an Australian focused on Latin America, I am frequently asked, “Why Latin America?” This edited book comes at a pivotal time in […] Read More
Brexit: Don’t Let the Door Hit You on the Way Out By Colin Chapman FAIIA — Analysis 29 March 2017The United Kingdom has now triggered Article 50 with the delivery of a letter from the British Prime Minister to the President of […] Read More