Women in Extremist Jihad By Professor Samina Yasmeen AM FAIIA 04 August 2016What prompts a young, educated woman brought up in the West to run away to join a fundamentalist society where the role of […] Read More
China and Hong Kong: What Should Australia Do? By Simon Henderson — Analysis 02 August 2016Recent developments in Hong Kong are a threat to its unique status and to Australia’s interests, but the Australia-Hong Kong dynamic is overshadowed […] Read More
NATO and Cyber Defence By Vibhore Singh — Fresh perspective 01 August 2016The NATO Summit held on 8-9 July in Warsaw attracted more than its share of attention from media worldwide as a result of […] Read More
Eyewitness to Early Reform in Myanmar Reviewed by Andrew Selth — Reading room 01 August 2016Australia has a strong tradition of diplomatic memoirs. Many former ambassadors and other officials have recorded their experiences and impressions of international events. […] Read More
Australia’s Forgotten Foreign Minister: Don Willesee By Professor Peter Edwards AM FAIIA — Analysis 01 August 2016Amid debate about the strength of Whitlam’s foreign policy legacy, his sometimes fraught relationship with his more conservative and lesser known foreign minister […] Read More
New Legislation on Child Labour in India By Katharine Bryant — Analysis 30 July 2016Shortly before World Day Against Trafficking in Persons on 30 July, the Indian government passed legislation helping to strengthen India’s ongoing fight against […] Read More
H is for Hawk: The US Foreign Policy Outlook By Associate Professor Brendon O'Connor — Analysis 28 July 2016This week saw Hillary Clinton’s US presidential nomination confirmed, officially pitting her against Republican nominee Donald Trump for the November poll. So, what is […] Read More
India's Bold Foreign Policy Under Modi By Dr C Raja Mohan 28 July 2016Since the election of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2014, Indian foreign policy has become more proactive in reaching out to the […] Read More
When Should Australia Go To War? By James Brown — Analysis 27 July 2016In Australia’s bright and blessed circumstances today, we rarely think of war: it is something we go to, not something that comes to […] Read More
The New Multilateral Development Banks By Dr Adrian Bazbauers and Dr Susan Engel — Analysis 27 July 2016The newly established Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank and the New Development Bank remain focused on debt-based financing and an understanding of development similar […] Read More