Sanctioning North Korea Analysis 18 February 2016North Korea’s multi-stage long-range rocket test on 7 February, coming soon after its fourth nuclear weapons test in January, has drawn condemnation from […] Read More
Heading for Confrontation: China's Paracel Play By Peter Jennings PSM — Analysis 18 February 2016Credible reports are circulating that China has deployed an HQ-9 surface-to-air missile (SAM) system and an associated targeting radar to Woody Island, part […] Read More
Australia–Japan Security Cooperation By Dr Tomohiko Satake — Analysis 18 February 2016With the Minister for Foreign Affairs in Japan this week, there are some concerns that closer ties between Japan and Australia could undermine the stability […] Read More
“The Boys are with Bernie”: The New Hampshire Primary By Anthony Ashbolt — Analysis 18 February 2016The recent New Hampshire primary reveals a rise in Bernie Sanders’ popularity among new demographics. With growing numbers of young people and females supporting […] Read More
South Africa’s National Congress Vulnerable for the First Time By Professor Theunis Roux — Analysis 17 February 2016With approval ratings at an all-time low, Jacob Zuma’s State of the Nation address on 11 February was […] Read More
Australia’s Human Rights Council Bid Should Start at Home By Jes’Se Rushby 17 February 2016Australia’s bid for the Human Rights Council has been in the news with the announcement of the Hon Philip Ruddock MP as Australia’s […] Read More
Uganda’s Presidential Election: Voting for an Autocrat a Uganda-based researcher — Fresh perspective 17 February 2016Uganda’s presidential elections on 18 February are littered with controversy and intimidation – including the arrest of opposition leader Dr Kizza Besigye during the campaign – […] Read More
Why HSBC Decided to Stay in the UK By Professor Mark Taylor — Analysis 16 February 2016HSBC’s decision to keep its headquarters in London is good news for the British government. An exit would have been seen as a […] Read More
Winning the Peace: Australia's Campaign to Change the Asia-Pacific Reviewed by Dr Allan Patience — Reading room 16 February 2016It is taken for granted, in nearly every contemporary account of Australian foreign policy, that Australia is regarded […] Read More
Narendra Modi: Unshackling Indian Business By Lindsay Hughes — Analysis 15 February 2016Critics who complain that Prime Minister Modi has not met the expectations of big business may need to change their opinion as he […] Read More