Public Health Emergency of International Concern: the Zika Case By Professor Sara E. Davies — Analysis 03 February 2016Two confirmed cases of the Zika virus have been detected in Australia, just two days after the World Health […] Read More
Turnbull Promotes Jokowi's Global Role By Michael Sheldrick — Analysis 03 February 2016Much has been written about Prime Minister Turnbull’s wide-ranging speech last month in Washington DC at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. Yet […] Read More
Trouble Ahead: The China-Pakistan-India Triangle By Dr Pradeep Taneja — Analysis 02 February 2016The China-Pakistan strategic relationship is becoming increasingly important if China is to achieve its ambitions in the region. Much to India’s concern, the […] Read More
With New Talks Already on the Ropes, the World is Still Failing Syria By Simon Mabon — Analysis 01 February 2016International talks meant to help resolve the Syrian Crisis are due to commence in Geneva, but a range […] Read More
Rise of the Outsiders: Has the Establishment Lost Control of the US Presidential Race? By Emeritus Professor Dennis Altman AM FASSA — Analysis 01 February 2016The 2016 US presidential race will be characterised by the unprecedented popularity of political outliers. US presidential elections are […] Read More
Palestinian Rights, Israel and the UN By Dr Amy Maguire — Analysis 01 February 2016The recent tension between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon reminds us that the Israeli-Palestinian dispute is a perennial […] Read More
Myanmar: a Gourd Between the Cacti By Peter Jennings PSM — Analysis 01 February 2016In a momentous day for Myanmar, Aung San Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy (NLD) takes its place in the country’s parliament, ending decades […] Read More
Football Diplomacy: How Qatar won the 2022 World Cup By Stjepan Bosnjak — Fresh perspective 01 February 2016Qatar won the right to host the 2022 FIFA World Cup by placing its bid at the centre of its national and foreign policy […] Read More
Germany and Europe’s Security: Normalisation is Overdue By Roman J. Madaus — Fresh perspective 30 January 2016Germany has gradually assumed an increasing share of European leadership in recent years. Now it needs to take more responsibility for the Continent’s […] Read More
The Foreign and Defence Policies of Robert Menzies: 50 Years On By Professor Peter Edwards AM FAIIA 29 January 2016Fifty years ago this month Robert Menzies retired from Parliament, after a record-breaking 16 years as Prime Minister […] Read More