Good International Citizenship and Military Intervention in Syria 01 September 2015There is, in my judgement, one very good reason for expanding our present military operations into Syria, which […] Read More
Trade with China and the National Interest Analysis 01 September 2015Short-term political advantage should not be given more weight than long-term relations with Australia’s major trade partner. Trade policy is usually the eye-glazing preserve […] Read More
Is Jokowi Turning his Back on ASEAN? 01 September 2015Under President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo, Indonesia appears less oriented toward the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). While this may be true, the […] Read More
Taiwan’s 2016 Elections May Herald a New Era in Relations with China 01 September 2015Despite Taiwan’s relatively small population of 23 million compared to its enormous neighbour, the impacts of its elections […] Read More
There’s Another Way to Combat Climate Change - but Let’s Not Call It Geoengineering 31 August 2015Despite irreversible damage, new strategies may offer hope to manage global warming. No matter how much we reduce […] Read More
Once Again, Australians Are Fighting in the Middle East. Why? 27 August 2015Over the next few weeks, the Australian Government is expected to announce an expanded air war against Islamic State in Syria, following a […] Read More
Can Australia Learn From Canada? 27 August 2015A highly developed economy is readying itself for an upcoming tight election, an economic slowdown with talk of a recession growing louder, nervousness […] Read More
It’s the End of the World As We Know It…Again 27 August 2015This week’s sharemarket Black Monday saw history repeat. It suggests that asset-price bubbles are a feature of the system and demonstrates the difficulty […] Read More
Against ISIS' Destruction of Heritage, and for Curators as the Cure of Souls 26 August 2015Barely a week after ISIS beheaded Khaled al-Asaad, the Syrian expert who devoted his life to the study […] Read More
The National Tea House: Symbol of Tajikistan's Folly 26 August 2015Corruption, poverty, cronyism and chronic food shortages are some of the major issues facing Tajikistan on its road to development. Despite this, President […] Read More