Lake Chad: More Needs to be Done for Fighting-Affected Communities ICRC Australia Mission 17 March 2015The humanitarian situation in the Lake Chad region is rapidly deteriorating, according to the ICRC Australia Mission. Months […] Read More
Overcoming the Australia–Indonesia Cultural Divide John McCarthy — Analysis 15 March 2015The probable executions of Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran, and Australia’s responses thereto, risk pushing the Australia–Indonesia relationship into another downturn. Fifteen years […] Read More
Geopolitics Versus Geoeconomics: The New International Order By Professor Mark Beeson — Analysis 15 March 2015The debate surrounding Britain’s decision to join the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank highlights broader concerns over China’s increasing geoeconomic power. Britain’s decision to […] Read More
Individual Rights and the Making of the International System Reviewed by Professor Ian Hall — Reading room 14 March 2015How did we end up with a world divided, in political terms, into 200 sovereign states? This is a major question in International […] Read More
Apocalyptic Erotica Now: The Allure of Islamic State Online Jeff Lewis — Analysis 13 March 2015The suicide bombing death in Ramadi of Melbourne teenager Jake Bilardi has deepened public anxieties about the allure and reach of Islamic State (IS). Western […] Read More
Chinese Public Opinion on the East China and South China Seas Analysis 13 March 2015Public opinion polls reveal a public which favours a peaceful resolution rather than conflict over disputes in the East […] Read More
Food Labelling and International Trade Simon Talbot, CEO of the National Farmers' Federation — Analysis 13 March 2015Labelling laws should provide consumers with an understanding of the origin or origins of products but not become a non-tariff barrier to trade. […] Read More
Israel, Iran, and the Bomb By Emeritus Professor Ramesh Thakur FAIIA — Analysis 13 March 2015Israel and the US agree on stopping Iran from getting the bomb. But will leaving Tehran limited capability check or facilitate its bomb […] Read More
Civil Society Involvement in the UN Security Council Duc Dao Duy Anh and Alexia Jablonski — Fresh perspective13 March 2015As the premier intergovernmental institution for the maintenance of global peace and security, the UN Security Council (UNSC) is commonly perceived as a […] Read More
How Countries Could Come to a Global Climate Deal in 2015 Anita Talberg and Malte Meinshausen 12 March 2015At the end of this year, 196 countries from around the world will meet in Paris for the first attempt to reach a global deal […] Read More