Idealism in Foreign Policy: Plibersek and the ALP By Zenia Anderson — Fresh perspective 23 February 2016Tanya Plibersek, Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Development, recently said that ‘idealism will always inform Labor’s ongoing goal of building a […] Read More
Where Science and International Affairs Collide By Anton Lucanus — Fresh perspective 23 February 2016While its Asian neighbours are undergoing a period of innovation and heavy investment in science, Australia is failing to embrace these opportunities. Australia […] 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
War or Peace in Ukraine? By Reid Hutchins — Fresh perspective 07 February 2016The conflict in Ukraine has reached an uneasy impasse. As Putin, ever the strategic grandmaster, focuses his attention on the Middle East the future […] 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 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development: Too Important to Fail By Jiye Sarah Kim — Fresh perspective 25 January 2016The funding gap between the increasing global aid demand and available resources has increased to USD$15 billion. This […] Read More
Chinese Economic Slowdown Marks a Worrying Start to 2016 By Roman J. Madaus — Fresh perspective 18 January 2016The Communist Party of China and the rest of the world have come to depend on high levels of Chinese growth. China’s current […] Read More
China’s Intentions for the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank Thane Bourne — Fresh perspective 12 January 2016The China-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) will hold its inaugural meeting of its Board of Governors on […] Read More
The Plight of the Rohingya Elliot Dolan-Evans — Fresh perspective 03 January 2016The Rohingya are often said to be the world’s most persecuted minority and Asia-Pacific states must engage with the Rohingya crisis in order […] Read More