Using National Security to Reframe Australia’s Coal Debate By Tom Smethurst — Fresh perspective 03 April 2020Environmental arguments against coal don’t work. It's time to mobilise a new national interest against Australia’s harmful addiction - the national security interest. Read More
Gendered (In) Security – A Pacific Reality By Betty Barkha — Fresh perspective 26 March 2020Pacific populations have been at the forefront of natural disasters and the climate crisis for a long time. Crises are particularly detrimental to women and those of gender diversities. Read More
The Mistakes That Brought Down Flight 752 By Sirous Amerian — Fresh perspective 17 March 2020Several key shortcomings in Iran's defence infrastructure and capability compounded the night Ukrainian Airlines flight 752 was shot down. While uncertainty since that night has slightly abated, little seems to have changed. Read More
Peace Steeped in Patriarchy: Bringing Women into Afghan Negotiations By Natasha Kosev — Fresh perspective 08 March 2020The “Agreement for Bringing Peace to Afghanistan” is undoubtedly a milestone. However, it brings new uncertainties for women and risks setting the country on a backward trajectory. Read More
Gender Mainstreaming in Australia: Are We Doing Enough for Women and Girls? By Flavia Bellieni Zimmermann — Fresh perspective 08 March 2020The United Nations Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing 1994 raised awareness of the need to bringing gender equality into the mainstream of societal political debate worldwide. While much progress has been made since there, there is still a long way to go. Read More
It is Time to Rethink Our Approach to Nuclear Weapons Policy: A Gendered Perspective By Rhiannon Corinaldi — Fresh perspective 08 March 2020The patriarchy and male privilege are dominant features of conventional security policy. For nuclear disarmament to ever be viable, alternative perspectives must be considered. Read More
Why I Voted for Elizabeth Warren By Nancy Schneider — Fresh perspective 08 March 2020Elizabeth Warren’s bid for the Democratic presidential nomination pitted her against three reasonably qualified male candidates. With an end goal to oust President Trump, “electability” narratives have all but obscured the gender dynamics at play. Read More
Coronavirus: The Disease to End Hong Kong’s Protests, or Fuel Them Further? By Phoebe Humphreys — Fresh perspective 05 March 2020The coronavirus seems to be keeping the bulk of protesters in Hong Kong indoors. But it seems time is not easing Hongkongers’ anger at Carrie Lam and the Chinese Government. Read More
Bernie Sanders’ Economic Agenda Will Sustain American Global Leadership By Louis Devine — Fresh perspective 28 February 2020Without profound economic change, the United States will lose its claim to global leadership. Only Bernie Sanders can reclaim American legitimacy and power for the Asian Century. Read More
Behind the “Unforgivable” Political Row in Eastern Germany: An Uncanny Relationship with the Far-Right By Ivana Damjanovic — Fresh perspective 17 February 2020There is no straightforward narrative behind recent series of events in East Germany’s state of Thuringia, which have thrown German politics into disarray. Read More