Australian Outlook Blog Posts

10 Dec 2024
Slick by Royce Kurmelovs is a compelling exploration of how the fossil fuel industry has managed to maintain its dominance
09 Dec 2024
The Pacific Islands' voting patterns on Palestinian self-determination reveal the complex interplay of geopolitics, development incentives, and shifting religious dynamics.
09 Dec 2024
Last month in October, Mozambique once again went to the polls to elect a new president and parliament that will
06 Dec 2024
Conflicts across the globe illustrate the devastating humanitarian consequences when urban areas become theatres of war. The use of explosive
06 Dec 2024
In Canada First, Not Canada Alone, Chapnick and McKercher make a renewed case for understanding Canada’s place in world politics
06 Dec 2024
This week in Australian foreign affairs: Marles, Wong, and Farrell in Singapore for the Singapore-Australia Joint Ministerial Committee; Marles and
05 Dec 2024
A new European Commission—the executive arm of the European Union, which proposes and implements EU law—has just been approved, starting
05 Dec 2024
Despite promising to learn from the events of 7 October, Israeli strategists keep repeating the same dangerous errors. Whatever gains
05 Dec 2024
The Syrian civil war, seemingly frozen in an uneasy deadlock for years, has been reignited with rebel forces wresting Aleppo,
04 Dec 2024
The AI Act is a step in the right direction but has too many flaws to set an endpoint in
04 Dec 2024
The COP29 negotiations in Baku concluded amid walkouts, protests, and an all-too-familiar sense of frustration over unfulfilled climate finance promises.
03 Dec 2024
Despite their reliance on multilateralism when pushing for greater climate action, Pacific Island States have become less willing to recognise