Australian Outlook Blog Posts

01 Jan 2018
Just as Winston Churchill called Russia "a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma", in 2018, the country continues
01 Jan 2018
International Relations has long been dominated by classical and often Anglo-American theorists. This book seeks to address this issue by exploring
01 Jan 2018
In 2017, the Trump administration launched its first foray into the complex and hostile situation in Taiwan. But behind the
01 Jan 2018
As people around the world celebrate the beginning of a new year, the Australian government last year promised to bring
27 Dec 2017
In 2017, Australians had to acknowledge that the global order that had shaped the world since the end of World
27 Dec 2017
As 2017 limps out and 2018 edges in, here’s Old Dobell’s almanac of the times, trends and twists of history.
26 Dec 2017
As 2017 draws to a close, Australia's "intractable" refugee question remains unanswered. With Australia's international image—not to mention the refugees
26 Dec 2017
The past 12 months were proof that the threat of nuclear weapons persist in the post Cold War world. However,
26 Dec 2017
This was a year in which cartographers, among others, were put on notice as the world's borders came under threat.
25 Dec 2017
Tis' that time of year once again, when the smell of gingerbread and the sounds of holiday frivolity melt the
24 Dec 2017
In October, Minister for Foreign Affairs Julie Bishop MP told the 2017 AIIA National Conference that the Australian government was
24 Dec 2017
Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs Penny Wong told the 2017 AIIA National Conference that Australia needed to shift its foreign