Australian Outlook Blog Posts

14 Dec 2017
Australia's approach to international engagement is marked by a preparedness to roll up its diplomatic sleeves and work hard. This
14 Dec 2017
For a long time, Australia benefitted from the United States' uncontested dominance in Asia. However, the dynamics of the region
14 Dec 2017
The war in Yemen raged through its third year in 2017. But with the world's eyes turned elsewhere, the strings
14 Dec 2017
Today marks the 50th anniversary of the UN Declaration on Territorial Asylum. While the declaration never became a treaty or
13 Dec 2017
President Donald Trump's decision to move the US embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem has been subject to
12 Dec 2017
Even with Islamic State defeated on the ground in Syria and the battlelines of the long-running war the subject of
12 Dec 2017
This week in Warsaw a new Polish prime minister was sworn in. The change in leadership occurred in the wake
12 Dec 2017
The United Nations has the potential to provide a warning bell ahead of potential crises, such as the recent expulsion
11 Dec 2017
This is a powerful narrative, providing an insider’s perspective to events of relevance in Pakistan’s history and politics as well
11 Dec 2017
The high-stakes game of name-calling between the current US administration and the Kim regime has brought back Cold War-era fears
07 Dec 2017
There are perhaps no negotiations more fraught, or with higher stakes, than those surrounding Israel-Palestine. Has the self-professed "world's greatest
07 Dec 2017
Everything Australia wants to do as a country depends on its ability to understand the rest of the world. To