Australian Outlook Blog Posts

17 Jul 2017
In the world of international diplomacy, the Australian government has a history of fashioning nonbinding agreements and documents of less
12 Jul 2017
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has flown back to the US from the Persian Gulf after the most concerted effort
12 Jul 2017
In what the United Nations has called the worst humanitarian crisis since the World War II, more than 16 million
12 Jul 2017
Recent international public opinion polls show that US global image has taken a hit since President Donald Trump assumed office.
11 Jul 2017
Expectations of the Hamburg G20 were not high, but the summit seems to have achieved even less than anticipated and, for the first
11 Jul 2017
Following the G20 summit, the US and Russia announced a ceasefire agreement in southern Syria, the result of months of
11 Jul 2017
The end of RAMSI signifies a new phase in the Solomon Islands' post-conflict journey, one in which reconciliation and development
10 Jul 2017
Russia’s aggression against Georgia and Ukraine as well as its reluctance to resolve the frozen conflicts in the region demonstrate
10 Jul 2017
It is a little over a year since the UN Security Council took action to combat sexual abuse by UN
08 Jul 2017
Australia and the United States continue to strengthen their cybersecurity relationship through initiatives such as the recent Australia-US Cyber Dialogue. However,
06 Jul 2017
It appears increasingly likely a nuclear weapons ban treaty will come into effect later this year. Australia has not taken part in
06 Jul 2017
This week, the Minister for Foreign Affairs Julie Bishop visited Cuba to promote Australia’s growing commercial interests in the Caribbean