Australian Outlook Blog Posts

20 Mar 2017
Given Russia’s return to the world stage in the Caucasus, in Ukraine and in Syria, plus the allegations of involvement
20 Mar 2017
The UN Secretary-General is set to shake things up on peacekeeper sexual exploitation and abuse, but gaps remain. The new
20 Mar 2017
Cambodia is leaning away from the US and towards China amid the great power rivalry of South Asia. The country’s recent
20 Mar 2017
Kuwait is a member of the US-led coalition against Daesh and a leading contributor of humanitarian support to victims of
20 Mar 2017
Egyptians are living with resurgent authoritarianism following the military's post-Arab Spring return to politics. It's the latest chapter in modern Egypt's
20 Mar 2017
Beijing has recently criticised South Korea for its implementation of the THAAD missile defence system. Can MIKTA, a grouping of
16 Mar 2017
Diplomacy is not a popularity contest, but understanding how others see us is the first step in working out how to influence
16 Mar 2017
The Dutch conservative party, the VVD, is already negotiating to form a coalition government after this week's solid defeat of
14 Mar 2017
Friday’s court ruling to remove South Korean President Park Geun-hye from office created history and divided the country. The country
14 Mar 2017
For centuries Russia has faced threat of invasion from bygone European empires, encroachment from new Western alliances and accusations of hostile
14 Mar 2017
At times of significant turmoil, currencies take the hit, but economic transformation can also create currency winners. Nowhere is this more
13 Mar 2017
Many Australians are probably not aware that today is Commonwealth Day—the day officially set aside “to promote the Commonwealth’s shared