Australian Outlook Blog Posts

15 Feb 2017
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has emerged with renewed confidence in the US-Japan alliance following his weekend at US President
13 Feb 2017
In whatever ways President Donald Trump implements or moderates his policies, uncertainty and volatility now prevail. His election has unsettled the
13 Feb 2017
In light of the recent US sanctions against Venezuela’s Vice-President Tareck El Aissami, the glare of international scrutiny may finally
13 Feb 2017
Last weekend's North Korean missile test came after a series of nuclear weapons-related actions and announcements by the new US administration.
12 Feb 2017
The US condemned last month's ballistic missile test by Iran, claiming it breached the 2015 P5+1 nuclear deal and UN security council resolution
12 Feb 2017
For Desmond Ball, the completion of Power and International Relations: Essays in Honour of Coral Bell was a labour of love.
09 Feb 2017
The US administration’s suspension of travel and refugees from seven Middle Eastern countries on counter-terrorism grounds sits in judicial limbo.
09 Feb 2017
The Trump administration has spent the weeks since the inauguration gnawing at the foundations of America's traditional international commitments. Speculation swirls
09 Feb 2017
The new US Secretary of Defense James Matthis this week allayed immediate concerns the US would take military action to deter China in
09 Feb 2017
Next week Julie Bishop will join Rex Tillerson, Boris Johnson and other top diplomats in Bonn for the G20 meeting
09 Feb 2017
As the government looks at how to frame Australia's foreign policy for the future, past experience in the international sphere provides a
06 Feb 2017
Australia has provided the world with laudable examples of women in positions of political power, while simultaneously perpetuating a male-dominated