Australian Outlook Blog Posts

25 Feb 2015
Last year in Papua New Guinea was eventful, marked by a series of controversial government decisions. In March, the government
25 Feb 2015
India has developed a multifaceted foreign aid programme despite domestic challenges. There have been questions over the last decade of
25 Feb 2015
Although a vast amount of money is poured into investments in agriculture and food production in Africa, approximately 65 per
24 Feb 2015
Malaysia is due to reach high-income nation status by 2020. Unfortunately it will continue to have third-world politics for some
24 Feb 2015
Expert Panel-Fellows of the AIIA Hilary Charlesworth FAIIA-Professor, ANU; Director of Centre for International Governance and Justice Jocelyn Chey AM
23 Feb 2015
The concept of legitimate authority is becoming increasingly pertinent in a world characterised by non-state entities, including international organisations, cyber actors and
23 Feb 2015
This path-breaking and innovative book by Rodan and Hughes tackles one of the most important questions in comparative politics: why
20 Feb 2015
The international community’s unwillingness to tackle Syria’s refugee crisis has grave implications for regional stability. I had the good fortune to
19 Feb 2015
A year after the Maidan revolution of 2014, Ukraine is at a critical juncture. The conflict with Russia has been escalating.
18 Feb 2015
Citizenfour, a recently released documentary on Edward Snowden, raises important questions about privacy, security, liberty and control. In 1517 Martin Luther
18 Feb 2015
Caitlin Clifford, a former AIIA National Office intern, interviews Dr Hyun-seok Yu, President of the Korea Foundation, on Korea’s public
18 Feb 2015
The Chinese economy is more productive, innovative and efficient than is commonly believed. The Chinese economy, one might think if one took