Australian Outlook Blog Posts

30 Aug 2024
Editing a book about the media and the war in Ukraine taught me first-hand lessons about censorship. It also confirmed
30 Aug 2024
This week in Australian foreign affairs: Albanese in Tonga for 53rd Pacific Islands Forum Leaders’ Meeting; Pacific Policing Initiative announced;
29 Aug 2024
It’s an achievement for Adrian Karatnycky to analyse over three decades of Ukrainian independence and six presidents in 306 pages.
29 Aug 2024
On 7 August 2024, Thailand’s Constitutional Court dissolved the Move Forward Party, labelling its reform efforts on the lèse-majesté law
29 Aug 2024
The Pacific Islands Forum this week adopted a Pacific Policing Initiative which marshalls Australian resources to meet Pacific needs. A
28 Aug 2024
The Common Heritage of Humankind principle has regained international importance in relation to the exploitation of marine resources in areas
28 Aug 2024
In the Indo-Pacific, navies play a major role in shaping a balance of power that generates deterrence effects. The roles
27 Aug 2024
The relationship between populism and conspiracy theories highlights how populist movements often incorporate conspiracy theories to explain perceived injustices by
26 Aug 2024
India has been grappling with several contradictions under Prime Minister Narendra Modi's BJP rule since 2014, often characterised by cultural
26 Aug 2024
China’s booming gig economy promises convenience but hides a darker reality. Beneath the surface of convenience and fast deliveries lies
23 Aug 2024
This week in Australian foreign affairs: President-Elect of Indonesia Prabowo in Australia; Joint ministerial statement on Australia-Indonesia Defence cooperations; Solomons
23 Aug 2024
Whether or not Israel claims responsibility for the death of Ismail Haniyeh, his assassination abroad may not have improved Israel’s