Australian Outlook Blog Posts

30 Oct 2014
Myanmar is one of the most important cases of potential democratisation in the world today. Ruled for decades by an
29 Oct 2014
Australia will rotate off the UN Security Council on 31 December 2014. As previously outlined here, there have been several high-profile
29 Oct 2014
At the Saint Petersburg 2013 Summit, G20 countries made a number of concrete commitments and turning them into results will
28 Oct 2014
The Australian Institute of International Affairs ran a high-quality conference in Canberra yesterday around the theme of ‘Foreign Policy for
28 Oct 2014
A request for UN mediation, and the discord evident at the Committee of Noumea Accord Signatories on 4 October, show
27 Oct 2014
The Government announced last Monday that it plans to seek UN Security Council support for a series of measures to
26 Oct 2014
Expert Panel-Fellows of the AIIA Hilary Charlesworth FAIIA-Professor, ANU; Director of Centre for International Governance and Justice Jocelyn Chey AM
26 Oct 2014
While the G20’s authority may be somewhat limited, it enjoys the unique position to advise, guide and recommend global economic
25 Oct 2014
As the standoff between Kiev and pro-Russian rebels continues in light of Russia’s annexation of Crimea, the world remains transfixed
24 Oct 2014
If it can achieve sustained growth for emerging economies and avoids geopolitical pitfalls, then G20 will be a success for
24 Oct 2014
One of the greatest challenges for the global anti human trafficking initiative is the lack of effective collaboration and information sharing
23 Oct 2014
Monday, the 20th October – ten years to the day after taking office –  Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono finished his term