Australian Outlook Blog Posts

01 Apr 2014
The notorious telegram of 1945 which peremptorily ordered young Australian diplomat Patrick Shaw to a third post in as many
01 Apr 2014
Feared, admired and often lampooned, Bartholomew Augustine Santamaria was a powerful figure in Australian political and intellectual circles from the
31 Mar 2014
Can the military restore order in Egypt?  Field Marshall Abdul Fattah al-Sisi has quit his military post to run officially
30 Mar 2014
As C. Raja Mohan observes in the preface to this book, India has had many ‘atomic avatars’: it has been
29 Mar 2014
It is now three years since the Syria conflict began and the humanitarian situation for millions of people across the
28 Mar 2014
The Australia-Indonesia relationship has seen a number of incredible developments over the past five months. The Edward Snowden leaks shattered
28 Mar 2014
With ongoing conflict in Bangkok, Thai society is confronted with the ghosts of its disrupted democracy. Coups are a peculiarly
26 Mar 2014
Australia is pursuing significant trade agreements with its Asian neighbours under the mandate of ‘economic diplomacy’, yet is missing out
24 Mar 2014
Expert Panel-Fellows of the AIIA Hilary Charlesworth FAIIA-Professor, ANU; Director of Centre for International Governance and Justice Jocelyn Chey AM
24 Mar 2014
Australia’s ascension to the United Nations Security Council has involved a range of diplomatic activities that have not been as
24 Mar 2014
Ambassador Rajiv K. Bhatia, Director General, Indian Council of World Affairs shares his insights on Australia-India relations. Ambassador Bhatia was
24 Mar 2014
President Barack Obama will be at a G-7 meeting in Europe this week to discuss Ukraine; it’s not the G-8