Australian Outlook Blog Posts

28 May 2024
Eastern Europe's transformation since the fall of the Berlin Wall still highlights deep East-West divides. Till Hilmar's book explores how
28 May 2024
Relations between the United Kingdom (UK) and Hong Kong have become more complicated and contested following a number of recent
27 May 2024
The Russian invasion of Ukraine has revealed the criticality of drones as a weapon system for modern battlefields. Yet as
24 May 2024
This week in Australian foreign affairs: Marles meets new prime minister of Solomon Islands; Wong in Bangladesh for ministerial meetings;
24 May 2024
It is not surprising that China's Xi Jinping should visit France, Europe’s second largest economy and one of the dominant
24 May 2024
The International Criminal Court (ICC or Court) has called for the leaders of Israel and Hamas to stand trial for
23 May 2024
Freudenberg published “At What Cost” in 2021, documenting the exponential rise of corporate control of the health economy, and cataloguing
23 May 2024
In the past decade, China has emerged as Australia’s biggest competitor for influence in both Papua New Guinea (PNG) and
22 May 2024
Russia’s Vladimir Putin and China’s Xi Jinping put the world on notice that their's is a relationship to last. Meanwhile,
22 May 2024
On the fortieth anniversary of the ANZUS alliance, Coral Bell reflected on its significance for Australia in 1991 and the
21 May 2024
Increasing geopolitical tensions and domestic political pressures have tested Fiji’s efforts to strike a balance in relations with its traditional
21 May 2024
In the aftermath of a helicopter crash and President Ebrahim Raisi’s death, Iran stands at a crossroads. Who will be