Australian Outlook Blog Posts

28 Mar 2024
Why does Russia insist on linking Ukraine to the atrocity? And what does it reveal about the Kremlin’s intentions? The
27 Mar 2024
O'Keefe’s book on Australian foreign policymaking provides an extensive overview, especially of Australia’s major diplomatic relationships. This work goes far
27 Mar 2024
As journalists fixated on the Princess Kate photo scandal, they overlooked an another involving a Royal unfolding on the other
27 Mar 2024
In this thought-provoking book Yasheng Huang seeks to explain the unique stability of the Chinese political system over 1500 years
27 Mar 2024
As Europe heads to the polls in June, the consequential position of EU Commission president is being contested. How sure
26 Mar 2024
Competition to set global standards in AI is heating up. Can the EU’s new AI Act follow the GDPR in
25 Mar 2024
Russia has done surprisingly little to impede emigration following its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. While this is explained by reluctance
25 Mar 2024
Spending on Australian diplomacy has reached considerable new lows, where important events, meetings, and committees are being missed or attended
22 Mar 2024
This week in Australian foreign affairs: Chinese FM Wang Yi in Canberra for Foreign and Strategic Dialogue; funding to UNRWA
22 Mar 2024
Despite the often-repeated assertion that the Quad and AUKUS are alliances, and the prospective progenitors of a future Asian NATO,
21 Mar 2024
Under Xi Jinping, China has returned to ideology-based policies and abandoned collective leadership, according to Steve Tsang and Olivia Cheung.
21 Mar 2024
The past several months has seen an escalation of violence in Papua New Guinea (PNG), Australia’s nearest neighbor. Given the