Analysis

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Articles are around 800-1000 words covering any topic in international affairs.

08 Mar 2018
After almost a month of intense coverage, the Oxfam scandal remains news with foreign minister Julie Bishop asking Oxfam Australia
05 Mar 2018
Non-government organisations with international linkages can be depicted as disloyal, subversive and even as spies working for foreign powers. This
02 Mar 2018
With Australia-China bilateral relations at close to a 10-year low, the Turnbull government would do well to reflect on what
01 Mar 2018
On the outskirts of Damascus, in Eastern Ghouta, nearly half a million Syrians continue to suffer indiscriminate bombing and inadequate
01 Mar 2018
As she shunts down a single-track line towards Brexit—at the speed of a New South Wales coal train—the British Prime
27 Feb 2018
India-Canada relations have become hostage to sentiment within Canada’s Sikh community. As Trudeau's visit to India showed, New Delhi remains
23 Feb 2018
India is taking steps to become a more visible player across the entire Indo-Pacific, extending from the maritime space to
23 Feb 2018
Tokyo's decision to join the Belt and Road Initiative enables Japan to seek greater business opportunities. However, to reap the
22 Feb 2018
The lesson of a decade's state capture in South Africa may be that institutions are only as good as the
21 Feb 2018
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has retorted that his war on drugs "will not stop" despite the International Criminal Court's investigation
21 Feb 2018
There is nothing new about sports diplomacy nor anything genuine about North Korea’s attempts to build bridges with its sworn
21 Feb 2018
The university sector was alarmed last week when news broke that the Chinese Embassy was urging all Chinese students in