Analysis

This section provides commentary and perspectives on international issues. Articles are primarily sourced on a commission basis from a wide variety of contributors including academic, diplomatic, institutional, government and non-government organisations; however unsolicited pieces can be submitted.

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

07 Apr 2015
Burnet Institute’s collaborative research approach is a powerful means to promote evidence-based public health policies and as a tool for
07 Apr 2015
Despite being Australia’s primary government export facilitator, Austrade remains vulnerable to government policy or budgetary changes. The Australian Trade Commission,
02 Apr 2015
How Australian acacias can help in the fight against hunger and poverty in developing countries. “August 1984, Niger Republic, West
01 Apr 2015
With excitement building up about the Trans-Pacific Partnership, Australia’s former Trade Minister Craig Emerson discusses Investor State Dispute Settlement. The
01 Apr 2015
Nigeria's newly elected president, General Muhammadu Buhari, faces challenging political and economic circumstances. Nigerians have chosen General Muhammadu Buhari, a former military
28 Mar 2015
Challenges to conducting business in Indonesia will make it difficult for foreign investors to remain in the country. Background The
27 Mar 2015
Australia’s refusal to recognise the Republic of Macedonia is exacerbating the European country’s political and economic exclusion from the international
27 Mar 2015
Much of the commentary on Malcolm Fraser portrays him as the politician who moved most dramatically from the right to
26 Mar 2015
Containing Libya is not possible. It is not a functioning, self-interested policy-driven state which has a decision-making structure eligible for
26 Mar 2015
Miles Kupa, former Australian High Commissioner to Singapore, reminisces on how Lee Kuan Yew transformed Singapore. More so perhaps than
26 Mar 2015
The passing of Lee Kuan Yew, widely expected since the Lunar New Year in early February, marks the end of
26 Mar 2015
The EU and Australia are partners in cooperative security. The question is how they should focus their efforts. When we think