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.

26 Feb 2015
The world may have heaved a sigh of relief over Greece’s last minute debt deal, but in Greece the conditional
25 Feb 2015
Last year in Papua New Guinea was eventful, marked by a series of controversial government decisions. In March, the government
24 Feb 2015
Expert Panel-Fellows of the AIIA Hilary Charlesworth FAIIA-Professor, ANU; Director of Centre for International Governance and Justice Jocelyn Chey AM
20 Feb 2015
The international community’s unwillingness to tackle Syria’s refugee crisis has grave implications for regional stability. I had the good fortune to
19 Feb 2015
A year after the Maidan revolution of 2014, Ukraine is at a critical juncture. The conflict with Russia has been escalating.
18 Feb 2015
Citizenfour, a recently released documentary on Edward Snowden, raises important questions about privacy, security, liberty and control. In 1517 Martin Luther
18 Feb 2015
The Chinese economy is more productive, innovative and efficient than is commonly believed. The Chinese economy, one might think if one took
18 Feb 2015
The Federal Government has announced that foreign purchases of agricultural land will undergo greater scrutiny and reporting from 1 March
17 Feb 2015
As the deadline for nuclear negotiations with Iran approaches, many questions remain unresolved. We’re rapidly getting down to the endgame in
13 Feb 2015
Despite assertions that Australia is the ‘best country in the world’, it continues to lag in many areas, including educational
12 Feb 2015
The China-Australia Free Trade Agreement (ChAFTA) is likely to have significant consequences in the local property markets, especially for those
12 Feb 2015
Australia’s submarine acquisition strategy is opaque, convoluted and politically unpopular. We’ve written a lot about the future submarine project over