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.

06 Apr 2017
Australia's head diplomats came from around the world to meet in Canberra as a group for the first time last
04 Apr 2017
Neither the unpopular incumbent Socialist Party nor the scandal-ridden conservatives will win the French presidential elections this month. If the
04 Apr 2017
What a strange French presidential campaign it has been so far. The poor-quality, policy free debate has been based on opposing
04 Apr 2017
At a recent EU-Australia Digital Development Seminar, experts from Australia and the EU came together to discuss digital technology as
03 Apr 2017
The inescapable economic reality of globalisation is driving unprecedented crossborder labour flows. Australia must promote better global labour migration governance lest
29 Mar 2017
The United Kingdom has now triggered Article 50 with the delivery of a letter from the British Prime Minister to
29 Mar 2017
Last week, Francisco Guterres became Timor-Leste’s first party-affiliated president. While the election broke new ground structurally and procedurally, the office
29 Mar 2017
In a love letter to New Zealand this week, the Chinese Premier Li Keqiang unintentionally exposed flaws in the Australia-China relationship.
28 Mar 2017
Divisions between Ankara, Washington and Moscow on Syria leave Turkey with few options. With the end of operation Eurphrates Shield and planning
28 Mar 2017
Islamic State is retreating but this does not signal the end of the Syrian conflict. For the conflict has never
27 Mar 2017
Sixty years since the Treaty of Rome and 25 years since the Maastricht Treaty, the European Union finds little to
23 Mar 2017
While Mosul’s liberation from the Islamic State terrorist group appears closer than ever, Iraq’s challenges are far from over. The