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.

04 Jan 2017
The election of Donald Trump brings with it uncertainty about America's commitment to the current international political architecture. Australia will need to
04 Jan 2017
Mass protests in Jakarta and looming sectarian violence compelled Indonesian President Joko Widodo to postpone his Australian visit in November.
04 Jan 2017
The Istanbul nightclub attack on New Years Eve appeared to be the culmination of doom, coming on a day all Turks
04 Jan 2017
We live in a deeply unsettled world, where once again the great questions of war and peace rumble across the
04 Jan 2017
The recent outbreaks of disease across the developing world have provided a valuable lesson in the harm that could be caused by
04 Jan 2017
Japan is debating formal revision of its 'Peace Constitution'. Recent legal reinterpretations and new security laws allow the Japanese Self-Defence
03 Jan 2017
Official and unofficial data confirms that the Chinese economy stabilised in the middle of 2016. But there is still a
31 Dec 2015
The central mantra of the Abbott Coalition was that it would be “more Jakarta, less Geneva”. In a range of
31 Dec 2015
The war against Islamic State (IS) is one of the most pressing security issues facing the world today, and combating
30 Dec 2015
In December 2013 a small boy in a remote Guinean village and three of his family members died from a
29 Dec 2015
What you may have missed in 2015: the Zika virus has prompted a state of emergency and a recommendation that
29 Dec 2015
In December 2015 Greg Sheridan, the Foreign Editor at The Australian, spoke at AIIA Victoria on the Cold War's  critical impact on our