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.

23 Jul 2015
Myanmar’s general elections have now been set for 8 November 2015, representing an important turning point for change and reform
23 Jul 2015
The past few weeks much attention has been paid to the machinations of the Chinese stock market. But it seems
23 Jul 2015
As the furore over Australian Speaker Bronwyn Bishop's helicopter ride has developed into a wider inspection of politicians' entitlements, there may
20 Jul 2015
This week, the Australian Government announced a new deal to send up to 1 million live cattle to China, on
17 Jul 2015
It is not clear why America really needs to retain its traditional predominance in Asia, except that they have got
16 Jul 2015
The world will need plenty of energy in the coming years and the only way forward is for this deal
16 Jul 2015
The great majority of the population of Zimbabwe, a country where half of the population is under twenty and the
16 Jul 2015
Clearly, good economics in dealing with the Greek and eurozone crisis has been in short supply, and on Monday a
15 Jul 2015
As China faces a shock on their stock market, Graeme Dobell argues that China is not a house of cards about to
13 Jul 2015
In last week's "Outlook", international trade analyst Alan Oxley argued that the Trans Pacific Partnership could be the precursor to
10 Jul 2015
The Trans Pacific Partnership seems likely to become reality before the end of the year. But a bigger trade agreement,
09 Jul 2015
This week, the UN Security Council marked the 20th anniversary of the horrific massacre in Srebrenica by failing to pass