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.

13 May 2015
The release of the federal budget on 12 May 2015 saw the largest foreign aid cut in Australian history. As
13 May 2015
As Zimbabwe’s economic crisis remains unresolved, the power struggle over who will succeed President Robert Mugabe is intensifying. After 35
13 May 2015
The Asia Pacific is going through a vivid and significant rule-making tussle. It’s unusual because rule-making and norm formation usually
08 May 2015
In September 2014, US President Obama cited US policy towards Yemen as one of the successes of his Middle East
07 May 2015
The European Union and India might not seem like the most obvious of natural partners. Yet, as Professor Pascaline Winand writes, the
07 May 2015
The AIIB is likely to strengthen the global architecture of international institutions. To understand the impetus for launching the Asian
06 May 2015
As space becomes increasingly militarised, it will become crucial for states to coordinate extra-terrestrial activities. The unfortunate loss of the Russian Progress
06 May 2015
Australia has become a haven for international flows of laundered money. India has joined the list of countries asking for
04 May 2015
On World Press Freedom Day on 3 May, Fiji’s news media and civil society groups continue to hope for a
01 May 2015
Is peace possible, or a hopeless dream? It was reported this week that the UN’s Special Envoy for Syria, Stefan
30 Apr 2015
Ensuring that the Trans-Trasman relationship continues to deliver for both sides of The Ditch is the ultimate tribute to the
29 Apr 2015
Sudan’s President Omar Hassan al-Bashir, under whose rule hundreds of thousands of people in Darfur have been killed, was re-elected on 27