Reading room

It is sometimes difficult to know what books to read on international issues; thankfully the AIIA has Reading Room: the online book review section of the Australian Journal of International Affairs. Literature reviewed includes international relations, security or history, among other topics.
To suggest a title for review or to offer to review, contact australianoutlook@internationalaffairs.org.au.

19 Aug 2020
Proximity matters, and so too do acute political and socioeconomic inequalities. These are the twin premises of this fascinating collection
12 Aug 2020
Energy security has been a fraught issue in Australia for more than a decade. But if you want to see
05 Aug 2020
The US/China relationship -- arguably the most important in the world -- is on a downward spiral.  The authors of
30 Jul 2020
The long saga of WikiLeaks continues and Julian Assange now faces extradition to the US to be tried for espionage.
10 Jul 2020
The Chinese Communist Party's global influence operations are covert but pervasive, and are undermining Western democratic institutions. Hidden Hand is
23 Jun 2020
China’s developmental peace approach to North Korea reads like a soft carrot and stick approach. The intensity can vary according
10 Jun 2020
In his early career, Malcolm Turnbull showed brilliance as a lawyer, entrepreneur, and investment banker. These should have earned him
03 Jun 2020
Regime leaders in Iran are adept at using media and popular culture to foster support.  Narges Bajoghli helps readers understand
25 May 2020
By most accounts, China has behaved badly through the COVID-19 pandemic.  Fascinating insights can be derived about China’s present behaviour
12 May 2020
The Caribbean geopolitical area has been quite neglected in the study of international affairs. The area was a crucial site
28 Apr 2020
The US and its allies have engaged in multiple conflicts over the past three decades. This has given adversaries plenty
21 Apr 2020
Counterinsurgency has become a tool for interventions of one state to “rescue” another state from insurgency. In this book, Miles