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.

07 Apr 2020
The idea of the Indo-Pacific has rapidly become a major part of policy and analytical discussion in Australia. Few people
25 Mar 2020
The Australian Treasury’s initial purpose was to be a bookkeeper and budget manager for the new commonwealth government.  A couple
02 Mar 2020
Trump’s “America First” policies have paved the way for regional powers to assert their own local agendas.  Sreeram Chaulia examines
25 Feb 2020
While Australia’s commemoration of the centenary of the First World War is now over, it behoves us to remember that,
17 Feb 2020
A close examination of ports and other infrastructure projects in Indonesia and Australia brings to light a paradox of success
11 Feb 2020
Robert Bowker uses long-secret cabinet notebooks to throw light on Australian political decision-making in the Suez Crisis of 1956, when
06 Feb 2020
Vogel offers a holistic and historical perspective on the relationship between China and Japan. This perspective forms a useful basis
30 Jan 2020
Pemberton's collection of books offers many competent perspectives on the state of international relations in the post-WWI epoch, with certain and
23 Jan 2020
Richard Gate's memoirs are a fascinating overview of his overseas postings presented in an episodic fashion. From his upbringing to
09 Jan 2020
Srinivasan, Mayall, and Pulipaka offer a thorough insight into how cultural values, supranational institutions, and ideology influence foreign policymaking. This
01 Jan 2020
David Cameron’s memoir appropriately highlights the successes of his Conservative government but is marred by his twisted justifications of the
17 Dec 2019
Tim Bowden takes a compassionate yet irreverent look at the experiences of Australian diggers in World War II. Even today,