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.

05 Nov 2018
The discipline of International Relations is at a crossroad. Its orthodox view of the history of modern international relations has
03 Oct 2018
The rise of populists, a growing number of authoritarian regimes and an apparent loss of confidence in democratic politicians have
09 Sep 2018
Despite the coming demise of Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, the volume is a timely reminder of the limited
26 Aug 2018
A transnational textbook illustrates the complexity of current-day diplomacy at a time of unprecedented disruption. University textbooks that highlight the
19 Aug 2018
This book makes for an excellent primer on issues of Asia-Pacific security, with 12 chapters exploring both traditional and non-traditional
13 Aug 2018
Understanding political processes in a country of Indonesia’s geography and population size—not to mention ethnic, religious and socio-economic heterogeneity—is a
12 Jul 2018
Although it joins a growing list of jeremiads about the possible end of Western civilisation, Edward Luce’s book usefully puts
04 Jul 2018
Asia is commonly depicted as the most rapidly growing and economically dynamic region in the world. John West's book offers
12 Jun 2018
The Doomsday Machine: Confessions of a Nuclear War Planner comes out 60 years after most of the events it describes have
14 May 2018
Nostalgia paints 1948-1958 as a golden era of economic growth and modernisation in Venezuela. Lisa Blackmore challenges these views by
07 May 2018
The political, economic and security power play between China and India, arguably the two most critical Asian powers today, is
30 Apr 2018
This is a fascinating book by a pioneer of international relations scholarship in Australia. Tony Palfreeman founded the study of