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.

12 Nov 2014
Most days, there’s a story in the Indonesian news on ‘korupsi’ (corruption) involving Indonesian politics; needless to say, political parties
03 Nov 2014
This book is a study of the life of Professor William Macmahon Ball (known as ‘Mac’), focusing particularly on his
30 Oct 2014
Myanmar is one of the most important cases of potential democratisation in the world today. Ruled for decades by an
14 Oct 2014
Zone of Crisis is a very apt description of what this very informative book is about.  Professor Saikal reviews each
26 Sep 2014
It is fashionable for strategic analysts to claim to understand India's growing role and the increasing centrality of the Indian
17 Sep 2014
Government leaders from around the world will meet in Paris in November 2015 in the latest attempt to secure an
22 Aug 2014
The spike in global food prices in 2007-2008 caused panic among consumers and governments in developing countries dependent on imported
01 Aug 2014
Japan has long been characterised as a passive actor in international politics, reacting to rather than acting in the face
21 Jul 2014
This important book seeks to unravel a commercial puzzle. The reality is that the European Union (EU) and Australia have
18 Jul 2014
Malcolm Fraser’s book Dangerous Allies is the latest round in a debate that can be traced back at least as
14 Jul 2014
Indian foreign policy is often described as having shed its ‘postcolonial baggage’, having had a moralistic ‘chip on its shoulder’
18 Jun 2014
In recent years, Japan appears to have been in the news for all the wrong reasons. Despite Prime Minister Shinzo