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.

30 Mar 2014
As C. Raja Mohan observes in the preface to this book, India has had many ‘atomic avatars’: it has been
21 Mar 2014
Books about international relations are written from a variety of levels and perspectives: while some are narrated from the lofty
20 Mar 2014
South Asia is certainly in need of transformation. Riven by border disputes, home to two nuclear powers (with a third
10 Mar 2014
When the Grand Master states “human beings…are inherently vicious” and “power politics in Asia is as old as the first
09 Mar 2014
This book illuminates the persona of Émile Lahood as both a President and a man who shaped Lebanon’s struggle for
13 Feb 2014
Richard Haass describes himself as a “card-carrying member of the foreign policy establishment”. It would be hard to disagree. He
12 Feb 2014
KAISER Wilhem II of Germany was a ``scatterbrained buffoon’’ fond of sabre rattling and scribbling rage-filled rants on the margins
10 Feb 2014
The international politics, players and history surrounding “disasters” (both broadly- and narrowly-defined) should be of key interest to an Australian
01 Feb 2014
This is an in-depth country report on Australia in German for a German-speaking audience. Its eleven chapters provide a detailed overview