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.

16 Sep 2024
Indonesia’s farming sector is shrinking, with modern challenges like urban migration, reliance on imports, and declining land availability threatening food
11 Sep 2024
America in the World is a collection of key US diplomatic documents from the Spanish-American War to the Biden administration.
02 Sep 2024
This history of Japanese earthquake prediction provides a compelling account of how disaster policies are made and unmade. It offers
29 Aug 2024
It’s an achievement for Adrian Karatnycky to analyse over three decades of Ukrainian independence and six presidents in 306 pages.
16 Aug 2024
This book analyses the resurgence of the Taliban in Afghanistan post-2021, examining how the group's governance strategies and international relationships
08 Aug 2024
Base Towns investigates the emergence of anti-US military movements across East Asia. The author's study highlights significant local differences, offering
02 Aug 2024
Helen Fry's book sheds light on the untold stories of women who defied barriers to excel in intelligence roles during
25 Jul 2024
The book deals with “The China-Australia Migration Corridor,” the largest and longest established of China-Australia flows. It provides valuable information
16 Jul 2024
Former Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s recent book gives readers insight into his Christian evangelical thinking. However, outside of AUKUS and
12 Jul 2024
The Obama administration’s Pivot to Asia was the right idea at the right time, according to a new book by
04 Jul 2024
The Iraqi Ba’ath regime’s murderous attacks on Kurdish populations in the 1970s and 1980s had ongoing impacts on Kurds in
18 Jun 2024
As it is with all legends, the more distant the memory, the greater the reverence and the sketchier the details.