Speaking Indonesian: A Strategic Choice By Hamish McDonald FAIIA 08 November 2016There are gloomy statistics about Indonesian language studies in Australia’s schools and universities. Just recently Tim Lindsey pointed out we had less kids […] Read More
The Next US President is Damaged Goods By Colin Chapman FAIIA 03 November 2016In the final days of the campaign we can expect both presidential candidates to continue their policies of further damage creation. It can […] Read More
Is the Islamic State Finished? By Professor James L. Gelvin 02 November 2016Most military analysts believe it’s only a matter of time before Mosul, Iraq’s third largest city, falls. The Islamic State captured it in June 2014 […] Read More
Duterte's Pivot to China By Associate Professor Aries Arugay 27 October 2016The world paid attention to the highly anticipated visit of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte to China for many reasons. It was seen as […] Read More
Lebanon: On Remembering and Forgetting By Dr Vanessa Newby 18 October 2016Lebanon has a great deal to be concerned about: the absence of a president, the most concentrated refugee influx per capita in the […] Read More
Yemen's Agony: Is the World Starting to Respond? By Dr Anthony Billingsley 13 October 2016The ferocious war in Yemen was brought into sharp focus this week after a Saudi airstrike killed 140 people attending a funeral. Saudi […] Read More
Preparing for Disaster By Judy Slatyer 13 October 2016In the wake of Hurricane Matthew, the Red Cross released the World Disasters Report 2016 on 13 October. The report shows that disasters killed […] Read More
Backdoor for Investor-State Disputes in TiSA By Dr Giovanni Di Lieto 12 October 2016Wikileaks’ release of the latest round of negotiations for the Trade in Services Agreement reveals that it is unlikely to have an investor-state […] Read More
US Election: Isolationism and Global Power By Nathan Watson 10 October 2016Both US presidential candidates have been affected by multiple scandals—and the latest has seen the Trump campaign begin to unravel this week. So […] Read More
US Election: Isolationism and Global Power 10 October 2016Both US presidential candidates have been affected by multiple scandals—and the latest has seen the Trump campaign begin to unravel this week. So […] Read More
Richard Smith AO PSM 06 October 2016Richard Smith AO PSM was born in Perth, Western Australia, educated at the University of Western Australia, and taught in Western Australian High […] Read More