Terrorism: What do Attacks in Europe Mean for Australia? By Jacinta Carroll 18 August 2016Australians have been horrified and mesmerised by the terrorist attacks in Istanbul, Brussels, Munich, Paris and Nice. Cities that are so familiar to […] Read More
UN Secretary-General: The Race So Far By Emeritus Professor Ramesh Thakur FAIIA 17 August 2016One of the certainties over who will be the next United Nations secretary-general is that it will not be Kevin Rudd. Despite the perception […] Read More
Explosive Toll of Remnants of War By Natalya Wells 16 August 2016Anti-personnel landmines and other explosive remnants of war continue to endanger civilian populations around the world long after the conflicts have moved on. […] Read More
Cautious Response to Chinese Energy Investment By Colin Chapman FAIIA 10 August 2016This week, Treasurer Scott Morrison halted the sale of NSW electricity provider Ausgrid to the Chinese and Hong Kong bidders on national security grounds. This follows […] Read More
Hidden Power: Organised Crime in International Politics By Dr James Cockayne 10 August 2016All too often criminal mafias determine political outcomes by influencing elections, changing constitutions, fomenting terrorism, waging war and even negotiating peace deals when […] Read More
Who is WikiLeaks Working For? By Luke Heemsbergen 10 August 2016There was global media coverage when WikiLeaks recently published the Democratic National Conference email archive and the so-called Erdoğan emails belonging to Turkey’s […] Read More
UN Security Council Needs More Elected Members By Emeritus Professor Ramesh Thakur FAIIA and Professor John Langmore 04 August 2016Following the Australian government’s decision not to nominate former prime minister Kevin Rudd for the role of United Nations secretary-general, attention is focussing […] Read More
Rio Olympics 03 August 2016Our speaker at Glover Cottages on Tuesday 2 August was Dr Jorge Knijnik, a senior lecturer at the University of Western Sydney. A […] Read More
Eyewitness to Early Reform in Myanmar By Andrew Selth 01 August 2016Australia has a strong tradition of diplomatic memoirs. Many former ambassadors and other officials have recorded their experiences and impressions of international events. […] Read More
India's Bold Foreign Policy Under Modi By Dr C Raja Mohan 28 July 2016Since the election of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2014, Indian foreign policy has become more proactive in reaching out to the […] Read More
The Mafia and the Democratic Convention By Dr James Cockayne 27 July 2016US national conventions have always been big business opportunities; some more than others. At the 1932 Democratic National Convention the Mob leadership exploited […] Read More