Can the Islamic State Expand into Indonesia? Andrew Manners 02 September 2014With the Islamic State (IS), also known as ISIL, attracting extremists across Indonesia, there are growing fears that the group could revitalise the militant […] Read More
Medieval War Crimes in Iraq and Syria Colin Chapman21 August 2014The medieval public beheading of an American journalist by an apparently British jihadist has reignited a sense of indignation about the need to […] Read More
Issues Brief Colin Chapman11 August 2014The good news is that there is a new 72-hour ceasefire in Gaza. But newspapers have carried pictures of the seven-year-old Australian son […] Read More
Issues Brief Colin Chapman08 August 2014The Middle East continues as a major focus of concern, although the emphasis has shifted to Iraq and Syria as a result of […] Read More
The End of Consensus Politics in China John Minnich 08 August 2014Chinese President Xi Jinping’s anti-corruption campaign is the broadest and deepest effort to purge, reorganize and rectify the Communist Party leadership since the […] Read More
Issues Brief Colin Chapman04 August 2014Both in the case of the confrontation in eastern Ukraine, and in the battle between Israel and Hamas, there appears to be a […] Read More
Issues Brief Colin Chapman04 August 2014Both in the case of the confrontation in eastern Ukraine, and in the battle between Israel and Hamas, there appears to be a […] Read More
The Failure of Economics to Foster Israeli-Palestinian Peace 30 July 2014By Eliyahu Kamisher In recent weeks the Israeli-Palestinian conflict has reached another boiling point. Three Israeli teens: Gilad Shaar, Naftali Frenkel, and Eyal Yifrach […] Read More
The Zapatista Movement: The Fight for Indigenous Rights in Mexico 30 July 2014By Iker Reyes Godelmann On 1 January 1994, the Zapatista Army of National Liberation (EZLN), an indigenous armed organisation, […] Read More
Future of Navy Modernisation: An Interview With Rear Admiral Mark Campbell 30 July 2014The Royal Australian Navy today is headed towards a challenging era replete with the introduction of new capabilities […] Read More
Future of Navy Modernisation: An Interview With Rear Admiral Mark Campbell By Serge DeSilva-Ranasinghe 30 July 2014The Royal Australian Navy today is headed towards a challenging era replete with the introduction of new capabilities […] Read More