ANU Centre for European Studies Doctoral Scholarship 16 September 2014The Australian National University’s Centre for European Studies invites applications for a PhD Scholarship for 2015 commencement. The Australian National University has a […] Read More
The Islamic State: A Geopolitical Analysis Joshua Brown 12 September 2014As the initial shock of the Islamic State (IS) dissipates, Joshua Brown provides insight on where and how these events came to be, and importantly, […] Read More
The Dalai Lama's Succession Plans Could Move Beijing to Talks Stratfor11 September 2014Summary A recent statement by the Dalai Lama that he might abandon the tradition of having his successor chosen by the traditional process […] Read More
Issues Brief Colin Chapman09 September 2014President Barack Obama is planning to set out a strategy for containing and defeating the Islamic State, also known as ISIS, in a […] Read More
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