ISIS Foreign Fighters: Keep Your Enemies Closer By Dr David Malet 25 December 2019Despite tough talk on ISIS, many governments are declining to repatriate and prosecute their own citizens who collaborate with terrorist organisations. Read More
Justice, Syria and the International Criminal Court By Dr Matt Killingsworth 24 December 2019President Bashar al-Assad and members of his regime may soon face charges in the International Criminal Court. Read More
Chinese Uyghurs: International Terrorists or a Terrorised Minority? By Matthew Wilson 23 December 2019The Chinese government is trying to deflect international criticism of its mass detention of Uyghurs in Xinjiang by highlighting the threat of terrorism. Read More
The ABC's China Interference Investigations By Dr Andrew Chubb 23 December 2019An ABC documentary exposing China’s political interference in Australia did little to question the effectiveness of Australia’s foreign intervention laws. Read More
Japan-Brexit Roundtable: The Japanese Perspective on Brexit 19 December 2019To discuss the Japanese perspective on Brexit and the challenges that accompany it, this roundtable brought together members of the foreign diplomatic community and the Australian government. Read More
What We Learned in 2019: Morrison’s Foreign Policy By Melissa Conley Tyler FAIIA and Rhiannon Arthur 18 December 2019In 2019, Morrison outlined his views on the Indo-Pacific as a region of utmost importance. In reviewing Morrison’s foreign policy stance, it is useful to compare with other leaders in the region Read More
Mexico: “Cooperation, Yes. Intervention, No.” By Dr Ruth Adler 12 December 2019Mexico’s struggle with its drug cartels is a highly complex issue. While Mexico is willing to cooperate with the US in tackling this issue, it has rejected a recent Trump proposal to designate the Mexican drug cartels as terrorist organisations on the grounds that it posed a threat to Mexican sovereignty and was interventionist. Read More
What China’s Involvement in Myanmar says about Asia’s Changing Regional Order By Leif-Eric Easley and Sea Young Kim 12 December 2019Beijing's capability, willingness, and different concepts for peace-building are recentring the institutional architecture of Asia. Read More
Justin Trudeau: The Little Potato By Dr Bruce Mabley 11 December 2019At the December NATO summit in London, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was caught mocking the most powerful leader in the world. Despite this, and calling the Canadian PM two-faced, American President Donald Trump appeared to bear no malice toward him, calling him a “nice guy” after all. Read More
The Hidden Goldmine Behind Sustainable Development By Jasmine Brinsmead 09 December 2019Since its conception, the Sustainable Development (SD) concept has been embraced by civil society as an opportunity to salvage the earth without hindering economic prosperity. However, the ideal "sustainable" global economy cannot be completely understood unless it is placed in the context of unequal power relations within the global financial system. Read More
Rhetoric Versus Reality in The Rise of Policing in UN Peace Operations: "More Blue, Less Green"? By Dr Charles T. Hunt 08 December 2019The role of Police in United Nations (UN) peace operations has shifted such that the organisation is now more deeply involved in missions, evolving from “watchers” to “coaches” in undertaking reform and building up national law enforcement agencies and at times providing interim operational support. Read More