Brazil's Political Nightmare By Dr Fabricio Chagas Bastos and Dr Sean Burges 31 August 2017No real reform process, no end in sight and no hope for the future in the midst of Brazil's continued political despair. Read More
US Grand Strategy and National Security: The Dilemmas of Primacy, Decline and Denial By Dr Michael Clarke and Anthony Ricketts 30 August 2017US grand strategy is caught between the decline management of the Obama administration and the decline denial of today's White House. Read More
Dr Tim Legrand 24 August 2017Dr Tim Legrand is an associate professor and associate dean (Research Performance) for the Faculty of Arts, Business, Law and Economics (ABLE) at […] Read More
Reading Room: Encounters with the Islamic State By Dr Alison Broinowski FAIIA 23 August 2017A recent book helps explain the thinking behind Islamic State. Read More
Slavery’s Ongoing Presence By Ante Malenica 23 August 2017A major international forum in Perth is bringing business and government together as part of a new approach towards ending modern slavery. Read More
ASEAN at 50: More Success Likely, In Spite of Itself By Miles Kupa 23 August 2017Doubts about ASEAN's coherence and relevance lingered in the midst of its 50th birthday celebrations earlier this month, but there are positive indications for future economic integration. Read More
Pakistan and India: Creating an Enemy By Dr Nishank Motwani 15 August 2017In the 70 years since independence from British colonial rule, the acrimonious relationship between India and Pakistan has been characterised by intense ideological differences. Read More
Framing North Korea By Dr Jeffrey Robertson 09 August 2017This week Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull let go of the tired talking points condemning North Korea’s provocations and implicitly recognised that miscalculation or wanton foolishness was at hand. Read More
Big Bombs and Big Egos: Pyongyang and Washington By Professor Mark Beeson 09 August 2017Of all the problems undermining the idea of a rules-based international order, none is more unpredictable, dangerous and alarming than what to do about North Korea. Read More
Papua New Guinea’s Election: What Happened, What Next? By Dr Ronald May 09 August 2017After one of the world's most expensive elections, Peter O'Neill will lead PNG for a second term. But with questions surrounding the vote and O'Neill under threat of arrest, how successful was the poll? Read More
Hidden Vulnerability of Erdogan's Divided Turkey By Hamish Whittle 09 August 2017With the largest trial of suspected coup plotters now underway, Turkish President Erdoğan's post-coup crackdown has given him an apparently firm grip on power. But is he more vulnerable than he appears? Read More