The 2022 Asian Summits: Don’t Mention the War By Professor Susan Harris Rimmer 16 November 2022It was meant to be Southeast Asia’s time in the sun this summit season. Events have transpired to rain on the parade of this fast-rising region. Read More
Tim Watts MP 08 November 2022Tim Watts is the Federal Member for Gellibrand and Assistant Minister for Foreign Affairs. Read More
Toward a More Ethical Australian Foreign Policy By Professor Derek McDougall 28 October 2022The major emphases in the foreign policy of the new federal Labor government are already clear. The ethical assumption is that such policies will protect or improve the position of the Australian community broadly conceived. Read More
Edward Sing Yue Chan 17 October 2022Edward Sing Yue Chan is a Postdoctoral Fellow in China Studies from the Australian Centre on China in the World at the Australian […] Read More
It Took Women To Wake Up Iran's Regime By Haleh Esfandiari 10 October 2022The death of Mahsa Amini triggered protests across Iran. These protests highlight the anger that Iranians hold toward their government and its regime. Read More
Was Abe Shinzo’s Womenomics Policy Good for Women or the Economy? By Emma Dalton 07 October 2022Former Japanese Prime Minister Abe Shinzo was often praised for his government’s “womenomics” policy. However, there is a lack of evidence that this policy helped gender inequality in Japan. Read More
Book Review: The Economic Weapon: The Rise of Sanctions as a Tool of Modern War By Professor Paul W. Rhode 26 September 2022Nicholas Mulder explores the historical use of economic sanctions. He uncovers how this coercive wartime tool was turned into a peacekeeping instrument with unintended consequences. Read More
Sri Lanka’s Challenging Path Toward Economic Stability and Recovery By Anushka Wijesinha 07 September 2022Sri Lanka’s economic crisis of 2022 has been over a decade in the making. The new government has a difficult recovery ahead. Read More
Book Review: The War Game: Australian War Leadership from Gallipoli to Iraq By Peter Hamburger 05 September 2022David Horner’s account of Australia’s management of its wars between 1914 and 2003 surveys the big decisions involved. It covers much useful history while drawing out rules of the “war game.” Read More
A Step Forward for LGBTQ Rights in Singapore, But a Long Journey Remains By Professor Meredith L. Weiss 02 September 2022Singapore’s government plans to repeal a colonial-era ban on sodomy, while strengthening constitutional safeguards to forestall movement toward marriage equality. However important, decriminalisation alone will have limited impact on most LGBTQ Singaporeans’ lives absent wider societal and legal changes. Read More
Towards a New Approach in Australia to the Venezuelan Conflict By Raul Sanchez Urribarri 01 September 2022Venezuela has been dealing with an economic and political crisis for years. The Australian government must engage in a renewed approach to the conflict. Read More