The State Grid Corporation of China: Its Australian Engagement and Military Links Geoffrey Wade 18 December 2015The State Grid Corporation of China, the world’s largest electric utility company, was one of the bidders for […] Read More
Australia’s Shaky South China Sea Strategy Dr Benjamin Herscovitch 17 December 2015Principled though Australia’s commitment to freedom of navigation may be, freedom of navigation operations are not a serious roadblock to China’s bid to […] Read More
Musical Diplomacy with China 15 December 2015This year’s annual Christmas party at Glover Cottages was a bit different from normal. Three string players from the Sydney Symphony Orchestra played […] Read More
Freedom and Terror Tim Wilson 15 December 2015A year has passed since the Sydney Martin Place Siege shocked Australia, an event which reminds us that successfully combatting terrorism requires us […] Read More
The Paris Agreement: Suddenly All Seems Possible Adjunct Professor Howard Bamsey 14 December 2015The world is different following adoption of the Paris Agreement on 12 December. We now have a new orientation for the global economy […] Read More
COP21: Beyond the Landing Zone in the City of Light By Associate Professor Peter Christoff 14 December 2015The final plenary of the Paris Climate Conference was like Woodstock for climate negotiators and their devotees. Even before Laurent Fabius, President of […] Read More
China-Africa Economic Integration: Striving for Common Development Dr Lauren Johnston 14 December 2015This month in South Africa’s commercial heartland of Johannesburg, co-hosts of the triennial head of state Forum on […] Read More
Restless Continent: Wealth, Rivalry and Asia's New Geopolitics By Dr Alison Broinowski FAIIA 14 December 2015Speeches on foreign affairs often begin with the claim that we are living in a period of unprecedented change. Equally often, they invoke […] Read More
United Nations Recognises Vital Role of Young People as Peacebuilders Laura McManus 13 December 2015It is a historic and game changing moment for the global youth peacebuilding movement: on 9 December 2015, the United Nations […] Read More
Is Argentina Back on the World's Map? By Jean Daudelin 12 December 2015While the South American giant had become an international non-entity, the election of Mauricio Macri prompts five factors that may bring it back […] Read More
Trump’s Call to "Ban Muslims" is Un-American Associate Professor Sahar Aziz, Professor Denise Spellberg and Assistant Professor Muniba Saleem 12 December 2015Presidential candidate Donald Trump called on Monday for a ban on all Muslims entering the US. He has previously called for surveillance against […] Read More