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
Illegal Fishing and Australian Security By Jade Lindley , Sarah Percy and Erika Techera 22 December 2019Framing illegal fishing as a resource-based issue ignores the full range of security challenges that it poses for Australia. Read More
Bringing Australian Foreign Policy Alive Through Teaching And Assessment Practice By Dr Danielle Chubb 16 December 2019In educating our students on international relations and foreign policy, we ought to expand beyond conventional wisdom and equip them with skills to deal with modern issues. Such issues include navigating “fake news,” re-thinking traditional assessment tasks, and dealing with information overload. Read More
Transactionalism in International Relations: Turkey’s Relations With The European Union By Professor Ihsan Yilmaz and Galib Bashirov 05 December 2019Despite accession to the EU being one of Turkey's long-term goals, its strategic gaze has recently shifted from Europe to the Middle East. Read More
Mapping the Potential Impact of Synthetic Biology on Australian Foreign Policy By Thom Dixon 25 September 2019Synthetic biology is an up-and-coming form of technology that could have significant impact on both the security and prosperity of Australia. Read More
Yes, Peter Dutton has a lot of Power, but a Strong Home Affairs is Actually a Good Thing for Australia By Jacinta Carroll 29 July 2019Forty years since five departments were consolidated to create the Department of Defence, it is now celebrated and divisive politics are long-forgotten. The creation of Home Affairs should too enable a more strategic and integrated approach to public policy. Read More
Prosecuting MH17 and the Dutch and Australian Move on Russia’s State Responsibility By Dr Marieke de Hoon 25 July 2019The legal proceedings on MH17 will entail many more years of complex legal prosecution. Nevertheless, there appear to be progressive steps towards accountability both of individuals and of Russia as a state. Read More
The Geo-Visualisation of Australian Soft Power: From Measuring to Forecasting By Dr Natalia Grincheva 14 July 2019The newly-developed ACMI Soft Power Map visualises the attraction of museums in global cities and, with the development of a forecasting layer, could help Australia to better generate cultural attraction. Read More
Comparing International Law Rhetoric With Foreign Policy Practice: Australia’s Diplomatic Asylum Initiative By Associate Professor Savitri Taylor 06 July 2019Australia never once purported to exercise its right to grant diplomatic asylum despite quite exceptionally choosing to assert the existence of that right. Other countries that denied the existence of such a right nevertheless granted it in practice. Read More
Australia’s Use of International Education as Public Diplomacy in China By Dr Bradley McConachie 19 May 2019Australia is using international education programs as public diplomacy to increase their influence and promote policy agendas. Yet determining the impact of public diplomacy through the New Colombo Plan and Australian studies centres is a challenge. Read More
Australian and People’s Republic of China Government Conceptions of the International Order By Simone van Nieuwenhuizen 04 May 2019Through a comparative analysis of Australia and China’s policy documents and official statements over the last ten years, it is possible to highlight their differing conceptions of the global order. Read More