The 2014 Brazilian Elections Fabrício H. Chagas Bastos03 November 2014With the re-election of Dilma Rousseff as Brazil’s President, the important feature of the election is stability rather than change. The political landscape […] Read More
W. Macmahon Ball: Politics for the People 03 November 2014This book is a study of the life of Professor William Macmahon Ball (known as ‘Mac’), focusing particularly on his career from the […] Read More
W. Macmahon Ball: Politics for the People By Professor Derek McDougall 03 November 2014This book is a study of the life of Professor William Macmahon Ball (known as ‘Mac’), focusing particularly on his career from the […] Read More
The G20 and the Small States Simon Tay and Loke Hoe Yeong03 November 2014If G20 cannot add a few digits to its name, then future Summits must ensure that non-member economic powers aren’t marginalised from important […] Read More
The G20 and the Small States Simon Tay and Loke Hoe Yeong 03 November 2014If G20 cannot add a few digits to its name, then future Summits must ensure that non-member economic powers aren’t marginalised from important […] Read More
US mid-term elections Jane Cowen31 October 2014Washington university students too busy, can’t be bothered to vote Read More
Learning to Act like a Major Power: Australia as a top 20 nation By Dr Andrew Carr31 October 2014Just a few years ago a number of books were released which celebrated an ‘Australia moment’, where the […] Read More
The Return of Geopolitics By Emeritus Professor Ramesh Thakur FAIIA 31 October 2014Great powers rise and fall on the tide of history. The transition is not always peaceful and linear, but often jagged with points […] Read More
Indonesian President Introduces His “Work Cabinet” By Mervyn Piesse 30 October 2014The composition of Joko “Jokowi” Widodo’s new cabinet suggests that political patronage had a role in the selection of government ministers. After several days […] Read More
Debating Democratization in Myanmar reviewer Professor Benjamin Reilly 30 October 2014Myanmar is one of the most important cases of potential democratisation in the world today. Ruled for decades by an array of incompetent […] Read More
Australia and UNSC Sanctions: another tool to disrupt foreign terrorist fighters By Lisa Sharland29 October 2014Australia will rotate off the UN Security Council on 31 December 2014. As previously outlined here, there have been […] Read More