Why is Turkey Faltering on its Security Promise? By Hale Yildiz 13 October 2014Having declared its intention to join the fight against the Islamic State, now advancing in its skirts, Turkey is stalling in taking direct […] Read More
Hong Kong Stands on the Brink of Change Stratfor12 October 2014Summary A violent end to the protests in Hong Kong has been avoided, with crowds of pro-democracy demonstrators dwindling from peak turnout over […] Read More
Looking South: Australia’s Strategic Antarctic Interests in the 21st Century Tony Press. 11 October 2014Australia should re-focus its Antarctic efforts, clearly state its Antarctic strategic interests and match its Antarctic aspirations with […] Read More
Three Lessons for Australia from the Ebola Outbreak 10 October 2014While it’s possible we could get an Ebola case in Australia, the chances are pretty low, with no direct flights between here and […] Read More
G20: Thinking Laterally as well as Globally Jennifer Jeffs 09 October 2014Canada’s Jennifer Jeffs proposes two novel ideas for G20 to avoid redundancy: learn from the Asian Financial Crisis example and push for a […] Read More
Umbrella Revolution in Hong Kong Chin Jin 08 October 2014With Beijing declaring a 6 October ‘deadline’, Hong Kong’s Umbrella Revolution appears to have lost numbers. However, Chin Jin argues that, given the greater history […] Read More
G20: Tax Doesn't Have to be a Dirty Word Mark Azzopardi 08 October 2014Modernising taxation systems and global cooperation to prevent labyrinthine tax-minimisation, avoidance and evasion schemes should be at the heart of the G20 agenda, […] Read More
China-India: Rivals in the 21st Century Patrick Hill 08 October 2014China and India have a history of conflict. The recent bi-lateral visit does not change the fact that both India and China see […] Read More
Challenges Ahead for Afghanistan's New President and Government of Unity By Ian Dudgeon 07 October 2014In the aftermath of the first democratic power transition in the country’s history, Ian Dudgeon analyses the upcoming […] Read More
Australia at the UN Climate Summit Krislyn Tan and Radhika Roy 06 October 2014During the UN Climate Summit on Tuesday, 23 September, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon called upon 120 delegates to get “all hands on […] Read More
Be Strong but Be Fair Yoshiji Nogami 04 October 2014A strong steady hand is vital to manage the current global economy, but with so many balls in the air, care must be taken […] Read More