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
Ep. 35: Ex-ASIO Head Duncan Lewis (Part 1): On His Military & Govt Career, And The Challenge of Terrorism By Dr Darren Lim and Allan Gyngell AO FAIIA 19 December 2019In a first for the podcast, we present our first double episode, an exclusive interview with Duncan Lewis AO, DSC, CSC who until recently was Australia’s Director General of Security, leading ASIO, the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation. Read More
The Revenge of Farage: Right-Wing Populism at The 2019 UK Elections By Nicholas Morieson 19 December 2019While the UK Independence Party and the Brexit Party performed poorly in the 2019 UK elections, the right-wing populism they espouse is not a spent force. Rather, in what may be the most important British election in decades, their presence was a deciding influence on the course of the election, and on the eventual victory of the Conservative party. Read More
What We Learned in 2019: Morrison’s Foreign Policy By Melissa Conley Tyler FAIIA and Rhiannon Arthur 18 December 2019In 2019, Morrison outlined his views on the Indo-Pacific as a region of utmost importance. In reviewing Morrison’s foreign policy stance, it is useful to compare with other leaders in the region Read More
Larrikins in Khaki - Tales of Irreverence And Courage From World War II Diggers By Richard Broinowski AO 17 December 2019Tim Bowden takes a compassionate yet irreverent look at the experiences of Australian diggers in World War II. Even today, it provides valuable perspectives into the lives of Australian service men and women. 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
Hundreds of Chinese Citizens Told Me What They Thought About The Controversial Social Credit System By Dr Xinyuan Wang 15 December 2019Facial recognition technology will be used in the surveillance of Chinese citizens in order to assign them a "social credit score." Chinese citizens tell us what they think of it. Read More
Mexico: “Cooperation, Yes. Intervention, No.” By Dr Ruth Adler 12 December 2019Mexico’s struggle with its drug cartels is a highly complex issue. While Mexico is willing to cooperate with the US in tackling this issue, it has rejected a recent Trump proposal to designate the Mexican drug cartels as terrorist organisations on the grounds that it posed a threat to Mexican sovereignty and was interventionist. Read More
What China’s Involvement in Myanmar says about Asia’s Changing Regional Order By Leif-Eric Easley and Sea Young Kim 12 December 2019Beijing's capability, willingness, and different concepts for peace-building are recentring the institutional architecture of Asia. Read More
Justin Trudeau: The Little Potato By Dr Bruce Mabley 11 December 2019At the December NATO summit in London, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was caught mocking the most powerful leader in the world. Despite this, and calling the Canadian PM two-faced, American President Donald Trump appeared to bear no malice toward him, calling him a “nice guy” after all. Read More
The Hidden Goldmine Behind Sustainable Development By Jasmine Brinsmead 09 December 2019Since its conception, the Sustainable Development (SD) concept has been embraced by civil society as an opportunity to salvage the earth without hindering economic prosperity. However, the ideal "sustainable" global economy cannot be completely understood unless it is placed in the context of unequal power relations within the global financial system. Read More