Australia Must Halt all Military Exports to Saudi Arabia By Dayna Santana 29 January 2019By continuing to export arms to Saudi Arabia, Australia is complicit in the regime’s violations of human rights. Read More
Defining the “Rise” of China in Antarctica By Dr Nengye Liu 24 January 2019China’s interests in the resource-rich Antarctic have grown in recent years. Read More
Australia Needs to Support the Ban on Nuclear Weapons By Associate Professor Marianne Hanson 10 January 2019Australia’s Labor Party has given “in principle” support to the ban on nuclear weapons, but it needs to go further. Read More
Understanding the Collapse of Confidence in Macron By Dr Maryse Helbert 18 December 2018Macron’s unpopular economic policies have led to a collapse in public confidence, which has culminated in France's recent Gilets Jaunes movement. Read More
A comparative look at the ‘new Cold War’ of the Middle East Dayna Santana17 December 2018Saudi Arabia and Iran have been antagonists for decades, with many regional wars and violent conflicts being prolonged by the manoeuvring and influence […] Read More
Think Tanks and Diplomacy By Melissa Conley Tyler FAIIA 15 December 2018Think thanks are increasingly performing diplomatic functions that were traditionally the sole preserve of state officials. Read More
The Political Power of Laughter Ciara Morris10 December 2018The contemporary political phenomenon of American late night television news parody represents a resistance to the power of the political elite, specifically President […] Read More
Australia must halt all military exports to Saudi Arabia Dayna Santana10 December 2018Australia has been exporting military equipment and intelligence to Saudi Arabia for many years despite the highly controversial nature of these sales. If […] Read More
An Unhappy 40th Anniversary? The Prospect for Improved Japan-China Relations Vicki Sideris10 December 2018In diplomacy, anniversaries of significant milestones in bilateral relations are used to draw attention to the relationship and […] Read More
Australia’s Pivot to the Pacific By Associate Professor Chengxin Pan, Professor Matthew Clarke and Sophie Loy-Wilson 14 November 2018The real test of Australia’s long-term success in the Pacific islands is not how effectively it counters Chinese influence, but how well it can heed and serve the interests of the region. Read More
Full Steam Ahead with ‘Davos in the Desert’ By Will McEniry 26 October 2018While Jamal Khashoggi’s death has tarnished the Crown Prince’s reputation, Saudi Arabia’s Future Investment Initiative went ahead. Read More