Oz Strategist: Des Ball AO FAIIA (1947-2016) By Graeme Dobell FAIIA 17 October 2016Des Ball was an unorthodox academic strategist who will have a lasting impact on Australian foreign policy. He played a part in all […] Read More
Peace Day: An Opportunity for Reflection 21 September 2016The International Day of Peace was inaugurated by the United Nations in 1981 and is celebrated on 21 September across the globe. It […] Read More
Peace Day: An Opportunity for Reflection By Professor Diane Bretherton and Dr Tania Miletic 21 September 2016The International Day of Peace was inaugurated by the United Nations in 1981 and is celebrated on 21 September across the globe. It […] Read More
World Leaders Tackle Antimicrobial Resistance By Anna George 19 September 2016If you are not already concerned about the rise in antimicrobial resistance undermining the world’s precious antibiotics, this week’s discussion at the United […] Read More
Malaysia: The Tangled Web of the 1MDB Scandal By Professor Natasha Hamilton-Hart 30 August 2016Protests in Kuala Lumpur last weekend highlighted Malaysia’s ongoing 1Malaysia Development Berhad or 1MDB scandal. In July, the US Attorney General brought the […] Read More
Anne-Marie Balbi 26 August 2016Anne-Marie Balbi is a Ph.D. candidate at the Department of Social Sciences and Security Studies at Curtin University (Perth, Australia). Her research explores soft […] Read More
Praise for the ASEAN Way By Colin Chapman FAIIA 25 August 2016ASEAN has had a rough time of late. It has faced criticism over its approach to China in the South China Sea and […] Read More
Reading Room: The Mandibles By Melissa Conley Tyler FAIIA 23 August 2016Fiction can provide a window into current anxieties and possible futures. This chronicle of the trials of a fictional US family achieves both. […] Read More
When Nauru Almost Moved to Queensland By Professor Jane McAdam 23 August 2016Nauru is best known to most Australians as the remote Pacific island where asylum seekers who arrive by boat are sent. What is […] Read More
Graeme Dobell FAIIA 21 August 2016Graeme Dobell, a journalist since 1971, has spent his career reporting on Australian and international politics, foreign affairs and defence, and the Asia […] Read More
South Africa 17 August 2016Our guest speakers at Glover Cottages on 16 August were Judy Sandison, an award-winning South African broadcast journalist, and Adam McCarthy, Australian High […] Read More