Seeing “Youth” Issues As Shared Issues By Ingrid Valladares and Dr Helen Berents 01 June 2022Youth activism is a global phenomenon and is not confined to one single issue. Nor is it confined to impacting youth, but it is young people who are making a stand for the betterment of all. Read More
Pacific Proposals – Five Ideas for an Incoming Government By Tess Newton Cain 31 May 2022The Pacific dominated political discourse in the recent federal election. As a new Labor government enters power, a proper plan is needed to engage with the region. Read More
27 May: The Week in Australian Foreign Affairs By Isabella Keith 27 May 2022This week in Australian foreign affairs: Albanese heads to the Quad, Wong sworn in as Minister for Foreign Affairs, Albanese-Biden bilateral meeting, and Wong travels to Fiji. Read More
From Victims to Activists: Women’s Engagement and Participation in P/CVE By Ann-Kathrin Rothermel and Doris Asante 08 March 2022For a long time, women were invisible in the policy responses to political violence and terrorism. Although the introduction of Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism has helped improve the representation of women, there is still a long way to go. Read More
Melbourne Quad Meeting Reaffirms the Quad’s Centrality in the Indo-Pacific By Dr Ashok Sharma 24 February 2022As tensions rise in the Indo-Pacific, the Quad has emerged as a crucial regional forum. Its recent meeting in Melbourne offers insight into the arrangement's mission and future. Read More
18 February: The Week in Australian Foreign Affairs By Isabella Keith 18 February 2022This week in Australian foreign affairs: The Quad Foreign Ministers’ Meeting, strengthening ties with India, the Australian Embassy in Ukraine temporarily moves to Lviv, a High Commission to open in Maldives, and more. Read More
This Year in Australian Foreign Affairs: 2022 04 February 2022We want to make it easier for interested Australians to access key official statements about the direction of Australian international policy. Here we identify and collate important speeches, Parliamentary statements, press releases, and media interviews given by ministers and opposition spokespeople on foreign, trade, defence, and development assistance policy. Read More
Book Review: The World Turned Upside Down: America, China, and the Struggle for Global Leadership By Sanjeet Kashyap 31 January 2022The global ruptures brought by the COVID-19 pandemic have created a profound moment of political transformation, teeming with possibilities for imagining a new future. Nowhere is this clearer than in the United States of America. Read More
Another Piece in the Jigsaw: Australia and Japan Sign Long-Awaited Reciprocal Access Agreement By Thomas Wilkins 20 January 2022As parts of their Special Strategic Partnership, Australia and Japan have formally signed a Reciprocal Access Agreement. This will enable even closer cooperation between their respective military forces, including training, base access, and logistics. Read More
2021 in Review: The Omnibus Has Changed Routes By Duncan Graham 26 December 2021In an unexpected win, Indonesian labour unions’ protests against new laws corroding workers’ rights have been trounced by the Mahkamah Konstitusi Constitutional Court. But the ruling also threatens the government’s hopes to make the republic a safe place for venture capital. Read More
The Cold War for Internet Governance: What are India's Options? By Sanjeet Kashyap 08 October 2021A prominent frontier in the Sino-US competition and the Quad’s agenda is tech and cyberspace governance. To tackle emerging security challenges, India would benefit from a modified multistakeholder approach to internet governance. Read More