William Waqavakatoga 14 April 2023William Waqavakatoga is a PhD scholar in the Department of Politics and International Relations at the University of Adelaide. Read More
Towards a Joined-Up Information Strategy for Australia By Dr Geoff Heriot 11 April 2023Australia's soft power capability derives in-part from its ability to distribute information coherently, correctly, and functionally. Over the years, the connective tissue between policy aims and values in this space has loosened to the detriment of Australian interests. Read More
Dr Rowan Nicholson 04 April 2023Dr Rowan Nicholson teaches and researches at Flinders University, Australia, mainly in international law with a focus on sovereignty, self-determination, and interstate disputes. […] Read More
Multipolarity is Here to Stay, But Can the Powers Avoid War? By Colin Chapman FAIIA 31 March 2023The rhetoric this week from global leaders is moving the narrative of global war closer to reality. Xi Jinping's visit to Russia hasn't helped. Read More
Ukraine, Lawfare, and the ICC’s Arrest Warrant for Vladimir Putin By Professor Sascha-Dominik (Dov) Bachmann 23 March 2023Russian is well known for employing hybrid warfare tactics, including the use of lawfare to achieve its aims. Those same tactics are now being used by Ukraine in its pursuit of global sanctions against Putin. Read More
Washington's Awkward Line on ICC and Russian War Crimes By Dr Matt Killingsworth 22 March 2023The US response to the International Criminal Court (ICC or Court) prosecution of Russian war crimes reveals the contortions of long-held and selective reasoning on international legal obligations. Choosing to support longstanding policy may ultimately end in a win for Russian aggression. Read More
The Wagner Group in Darfur – Can Australia Do Anything? By Elhafiz Adam and Dr Helena Grunfeld 16 March 2023The brutality of the Wagner Group mercenaries fighting on behalf of Russia in Ukraine have thrown a spotlight on this private military company in western media. But in many African countries this mercenary group has been a household name for some time. Read More
Dr Matt Warren 14 March 2023Matt Warren is the Director of the RMIT University Centre for Cyber Security Research and Innovation and a Professor of Cyber Security at […] Read More
Not Another Treaty on Plastic Waste By Babet de Groot 10 March 2023A Global Plastics Treaty without a common understanding of the “plastics lifecycle” or “plastic pollution” is, at best, an aspirational instrument that fails to address the source of the problem. Agreement is sorely needed. Read More
First Stalled, Now at Full Sail: China's Rush Toward a South China Sea Code of Conduct By Minh Phuong Vu 08 March 2023The march toward a Code of Conduct for partners in the South China Sea has been a long one, fraught with interruption, deception, and acrimony. While China's renewed effort to conclude the negotiations is admirable, many are wary of its true intentions. Read More
Dr Kathryn Baragwanath 07 March 2023Kathryn Baragwanath is a Research Fellow at the Australian Catholic University, based in Melbourne. She received her PhD in Political Science from UCSD […] Read More