4 Nov 2016
Should Australia be more like Canada?
When it comes to a comparison of economic performance, Australia comes out ahead of Canada.
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4 Nov 2016
Gloomy forecasts for economic cooperation in Moscow
The ideas that are gaining traction globally do not bode well for international economic cooperation. -
3 Nov 2016
Migration and border policy links: Calais, resettlement, cross-border linkages and more
Disability among refugees, deaths in the Mediterranean, migrant smuggling and more. -
3 Nov 2016
Crowdsourcing your views on gender equality in Australian international relations
This new survey is an important part of a research project being undertaken by the Institute to better understand the nature of the gender balance in Australia’s international relations architecture. -
3 Nov 2016
Economic diplomacy brief: Train wars, ANZ exit, ASEAN talks, trade trouble, Bahasa lessons and more
If the anti-trade rhetoric from the US election campaign looks bad, the reality is the numbers seem to be tracking even worse. -
3 Nov 2016
TurkStream: Putin’s latest triumph over the West? (Part 1)
An avenue of Russian resurgence that has attracted little attention is Putin’s pipeline politics. -
3 Nov 2016
Podcast: Bishop omits the Batavia
In their quick run-through, Bishop & Koenders understandably neglected to mention one of the more interesting & darker episodes of Dutch-Australian history. -
3 Nov 2016
The gloves are well and truly off in North Carolina
US vice president Joe Biden is sick of foreign leaders looking him in the eye and asking whether he can deliver. -
2 Nov 2016
PLA Air Force unveils its pride and joy
Yesterday at the Zhuhai Air Show, China's air force officially unveiled its worst-kept secret, the J-20 stealth fighter. -
2 Nov 2016
A very Lebanese presidency
After 29 months without a Lebanese president, a parliamentary vote has finally delivered one, in the form of Michel Aoun. -
2 Nov 2016
'Never Trump': How one Republican foreign-policy expert sees the race
Peter D Feaver says exaggerated fears have elbowed out meaningful foreign policy debate during this race to the White House and that will make will make the job of the next president harder. -
1 Nov 2016
China drives Australia and Indonesia into a closer embrace
Finding common ground in the Australia-Indonesia bilateral relationship is getting easier these days, driven by two shared strategic realities: China is coming; and the US is going. -
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1 Nov 2016
Law of the sea: Activist judges open a pandora's box
Judicial activism as a leading element of the evolution of the law of the sea will be something new and potentially destabilising. -
1 Nov 2016
Why Indonesian extremists are gaining ground
No one dares draw a line and recognise religiously-inspired incitement for what it is, let alone condemn it or take measures to stop it. -
1 Nov 2016
Dien Bien Phu: Digging into history
The French strong-points at Dien Bien Phu in north-west Vietnam are falling again. Not, as in 1954, to Viet-Minh attacks, but rather to the bulldozers of progress. -
31 Oct 2016
What's next for Xi Jinping?
There has been considerable speculation about whether Chinese President Xi Jinping might be secretly planning to extend his time in power. -
31 Oct 2016
Correcting for market failure in terrorism insurance
There has been little research on terrorism insurance, and it's fair to say that not all academic contributions in this area have been well-informed by current insurance practice. -
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31 Oct 2016
Australia's marriage-equality debate reverberates through the Pacific
As the LGBTQ+ community in Australia continues the struggle for marriage equality, some are asking what impact this will have for our neighbours, especially in nations which still criminalise homosexuality. -
29 Oct 2016
Weekend catch-up: Barnaby, Hillary, Duterte and more
Gillard's prospects, civilian deaths in Yemen, Indonesia's energy ministers, Trumpism in Europe, the Canada-EU trade deal, and more. -
28 Oct 2016
Barnaby Joyce's mixed messaging on property rights
Joyce made headlines this week for criticising Labor on vegetation management and land clearing, but welcomed Morrison's decision to prevent the Kidman sale. -
28 Oct 2016
Gillard and Clinton: The pull of an old friendship
Clinton is said to have been impressed, in the time that Gillard was Australian Prime Minister, with her toughness on policy issues. -
28 Oct 2016
Digital Asia links: Cyber pivots, Xinjiang netizens, Jakarta elections, Facebook in China & more
The Asia Pacific is the most dynamic digital landscape in the world, home to the fastest adopters of new technologies and the largest concentration of mobile and social media users. -
28 Oct 2016
A no-fly zone for Yemen?
Washington has leverage over Saudi behaviour in Yemen that it doesn’t have over Russia and Iran in Syria. -
27 Oct 2016
Migration and border policy links: Post-hurricane Haiti, Mosul fighting and more
Australian migration stats, DPKR and China cross-border cooperation, WP border protection infographic and other links to the week's news. -
27 Oct 2016
South China Sea: What Labor should (not) do
Fissures have erupted within Labor over whether Australia should join the US in conducting freedom of navigation operations (FONOPs) in the South China Sea. -
26 Oct 2016
CETA breakdown highlights need to share the spoils of globalisation
Now that the anti-globalisation forces have been mobilised, how can they be placated? -
26 Oct 2016
Pacific Island links: Calls to cancel APEC in PNG, dengue fever outbreak and more
PNG opposition wants to cancel APEC hosting in 2018; tax-free salaries for Solomon Island MPs to stay, 14 jailed MPs in Vanuatu may be released, talk of a coalition to oppose Bainimarama and more -
25 Oct 2016
Two great reads on Trumpism
Rolling Stone's Matt Taibi penned an essay a week ago about the Trump phenomenon, which builds to a stirring close. -
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25 Oct 2016
Indonesia's new power industry ministers face big challenges
Indonesian President Jokowi has acknowledged the complexity and strategic and economic importance of the sector. -
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25 Oct 2016
The Philippine senator taking on President Duterte
Rodrigo Duterte and Leila de Lima’s relations have hit new lows in recent months -
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21 Oct 2016
Duterte doubles down on his China pivot
If this visit to China will be the defining moment of Duterte's presidency, he may not like the definition. -
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20 Oct 2016
US-Russia rivalry takes the stage
Trump has absolutely nothing to gain by defending the Kremlin. Russian citizens don’t vote in US elections. -
20 Oct 2016
Economic diplomacy brief: Crown crackdown, TPP friendly fire, Parkinson's law and more
The old backroom way of doing business with authoritarian Asian governments is losing its efficacy -
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20 Oct 2016
Don't count on the Russians backing down this time
The stakes in Syria remain incredibly high. -
20 Oct 2016
Australia digs itself deeper into nuclear disarmament policy hole
Australian officials have continued to trot out one flimsy and transparent pretext after another. -
19 Oct 2016
Retaking Mosul will be hard, but Raqqa will be harder
Raqqa is going nowhere and we ignore it at our peril. -
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