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The safeguards in Australia’s intelligence ecosystem
The safeguards in Australia’s intelligence ecosystem
Book Review: Peter Edwards, Law, Politics and Intelligence: A Life of Robert Hope (UNSW Press, 2020) It is the frustrating lot of members of the intelligence community in a…
Iran’s year of reckoning
Iran’s year of reckoning
After sexual assault allegations calling out more than 100 men, including prominent members of Iranian society, first appeared on social media in August, women in Iran are having…
A backlash against the Women, Peace and Security agenda?
A backlash against the Women, Peace and Security agenda?
Twenty years ago, the United Nations Security Council passed Resolution 1325, a landmark to formally recognised the disproportionate impact of conflict on women and girls…
Book review: The China bubble that never pops
Book review: The China bubble that never pops
Book review: Thomas Orlik China: The Bubble that Never Pops (Oxford University Press, 2020) Way back in 2001, Gordon Chang wrote a book entitled The Coming Collapse of China…
Taking China seriously: A review of Geoff Raby’s “grand strategy”
Taking China seriously: A review of Geoff Raby’s “grand strategy”
Book Review: Geoff Raby, China’s Grand Strategy and Australia’s Future in the New Global Order (Melbourne University Press, 2020) Since the middle of the 19th century, four…
Seychelles: New man, changing strategic environment
Seychelles: New man, changing strategic environment
The election of Wavel Ramkalawan as President of Seychelles breaks the 43-year stranglehold of the party of former dictator France-Albert René. For Australia and the West, the…
Western Indian Ocean: Where trouble on land spells danger at sea
Western Indian Ocean: Where trouble on land spells danger at sea
South Africa may be facing an unholy mix of insurgency, radicalism and major power competition in the Western Indian Ocean. Much attention is given to the rivalry between major…
Can Covid-19 advance gender equality in China’s health policies?
Can Covid-19 advance gender equality in China’s health policies?
The Chinese government has officially encouraged women to have equal roles in social, economic and political life. Still, traditional culture and practice continue to subject…
The false promise of regime change
The false promise of regime change
Book review: Philip H. Gordon, Losing the Long Game: The False Promise of Regime Change in the Middle East (St. Martin’s Press 2020) Philip H. Gordon, the White House Coordinator…
China and the Rules‑Based Order
Interactives
China and the Rules‑Based Order
Seven experts debate China’s approach to the rules‑based international order