Diplomacy

The role of think tanks in a fragmenting global system
Last month I spent time in a tank thinking about think tanks. Admittedly it was a very architecturally interesting tank at The Graduate Institute Geneva, which this year hosted…
Australian recognised by UN's chemical weapons watchdog
A scientist and WMD expert with the Defence Science and Technology Organisation (DSTO), Dr Robert (Bob) Mathews, has been honoured by the Organisation for the Prohibition of…
Lima climate conference: Slow movement on Planet UNFCCC
As haggard negotiators left the UN climate change conference in Lima in the early hours of Sunday morning, many observers noted the contrast between the political acrimony that…
G20 Brisbane Summit: Australia's adolescence on show
Australia had a prime chance to demonstrate its adult status in chairing the G20 Summit this year. What did it do with the opportunity? It showcased some of the characteristic…
Submission to the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade Consular Strategy 2014-16
Reports
Submission to the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade Consular Strategy 2014-16
In response to the invitation of the Foreign Minister to make a formal submission on the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade Consular Strategy 2014-16, Alex Oliver…
Myanmar police force needs more foreign help to reform
Two years ago, I wrote that the Myanmar Police Force (MPF) was gradually being recognised as a large, increasingly powerful and influential organisation that, in a more…
Peace on the horizon for Bangsamoro?
As part of the 'Sectarianism and Religiously Motivated Violence' Masters course which I run at ANU's National Security College, students were asked to write a post on a…
East Timor, Australia and the 'Timor Gap'
Tom Allard recently reported in the Sydney Morning Herald that Australia and East Timor are ready to restart talks on the maritime boundary between the two countries, with all its…
Iran nuclear negotiations: A negative non-failure
This morning it was announced that the nuclear negotiations between Iran and the P5-1 have been extended for another seven months; or to be specific, another four months to reach…
A successful summit still leaves Abbott miffed
Commentary
A successful summit still leaves Abbott miffed
A successful summit still leaves Abbott miffedMike CallaghanAustralian Financial Review16 November 2014Please click here for the online text.Mike Callaghan