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Rebalancing Australia's role in Asia
Commentary
Rebalancing Australia's role in Asia
In this article in The Wall Street Journal Asia Edition, Rory Medcalf argues the need for Australia's new Coalition government to bring steadiness to matters of…
Australian anxiety over China's South Pacific aid efforts is misplaced
Commentary
Australian anxiety over China's South Pacific aid efforts is misplaced
In this comment piece for the Guardian's global development blog Dr Philippa Brant explores Australia's ongoing dominance in the South Pacific and the opportunities…
Politics clouds progress on India-Pakistan tensions
Commentary
Politics clouds progress on India-Pakistan tensions
In this article on The Diplomat's The Pulse blog, Danielle Rajendram looks at the interplay between domestic politics and foreign policy in India's relations with Pakistan…
More young Australians dismissing democracy
Commentary
More young Australians dismissing democracy
Alex Oliver writes in the Sun Herald about the findings of the latest Lowy Institute Poll and the attitudes of young Australians to democracy. Alex Oliver
Roosevelt's Gang of Five
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Roosevelt's Gang of Five
Jordan Chandler Hirsch reviews Rendezvous with Destiny, by Dr Michael Fullilove, in The Wall Street Journal.  Harry Hopkins, President Franklin Roosevelt's roving…
Whither the Pacific Solution: Rudd’s Hard-line Approach to Asylum Seekers
Commentary
Whither the Pacific Solution: Rudd’s Hard-line Approach to Asylum Seekers
In this article for CSIS' cogitAsia, Jack Georgieff argues that the recent policy put forth by the Rudd government to never resettle boat arrivals in Australia is flawed at…
Fallout from Israeli elections: peace at last?
Commentary
Fallout from Israeli elections: peace at last?
In this article for Crikey, Thawley Scholar Jack Georgieff argues the recent coalition talks by Israeli Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu will not produce a government conducive…
The election's G20 factor
Commentary
The election's G20 factor
One of the more unanticipated explanations for the Rudd government’s delay in announcing the date of election 2013 is the need to factor in the G20 leaders’ summit on…
A friendly Lazarus in Tokyo
Commentary
A friendly Lazarus in Tokyo
Australia-Japan relations could well be in for a sustained period of deeper and broader co-operation because of the recent political earthquakes in Japan and the Lazarus-like rise…