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Faced with a common foe, Iran and West should consider ending their estrangement
Commentary
Faced with a common foe, Iran and West should consider ending their estrangement
Faced with a common foe, Iran and West should consider ending their estrangementRodger Shanahan The Australian9 May 2015Rodger Shanahan
2015 Lowy Institute polling: Indonesia and the death penalty
Polling
2015 Lowy Institute polling: Indonesia and the death penalty
New polling following the executions in Indonesia of Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran last week suggests Australians have a strong preference for a restrained diplomatic response…
Divining the fluid element: from cooperation to conflict in Japan-China maritime relations
Journal Articles
Divining the fluid element: from cooperation to conflict in Japan-China maritime relations
“Divining the fluid element: from cooperation to conflict in Japan-China maritime relations” first appeared in Security Challenges, Vol. 11, No. 1 (2015), pp 51-73. …
A diplomatic mission to abolish the death penalty would be a fitting response to executions
Commentary
A diplomatic mission to abolish the death penalty would be a fitting response to executions
A diplomatic mission to abolish the death penalty would be a fitting response to executionsDr Michael FulliloveSydney Morning Herald4 May 2015Click here for the online text…
Australia and the 1951 Refugee Convention
Analyses
Australia and the 1951 Refugee Convention
In this Analysis, Khalid Koser argues that the implementation of the 1951 Refugee Convention is failing the interests of both states and refugees. Koser argues that Australia is…
Sovereignty and the Sea: President Joko Widodo's Foreign Policy Challenges
Journal Articles
Sovereignty and the Sea: President Joko Widodo's Foreign Policy Challenges
In this paper for Contemporary Southeast Asia, Aaron L. Connelly argues that under President Joko Widodo, Indonesia's foreign policy is likely to become less clear, less…
Gold standard trade deal is now littered with many pitfalls
Commentary
Gold standard trade deal is now littered with many pitfalls
Gold standard trade deal is now littered with many pitfallsLeon BerkelmansSydney Morning Herald15 April 2015Leon Berkelmans
Australian foreign fighters: Risks and responses
Analyses
Australian foreign fighters: Risks and responses
In this Analysis, Andrew Zammit argues that Australians fighting in Iraq and Syria pose a threat to Australia’s security and examines the options for responding to that threat,…
Encourage investment by levelling the imputation playing field
Commentary
Encourage investment by levelling the imputation playing field
Encourage investment by levelling the imputation playing fieldStephen Grenville The Australian Financial Review9 April 2015Click here for the online textStephen Grenville