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Commentary
Sometimes it's smart to be rationally ignorant
Published in The Herald Sun, 4 June 2014
Sam Roggeveen
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Reports
G20: dealing with too-big-to-fail banks, corporate tax avoidance, and development
This issue of the G20 Monitor addresses the ‘too big to fail’ dilemma of major financial institutions, combating tax evasion and avoidance through ‘base erosion and profit…
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Commentary
Abbott visit will reboot US pivot towards Asia
Abbott visit will reboot US pivot towards AsiaRory MedcalfAustralian Financial Review16 June 2014Please click here for full online text. Rory Medcalf
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Commentary
From Spain to Syria: a tale of two civil wars
From Spain to Syria: a tale of two civil warsRoger ShanahanABC OnlinePlease click here for full online text.Rodger Shanahan
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Commentary
Pride of place for a pirate ship
Pride of place for a pirate shipJames BrownThe AustralianPlease click here for full online text.James Brown
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Commentary
Australia's battle at the UN
Australia's battle at the UNRichard GowanSydney Morning HeraldPlease click here for full online text.Richard Gowan
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Reports
Chinese Assistance in the Pacific: Agency, Effectiveness and the Role of Pacific Island Governments
Chinese Assistance in the Pacific: Agency, Effectiveness and the Role of Pacific Island Governments
Philippa Brant and Matthew Dornan
Asia & the Pacific Policy Studies
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Commentary
Why Australians are cool with spying
Why Australians are cool with spying
Michael Fullilove
ForeignPolicy.com
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Journal Articles
In defence of the Indo-Pacific: Australia's new strategic map
In this article for the Australian Journal of International Affairs, the Lowy Institutes International Security program director Rory Medcalf argues that Indo-Pacific Asia is a…
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