Why Australia Supports Israel
In the wake of the recent Dubai assassination scandal, Australia has abstained from a vote…More
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The Pebble In Gareth's Shoe
If you missed the announcement late last year, former foreign minister Gareth Evans has been…More
The Very Model Of A Modern Conservative?
There is no shortage of quirky autobiographical titbits in Tony Abbott’s new book Battlelines. Consider…More
So Now What?
An unprecedented amount of hyperbole from the international media heralded last week’s election of Barack…More
Not So Covert Operations
The election last week of Barack Obama as President of the United States has invigorated…More
Who's Running the World These Days?
Last week, in a speech delivered at the Melbourne Writers’ Festival, Pope Paul Keating held…More
Howard's Foreign Policy Legacy
In her Freilich Foundation lectures in 2005, Carmen Lawrence argued that fear was a crucial…More
Born Again Jakarta Lobby
The relationship between Australia and Indonesia is the most testing of Australia’s foreign relations, and…More
Happy Birthday Kim Jong Il
Last Saturday Tadotoshi Akiba sent a letter to Kim Jong Il in North Korea. In…More