Fergus Green is a researcher specialising in climate change policy.

Thanks to reader Olivia for steering me towards this breathtaking piece of writing from Italian journalist Francesca Borri on the front line in Syr

Last month Marginal Revolution blogger Tyler Cowen described Joe Studwell's How Asia Works: Success and Failure in the World's Most Dynamic Region as 'perhaps my favourite economics book of the year'. I decided to see what the fuss was about.

Wadjda is Saudi Arabia first feature film directed by a woman:

Today South Sudan marks two years of independence. What's happened since?

Here's part 3 of my interview with Adam Alter, author of Drunk Tank Pink: An Other Unexpected Forces that Shape how we Think, Feel and Behave, in which we've discussed the subtle non-verbal cues that make up such an important

Bob Bowker is a former Australian ambassador to Jordan and Egypt.

When Cambodians go to the polls on 28 July it's odds-on that Hun Sen's Cambodian People's Party (CPP) will be returned to office.

Nick Alexander, a former UN and Lowy Institute intern, is a University of Sydney Juris Doctor candidate.

My review of World War Z got some attention over the weekend thanks to tweets from colleagues and RTs from a number of others.

Marty Harris is the Lowy Institute's Assistant Digital Editor.

Danielle Rajendram is a Research Associate in the Lowy Institute's International Security Program.

Yesterday The Australian's Greg Sheridan wrote that 'International relations is a boom field in our universities.

Christopher Johnston is a fellow at Georgetown University's Institute for the Study of Diplomacy and a graduate of the Royal Military College, Duntroon. He is based in Indonesia.

Overnight in Egypt the military suspended the country's constitution and removed President Mohammed Morsi from power, following massive popular protests.

The UN's latest report on progress toward the Millennium Development Goals was released on 1 July. It is certainly not all good news, but here are three positive stories:

Patrick Carvalho is the former Head of the Economic Studies Division at the Federation of Industries of Rio de Janeiro and co-author of

Marty Harris is the Lowy Institute's Assistant Digital Editor.

All those countries (including Australia) that so solemnly call for a 'rules-based order' in Indo-Pacific Asia have a chance today to show they mean it.

Mike Callaghan is Director of the Lowy Institute's G20 Studies Centre.

Marty Harris is the Lowy Institute's Assistant Digital Editor.

Geoff Miller is a former Director-General of the Office of National Assessments.