26 Mar 2013 11:03
Interview: Alex Oliver on her proposal for a consular levy
Yesterday I sat down with my colleague Alex Oliver to talk about her new Lowy Institute Policy Brief on Australia's consular conundrum (A
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26 Mar 2013 09:03
Why the Iraq war was right
Alexander Downer served as Australian foreign minister from 1996 to 2007. -
26 Mar 2013 08:03
Fragile shifts in carbon tech and diplomacy
John Connor is CEO of the Climate Institute. -
25 Mar 2013 16:03
Monday links: US carbon emissions, solar, Iraq, Burma's media and more
US carbon emissions are at their lowest since 1995. What gives? -
25 Mar 2013 14:03
We went to Iraq for ANZUS
The views expressed here are the author's own and do not reflect those of the Department of Defence or the Australian Government. -
25 Mar 2013 13:03
Documentary trailer: We Steal Secrets
Judging by the trailer, We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks is an admirably balanced treatment of the subject. -
25 Mar 2013 12:03
When countries go broke
Every country has detailed procedures to govern private sector bankruptcy. These allow the residual assets of the insolvent company to be divided equitably between creditors. The insolvent party can begin again, reputation damaged but at least able to move forward with the slate wiped clean. -
25 Mar 2013 10:03
Reader riposte: Iraq casualties reconsidered
US Army Major Matthew Cavanaugh is a course director and instructor at the US Military Academy at West Point: -
22 Mar 2013 17:03
India links: Indian Ocean, education, development index, tourism, Egypt, Mauritius and more
Danielle Rajendram is a Research Associate in the Lowy Institute's International Security Program whose work focuses on India and China-India relations. -
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22 Mar 2013 13:03
Reader riposte: Describing the alliance
Nick Bisley, Head of the Department of Politics, Philosophy and Legal Studies at La Trobe University, responds to Sam Roggeveen's piece noting -
22 Mar 2013 11:03
MSG disaster response force? Not likely
Donald Gumbis is a lecturer in political science at the University of Goroka and an intern at the Lowy Institute. -
22 Mar 2013 09:03
Foreign media on Labor leadership farce
Contrary to my dark mood yesterday about Australia becoming an international laughing stock, it looks like the whole thing was something of a non-event for the foreign media, pa -
22 Mar 2013 09:03
Reader riposte: political violence on film
Alex Burns responds to Sam Roggeveen's post on political violence in film: -
22 Mar 2013 08:03
Iraq an intelligence failure? Not quite
The worst mistake we can make in the aftermath of the ill-conceived decision to invade Iraq in 2003 is to draw the wrong lessons from it. -
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21 Mar 2013 11:03
Thursday links: Iraq, Myanmar, China, Syria, India's cruise missile and more
Kenneth Roth, head of Human Rights Watch and speaking at the Lowy Institute on Friday: the Iraq wa -
21 Mar 2013 09:03
Reader riposte: Jim Molan and the Iraq debate
Sue Wareham from the Campaign for an Iraq War Inquiry writes: -
21 Mar 2013 08:03
Rule 303 and political violence on film
Political Violence at a Glance is an excellent blog and they have produced a post which I am powerless to resist: -
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20 Mar 2013 14:03
Deconstructing reconstruction
Naima Lynch was a researcher for MSNBC and worked in media and communications in Yemen and Afghanistan. -
20 Mar 2013 11:03
What if the Iraq war never happened?
Michael Ware was a war correspondent for TIME Magazine and CNN. He spent six years in Iraq. -
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20 Mar 2013 09:03
Wednesday links: human rights, Iraq, Afghanistan, Japan, ASEAN and more
Once again the Vanuatu parliament is in turmoil... (Thanks Danielle.) -
19 Mar 2013 14:03
For Australia Network, it's never safe
You've got to feel sorry for Australia's public international television service, Australia Network. -
19 Mar 2013 12:03
Reader riposte: Still more on Reagan and Gorby
Gregory MacCallion responds to two earlier posts: -
19 Mar 2013 12:03
The decline of consent in international law
Marie-Eve Loiselle is a member of the Security Council Analysis Network, a research group focused on the work of the UN Security Council during the period of Australia's membership 2013–2014. -
19 Mar 2013 09:03
Tuesday links: Emerging airports, new nukes, arms exports, Iraq and more
Russia, India and China investing in new-generation 'fast' nuclear reactor designs. -
18 Mar 2013 17:03
Reader riposte: More on Reagan and Gorbachev
Simon Gladman responds to Sam Roggeveen's post: Regarding the Reagan-Gorbachev image... -
18 Mar 2013 16:03
Iraq: The real intelligence failure...
...was not the failure to uncover certain facts, but a failure to consider alternative hypotheses. Here's Bush Administration National Security Adviser Stephen Hadley (my emphasis): -
18 Mar 2013 15:03
The Iraq Syndrome
One of the oddest parties I have ever attended was held at 'Ground Zero', the courtyard in the heart of the Pentagon so named because it was a key target for the Soviet nuclear arsenal in the event that the Cold War suddenly turned hot. -
18 Mar 2013 13:03
Monday links: Poverty, Lady Gaga, rebuilding Iraq, Tocqueville and more
World poverty is shrinking rapidly, says the latest Oxford Multidimensional Poverty Index. (T -
18 Mar 2013 12:03
Who is to blame for austerity?
The concerted global fiscal stimulus of 2009 is an example of excellent policy-making, the more outstanding because subsequent policies have been ineffectual in addressing the weak recovery in advanced economies. Why did success morph so quickly into the fiscal policy -
18 Mar 2013 10:03
Reader riposte: Reagan and Gorbachev
Gareth Evans responds to a piece flagged in last Thursday's Links: -
18 Mar 2013 08:03
Is the US holding back IMF reform?
Mike Callaghan is Director of the Lowy Institute's G20 Studies Centre. -
15 Mar 2013 17:03
Why is hosting the G20 important to Australia?
Hugh Jorgensen is a Research Associate in the Lowy Institute's G20 Studies Centre. -
15 Mar 2013 14:03
Saddam a tyrant, but war was wrong
Tom Switzer is a Research Associate at the United States Studies Centre, University of Sydney, and editor of Spectator Australia. -
15 Mar 2013 12:03
India links: Indo-Pacific, Indian feminism, broadband, development, federalism and more
Danielle Rajendram is a Research Associate in the Lowy Institute's International Security Program whose work focuses on India and China-India relations. -
15 Mar 2013 10:03
Whaling: Japan does conduct research
I thank Mr Watson for his response to my recent post. -
15 Mar 2013 10:03
Reader ripostes: TNI and Bob Carr
Below, a comment from Jorge Bechara on Rodger Shanahan's Bob Carr's Selective Indignation. But first, Andrew Johnson: -
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14 Mar 2013 14:03
Pope Francis I, economic crusader
Crispin Rovere has done research on Australia-Holy See relations and is now a PhD candidate at ANU's Strategic and Defence Studies Centre. -
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14 Mar 2013 12:03
Habemus Papam
The Conclave in the Vatican surprised with its election as Pontiff Jorge Mario Bergoglio, Archbishop of Buenos Aires. Pope Francis represents a number of firsts for the Roman Catholic Church. He is the first Pope from South America, the first non-European in 1200 years, the first Jesuit, and the -
14 Mar 2013 11:03
Burma's fractious polity: The price of democracy?
Andrew Selth is a Research Fellow at the Griffith Asia Institute. The Rangoon street-scene photos below the fold are by the author. -