States in the Pacific islands are small in landmass and population. Their limited terrestrial resources and lack of comparative advantage are compounded by their remoteness from global centres of commerce. This obviously has impacts on …
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It has been nearly 60 years since the philosopher and historian Thomas Kuhn wrote his influential book The structure of scientific revolutions. Kuhn’s thesis was simple but heretical: breakthroughs in science occur not through the …
Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade has come a long way in a short time in its embrace of digital tools and technology. DFAT, and most of our embassies around the world, now have …
Foreign Minister Marise Payne’s announcement of a $44 million ‘National Foundation for Australia–China Relations’ to harness efforts of the private sector, cultural organisations, NGOs, state and federal agencies, and the Chinese-Australian community ‘to turbo-charge our …
It’s been nearly two years since the simmering feud between Qatar and its Gulf neighbours, led by Saudi Arabia, erupted into a blockade intended to isolate Qatar until it capitulated once and for all. In …