Welcome back to ASPI suggests for 2017. Boy, what a week… Our first suggestion of the year has to be The Atlantic’s latest cover story. How to Build an Autocracy, written by one-time George W. …
Late last month, the United Nations Security Council held their annual open debate on women, peace and security (WPS). 80 representatives spoke, 72 of whom were representatives of member states. The president of the Security …
It’s Remembrance Day today, when, at 11am, Australians took a moment to remember those who died or suffered for their country in conflict and war. Today we commemorated 11am on 11 November 1918, when ‘the …
Although China’s rise is hardly stop-press stuff, a couple of recent excellent pieces have held a microscope to the powerful state’s relationships with its near and not-so-near neighbours. First off, this Washington Post piece …
This piece is drawn from Agenda for Change 2016: strategic choices for the next government. Australia confronts a stream of global and regional ordering challenges, almost none within its ability to solve single-handedly. At the …