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A Week in the Life of an Embassy Intern
[Hannah Stenton] The Australian Embassy in Berlin is responsible for relations with Germany, Switzerland and Liechtenstein. There are...
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Jan 30, 20196 min read
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The True Cost of Tariffs
[Gregor Moodie] Five months in and the trade war between the United States and China has shown no signs of abating as of late, with the...
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Sep 11, 20184 min read
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Dr Mahathir: Prime Minister of Malaysia (again)
[Nanthini Sambanthan] On Thursday the 10th May 2018, Malaysians made history. For the first time since the independence of Malaysia in...
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Jun 11, 20184 min read
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Domestic Reform in Saudi Arabia: A New Order?
[Katrina Hall] Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has rapidly accrued political power since supplanting his 57-year-old...
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Feb 18, 20183 min read
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Unequal Exposure: How the Collective Response to Climate Change Fails the Developing World
[Kathryn Morrison] “For Honduras, climate change is a matter of life and death. The figures don’t add up … we are not all equally...
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Feb 11, 20187 min read
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2017 South Korean Elections: What it Means for the State
[Sadbh O'Reilly] On the 9th of May 2017, South Korea’s 19th presidential election took place, following the highly unusual circumstances...
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Sep 25, 20174 min read
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The EU as a Template for Regional Integration: the Case of ASEAN
[Steven Crawley] The experience of the European Union (EU) is considered the most successful case of regional integration and has thus...
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Apr 21, 20178 min read
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BREXIT is Not a Dirty Word
[Andy Masanauskas] The other side of the story amongst the one-sided media coverage. From the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, through the...
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Sep 30, 20165 min read
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The Aftermath of BREXIT and the Accession of Theresa May
[Lee Edward Ellison] “It’s happened, the Brits have done it and this is not good!” Not the typical phrase one would hear coming from a...
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Jul 18, 20166 min read
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Less Interference Abroad: Why Donald Trump's Foreign Policy May Actually Benefit Australia
[Bill Cai] In a speech at the Centre of National Interest in Washington D.C. last week, the ever-exuberant Donald Trump laid out his...
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May 5, 20164 min read
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Can the Sanders Revolution Recover from New York Loss?
[Lucas Grainger-Brown] The New York Democratic Presidential primary last month likely terminated Senator Bernie Sanders’ chances of...
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May 5, 20165 min read
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Dilma Rousseff and the Political Point of No Return
[Samuel Perkins] Deputies shouted slogans and flapped placards in a passionate frenzy on Monday, as a congressional committee wound down...
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Apr 19, 20165 min read
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Trump, Sanders and the Rise of Anti-Establishment Politics
[Celine Lau] The 2016 US presidential race has given rise to a few surprises, the foremost being the unexpected popularity of Vermont...
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Apr 9, 20164 min read
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The Commonwealth of Nations: A Forgotten But Vital Institution
[Brendan Tam] The Commonwealth of Nations is an institution that is popularly either ignored or derided as anachronistic and a continuing...
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Feb 9, 20163 min read
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In Iowa, Two Coups to Drive the Narrative
[Mike Scott] Iowa City, Iowa – “It’s f—-n hot in here!” griped one caucus goer. “Hot” is not what anyone would have expected with...
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Feb 4, 20163 min read
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