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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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The Olympics Success Formula: Will the Pyeongchang Olympics Prove Different?
[Jonathan Lim] The economic success of the 2018 PyeongChang Olympics in South Korea will require sustainable strategies that recognise...
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Feb 4, 20185 min read
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North-Korean Crisis: Where Does It Come From? Why Is It Happening? And How To Fix It?
[July Decarpentrie] According to Google Trends, Australian internet searches relating to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK)...
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Jan 28, 20186 min read
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The Paris Agreement and the US Withdrawal
[Sadbh O'Reilly] On the 12th of December 2015, the historic Paris Agreement was signed; a global effort that sought to combat climate...
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Jan 25, 20185 min read
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The Syrian Refugee Crisis: Where Are We At?
[Fred Johnston] To put the largest refugee crisis since World War II into perspective, the number of refugees that flee Syria to other...
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Jan 22, 20184 min read
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Will The Rising Wave of Nationalism Ever Trump Globalisation?
[Niren Menon] Globalisation, a concept that has underpinned our world economy ever since the collapse of the Berlin Wall, is now under...
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Oct 12, 20175 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 South China Sea in 2017 - Peace or Chinese Hegemony?
[Scott Reid] In 2016, the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague ruled that territorial expansion by Chinese military forces into...
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Sep 13, 20175 min read
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Human Trafficking of Forced Labour in Qatar
[Bojan Stanojcic] As the 2022 World Cup has been marred in controversy, the spectre of a human rights scandal looms large over the...
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Aug 30, 20175 min read
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Group Homogeneity: a Catalyst for Radicalisation, Revolution or Something Else?
[Monica Kelly] The structure of extremist groups has been classified as a “preamble to terrorism,” although it is important not to...
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Jul 30, 201715 min read
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North Korea: A Bullied Child With No Possibility of Rehabilitation
[Santosh Ojha] In mid-April, Google searches for ‘World War III’ hit an all-time high right after US president Donald Trump declared that...
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Jun 14, 20176 min read
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Royal Australian Air Force nears 5th Gen capacity
[Jack Kimberely] In early March at the Avalon International Airshow, the Royal Australian Air Force publicly unveiled two of its newest...
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May 29, 20172 min read
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Aussie Rules in Shambles
[Faseeha Hashmi] AFL runs deep in the veins of Australian blood. It’s almost like our national code of conduct. It is the epitome of...
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May 23, 20174 min read
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The Resurgence of the Bush Doctrine?
[Nikhil Sachdev] In his first 100 days, newly inaugurated U.S. President Donald Trump seems to be emulating the foreign policy of the...
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May 17, 20178 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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Cooperation: The Key to Solving Migration Issues in the EU
[Triin Ott] Immigration to the European Union challenges the cooperation between the member states as well as with the third party...
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Sep 12, 20163 min read
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Looking East: Chinese Trade and Investment in Africa
[Sebastian de Beurs] Chinese investment and trade in Africa has increased dramatically over the past 15 years. Trade in goods between...
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Aug 29, 20162 min read
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Is it Finally Time for Australia to Review ANZUS?
[James Whiteley] Judged on simple, realist terms the ANZUS treaty has served Australian security interests exceptionally well since its...
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Aug 24, 20164 min read
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