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Former Australian soldiers caught up in Yemen's civil war, concerns for human rights
Former Australian soldiers play a key role in a Saudi-led military onslaught against Yemeni rebels, in a conflict which human rights groups are alarmed by.Read the full article.
Australia's anxieties after the 'Age of Intervention'
Australia’s ‘age of intervention’ which culminated in the Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands is over. Now it’s time for the country to rethink its role in the region.Read Australia's...
Emerging U.S. Security Partnerships in Southeast Asia
The Centre for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS) recently hosted a panel discussion in Washington DC, on Tuesday, 1 December 2015, on the Emerging U.S. Security Partnerships in Southeast...
Obama calls for calm in Russia-Turkey feud
US President Barack Obama is pushing for a 'de-escalation' of a furious war of words over Turkey's downing of a Russian warplane, a White House official says.Obama called on Monday for an easing of...
2015 John Gee Memorial Lecture - Watch the full video
Chaired by Professor the Hon Gareth Evans AC QC FASSA, Chancellor of The Australian National University, the recent 2015 John Gee Memorial Lecture was held on Monday, 23 November 2015 and delivered...
World reels after attacks on Paris
Dr John Blaxland with Mark Parton and Diana Abdel-Rahmen on 2CC talking about responses to Daesh terrorism.Listen to the podcast featuring Dr. John Blaxland, Mark Parton and Diana Abdel-Rahmen.
US 'sail through' will not deter China
President Barack Obama’s decision to send a U.S. Navy ship through waters claimed by China, around an artificial island in the South China Sea, was presented as a warning that Washington will...
Sea Folly and US-China Relations
After months of increasing concerns about China's land reclamation in the South China Sea, going back to at least May, the United States decision to conduct a patrol within 12 nautical miles of...
Taiwan's election result could push US and China closer to conflict
With tensions over Taiwan rising, Australia might have to ask itself a tough question, writes Hugh White. Things in the South China Sea look dangerous enough, but worse might be coming. On January...
The bigger challenge for the ADF’s amphibious capability
Peter Dean and Ken Gleiman’s recent paper Beyond 2017: the Australian Defence Force and amphibious warfare is undoubtedly timely: first, because policy that will shape important decisions to be made...
