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International Andy Butfoy 9 March 2017 Character and content can be hard to disentangle in assessing Donald Trump’s international security policies
International John Fitzgerald 19 January 2017 Donald Trump undermines the global rules-based order at America’s own peril, and Australia risks being caught in the backwash International Andy Butfoy 28 November 2016 Has Donald Trump been handed a large, up-to-date arsenal? Books & arts Brian Toohey 2 November 2016 Books | The latest volume of the official ASIO history reveals tensions with successive governments, but still no firm evidence that Soviet agents operated within its ranks National affairs Brian Toohey 4 October 2016 A new account of Britain’s nuclear tests in Australia reveals a long history of damaging suppression
National affairs John Quiggin 17 March 2016 Defence and economics mix in ways that aren’t considered by military strategists, writes John Quiggin
Books & arts Jane Goodall 13 November 2015 Television | What kind of species are we? A night in front of the TV had some answers, writes Jane Goodall Books & arts Graeme Dobell 20 October 2015 Books | Even if the Asian century is peaceful that doesn’t mean it will be harmonious, writes Graeme Dobell International Kerry Brown 14 July 2015 A small country? Australia is underselling itself in its dealings with the United States and China, argues Kerry Brown International Kerry Brown 15 June 2015 China is still working from a position of weakness, writes Kerry Brown. But it’s planning for a different kind of power
David Hayes 5 March 2015 No foreign policy, mute diplomacy and a weak military, goes the mantra. In London, David Hayes tests the alarm
International Kerry Brown 25 November 2014 When the going gets tough, it’s clear that Australia really doesn’t have a fully-developed policy towards China, writes Kerry Brown National affairs Jessie Blackbourn 13 November 2014 Shadow attorney-general Mark Dreyfus has pointed to Britain’s parliamentary oversight of security agencies as a way of moderating Australia’s latest security laws. In… Books & arts Jack Waterford 31 October 2014 David Horner’s history of ASIO is a reminder of how “the Case” influenced ASIO for generations, writes Jack Waterford   National affairs Jessie Blackbourn 2 October 2014 Rushed legislation and hastily extended sunset clauses make for bad anti-terrorism policy, argues Jessie Blackbourn
International Andy Butfoy 5 April 2013 Despite the cuts, the United States will remain the world’s military giant for the foreseeable future, writes Andy Butfoy
Books & arts David Stephens 14 February 2013 Western policies in Afghanistan and Pakistan are based on an outdated imperial playbook and a modern but mistaken belief in “surgical strikes,” writes David Stephens Books & arts Graeme Dobell 21 August 2012 Graeme Dobell reviews a collection of essays about Australia’s strategic environment Books & arts Geoffrey Barker 14 August 2012 Hugh White offers a provocative but not entirely persuasive account of the implications of China’s growing strength, writes Geoffrey Barker International Kate Sullivan 3 May 2012 India has pursued two curiously contradictory approaches to nuclear proliferation since independence, writes Kate Sullivan
National affairs Graeme Dobell 11 April 2012 Graeme Dobell reviews two very different analyses of Western intelligence services
National affairs 28 September 2011 Despite the views of the Australia Defence Association, cabinet’s decision on women in combat roles is an overdue step forward, writes Geoffrey Barker. National affairs Brian Toohey 7 July 2011 Fewer and cheaper submarines would do the job, writes Brian Toohey National affairs Geoffrey Barker 27 June 2011 Progress in reducing nuclear weapons is slow, writes Geoffrey Barker, and biological weapons have received much less attention Essays & reportage Geoffrey Barker 13 June 2011 Would abandoning the treaty substantially affect Australia’s strategic circumstances, asks Geoffrey Barker
National affairs Brian Toohey 9 June 2011 Australians have as little idea about why we are fighting in Afghanistan as they had about why we entered the first world war, writes Brian Toohey
National affairs Brian Toohey 5 May 2011 Julia Gillard has a puzzling attachment to the bracing qualities of war – even wars her Labor predecessors opposed – writes Brian Toohey National affairs Geoffrey Barker 19 April 2011 As scrutiny of the defence forces recedes, it’s starting to look like business as usual, writes Geoffrey Barker National affairs Geoffrey Barker 2 March 2011 Geoffrey Barker reports on a debate about the implications of China’s growing economic and military power National affairs Geoffrey Barker 20 January 2011 The federal government needs to clarify its policy goals, writes Geoffrey Barker