International
28 November 2016
Has Donald Trump been handed a large, up-to-date arsenal?
International
18 July 2016
The attack in Nice reflects a shift in the dynamics of the Islamic State, writes Greg Barton. And the attempted coup in Turkey has complicated the task of responding effectively
International
26 June 2016
Fiji’s PM says his government has introduced genuine democracy, lifted social equity, countered corruption and calmed ethnic divisions. Jon Fraenkel assesses the…
International
3 June 2016
The federal election takes place against a background of complex and interacting global challenges, writes Geoffrey Barker
International
15 January 2016
The West’s failures have combined with bad national leadership to open the way for the wrong kind of anticipation
National affairs
7 September 2014
Despite the commentary, there’s no evidence that a significant number of voters want a prime minister on war footing, writes Peter Brent
National affairs
16 May 2014
In the online age, every national broadcaster is an international broadcaster, writes Jock Given. So it’s strange to find that the government wants to restrict the…
National affairs
16 May 2014
Cutting funding attacks the ABC’s international role via the back door, argues Rodney Tiffen
Books & arts
24 April 2014
Andrew Dodd reviews Bob Carr’s absorbing and occasionally disturbing account of eighteen months as foreign minister
2 October 2013
The contrast with Kevin Rudd couldn’t be starker, yet the Anglophile PM might have a certain edge, writes James Leibold in Beijing
Books & arts
24 June 2013
Fergal Davis reviews a vivid account of the human cost of the Guantanamo Bay trials
International
5 April 2013
Despite the cuts, the United States will remain the world’s military giant for the foreseeable future, writes Andy Butfoy
International
6 December 2012
A nationalist troika formed in the run-up to this month’s Japanese election poses challenges for the region
From the archive
8 February 2012
Tormented by self-doubt, regretting missed opportunities, George Kennan helped shape the postwar world
Essays & reportage
16 December 2011
Graeme Dobell looks at humanitarian intervention in theory and practice
Books & arts
24 October 2011
Geoffrey Barker reviews Philip Flood’s memoir of a career in the diplomatic service and as an agency head
National affairs
31 August 2011
DFAT has emerged from a resourcing “trough,” according to departmental secretary Dennis Richardson. But there’s still a long way to go, writes Geoffrey Barker
Books & arts
6 December 2010
Brett Evans reviews a surprising account of Guantanamo Bay’s first 100 days
International
2 December 2010
The WikiLeaks disclosures show the need to balance private and public diplomacy, writes Geoffrey Barker
International
10 June 2010
Can the Obama administration, bogged down in Afghanistan, rise to the challenge, asks Sumantra Bose
National affairs
8 October 2009
In terror of boredom, Christopher Hitchens talked to a receptive audience at the Sydney Opera House, writes Brett Evans
International
2 August 2009
The failure of Woodrow Wilson at the Paris peace conference holds a lesson for the US president, writes Geoffrey Barker
International
10 July 2009
Despite what Paul Keating says, an ambivalent attitude to China is justified by the facts, argues Geoffrey Barker
International
29 June 2009
That old diplomatic stand-by, “masterly inactivity,” might well be the best response to the events in Iran, writes Kevin Boreham
National affairs
4 June 2009
The Australia–India relationship is on the cusp of something deep and mutually beneficial. It would be tragic if thugs and misunderstandings got in the way, writes Robin …
National affairs
5 May 2009
Abandoned in the 1960s, “forward defence” makes a disturbing reappearance in the government’s defence white paper, argues Brian Toohey
National affairs
1 April 2009
For the American president and the Australian prime minister this week’s G20 meeting is a vital test, writes Bruce Grant
National affairs
10 March 2009
Is Australia sleepwalking through a conflict with mixed objectives and uncertain prospects, asks Dennis Altman
National affairs
27 February 2009
Defence and Foreign Affairs are special cases in government, which means the rewards of the job are uncertain, writes Norman Abjorensen
Essays & reportage
29 January 2009
The latest release of cabinet papers is a reminder of the political stresses triggered by the arrival of Indochinese boat people in the mid 1970s. Bruce Grant, author of…