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International Michael Leach 12 January 2017 This week’s joint announcement has cleared the way for progress on Australia’s maritime boundary with Timor-Leste
International Andy Butfoy 28 November 2016 Has Donald Trump been handed a large, up-to-date arsenal? International Greg Barton 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 Jon Fraenkel 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 Geoffrey Barker 3 June 2016 The federal election takes place against a background of complex and interacting global challenges, writes Geoffrey Barker
International Bob Bowker 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 Peter Brent 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 Jock Given 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 Rodney Tiffen 16 May 2014 Cutting funding attacks the ABC’s international role via the back door, argues Rodney Tiffen Books & arts Andrew Dodd 24 April 2014 Andrew Dodd reviews Bob Carr’s absorbing and occasionally disturbing account of eighteen months as foreign minister
James Leibold 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 Fergal Davis 24 June 2013 Fergal Davis reviews a vivid account of the human cost of the Guantanamo Bay trials 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 International Tessa Morris-Suzuki 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 Graeme Dobell 8 February 2012 Tormented by self-doubt, regretting missed opportunities, George Kennan helped shape the postwar world
Essays & reportage Graeme Dobell 16 December 2011 Graeme Dobell looks at humanitarian intervention in theory and practice
Books & arts Geoffrey Barker 24 October 2011 Geoffrey Barker reviews Philip Flood’s memoir of a career in the diplomatic service and as an agency head National affairs Geoffrey Barker 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 Brett Evans 6 December 2010 Brett Evans reviews a surprising account of Guantanamo Bay’s first 100 days International Geoffrey Barker 2 December 2010 The WikiLeaks disclosures show the need to balance private and public diplomacy, writes Geoffrey Barker
International Sumantra Bose 10 June 2010 Can the Obama administration, bogged down in Afghanistan, rise to the challenge, asks Sumantra Bose
National affairs Brett Evans 8 October 2009 In terror of boredom, Christopher Hitchens talked to a receptive audience at the Sydney Opera House, writes Brett Evans International Geoffrey Barker 2 August 2009 The failure of Woodrow Wilson at the Paris peace conference holds a lesson for the US president, writes Geoffrey Barker International Geoffrey Barker 10 July 2009 Despite what Paul Keating says, an ambivalent attitude to China is justified by the facts, argues Geoffrey Barker International Kevin Boreham 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 Robin Jeffrey 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 Brian Toohey 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 Bruce Grant 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 Dennis Altman 10 March 2009 Is Australia sleepwalking through a conflict with mixed objectives and uncertain prospects, asks Dennis Altman National affairs Norman Abjorensen 27 February 2009 Defence and Foreign Affairs are special cases in government, which means the rewards of the job are uncertain, writes Norman Abjorensen