By Graeme Dobell Thirty years ago, a South Pacific radio chief hit me with the greatest jest-cum-compliment I ever received working for the ABC’s international service, Radio Australia. The joke about the role and...

By Uri Friedman, The Atlantic Pompeo has responded to the Khashoggi affair in lockstep with Trump. …read more From:: Government Executive (Policy)

By Robert Evans On October 12, a lone arsonist entered the Radisson Hotel Toronto East and ignited a can of gasoline. It was left burning in a hallway on the third floor, but was...

By Jacqueline Westermann, Malcolm Davis and James Brorson The world Amid the fallout over the alleged murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Turkey, Middle East Eye has obtained gruesome details via a leaked...

By Graeme Dobell Seeing Australia’s foreign minister and their opposition counterpart arguing international affairs on the same stage is a rare thing. The federal parliament is the nation’s great clearinghouse for all arguments, but...

By Kate Louis The federal government’s defence export strategy, released in January 2018, is paving the way for a new era of success for the Australian defence industry. A key element of the strategy...

By Stephanie Copus-Campbell Can family and sexual violence (FSV) be more than the humanitarian concern that we know it to be? The answer is yes. In Papua New Guinea (PNG) FSV has been quantified...

By Rod Lyon Australia has long been ‘the lucky country’—basking in endless beaches, summer barbecues, democratic government, and mineral wealth. It’s also been lucky in terms of its strategic policy, able to ride the...

By Quilliam Admin FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 18/10/2018 The media must stop showcasing Anjem Choudary Choudary is a dangerous hate preacher and an inspirer of terrorism. It is irresponsible to treat his utterances as public...

By jason.naselli 18 October 2018 Emily Taylor Associate Fellow, International Security @etaylaw LinkedIn …read more From:: Chattam House International Security (Policy)

By Fergus Hanson Unless you’re an avid reader of federal budget statements, you probably missed the $92.4 million allocation in the 2018–19 Budget to build a digital identity scheme known as GovPass—the second one...

By Rebecca Moore, Aru Kok and Georgia Grice The beat Compromised cases The Massachusetts Supreme Court has dismissed thousands of drug convictions because of misconduct by a state chemist and two assistant attorneys-general. In...

By Colin Rubenstein The prime minister’s announcement that Australia will consider moving its embassy to Jerusalem, and also review our stance on the Iran nuclear deal is prudent, wise and in our national interest....

By Kevin Baron, Defense One The Pentagon has long accepted Saudi abuses as the price of friendship. The latest won’t change that. …read more From:: Government Executive (Policy)

By Carl Bildt Having debarked from ports in western Sweden, military convoys from various NATO countries are crowding Swedish streets and prompting the police to issue traffic warnings. They are on their way to...

By Sachini Muller and Terence Wood An interesting discussion paper from Gabriella Montinola and Sarah Prince provides evidence suggesting aid is better at improving infant mortality in countries where women are more empowered. The...

By Sachini Muller and Terence Wood An interesting discussion paper from Gabriella Montinola and Sarah Prince provides evidence suggesting aid is better at improving infant mortality in countries where women are more empowered. The...