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Australia

Elections in Australia, the European Union, and Beyond

In this special episode, James M. Lindsay and Robert McMahon discuss upcoming parliamentary elections in Australia and the European Union, as well as India’s six-week-long election, which is drawing to a close.

Podcast with James M. Lindsay and Robert McMahon May 16, 2019 The World Next Week
Southeast Asia

Five Eyes Intelligence Sharing Has Failed to Combat White Nationalist Terrorism

By Van Jackson New Zealand may appear to be a paradise in the Pacific, but it is afflicted by many of the problems facing other liberal democracies, such as a rising suicide rate and deep socioeco…

Blog Post by Guest Blogger for Joshua Kurlantzick March 18, 2019 Asia Unbound
Cybersecurity

Cyber Week in Review: February 22, 2019

This week: Australia's parliament hacked; CrowdStrike's new report; Fancy Bear is back; and is the U.S. overplay its hand with Huawei?

Blog Post by Adam Segal February 22, 2019 Net Politics

Southeast Asia

What a Labor Victory Might Mean for Australian Foreign Policy

By Elena Collinson A federal election is due this year in Australia. While the Liberal-National Coalition government has yet to formally announce a polling day, the stage has effectively been set …

Blog Post by Guest Blogger for Joshua Kurlantzick January 31, 2019 Asia Unbound
India

The Quad and the Free and Open Indo-Pacific

Over the weekend the Halifax International Security Forum convened its tenth iteration, one that observed the hundredth anniversary of the 1918 armistice ending World War I, and took the occasion of …

Blog Post by Alyssa Ayres November 20, 2018 Asia Unbound
Asia

How Will Australia’s Repeated Leadership ‘Spills’ Impact Its Foreign Policy?

Last month, an internal party ballot within the ruling Liberal Party ousted former Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull. He was replaced by Scott Morrison, who had previously served as Australia’s treasur…

Blog Post by Joshua Kurlantzick September 24, 2018 Asia Unbound
Australia

Australia’s New Brutal Politics—Not New, and Not That Brutal

Tom Switzer is executive director of the Centre for Independent Studies in Sydney and a presenter at the Australian Broadcasting Corporation’s Radio National. As Australia welcomes Scott Morrison a…

Blog Post by Tom Switzer August 29, 2018 Asia Unbound
Women and Women's Rights

Women This Week: Fighting FGM

Welcome to “Women Around the World: This Week,” a series that highlights noteworthy news related to women and U.S. foreign policy. This week’s post, covering July 23 to August 4, was compiled with support from Lucia Petty.

Blog Post by Rachel B. Vogelstein August 6, 2018 Women Around the World
Women and Women's Rights

Women This Week: Ballot Breakthroughs in Mexico and Tunisia

Welcome to “Women Around the World: This Week,” a series that highlights noteworthy news related to women and U.S. foreign policy. This week’s post, covering July 5 to July 13, was compiled with support from Lucia Petty and Rebecca Turkington.

Blog Post by Rachel B. Vogelstein July 13, 2018 Women Around the World
Indo-Pacific

Australia Wants to Boost Economic Ties With India

Australia's new India economic strategy shows how India's growing economic weight makes it an unavoidable economic partner, despite the challenges in navigating its market.

Blog Post by Alyssa Ayres July 12, 2018 Asia Unbound
Asia

Beyond “Mateship”: Tough Choices in Australian Foreign Policy

By James Curran In recent weeks, the Australian government has invested significant commemorative capital to mark the one hundredth anniversary of the Battle of Hamel on the Western Front in World…

Blog Post by Guest Blogger for Joshua Kurlantzick July 9, 2018 Asia Unbound
United Nations

The UN's Automatic Majority Against Israel is Fraying

On June 13, the United Nations General Assembly voted once again to condemn Israel, this time for its actions against Hamas in Gaza when tens of thousands of Hamas supporters and terrorists stormed t…

Blog Post by Elliott Abrams June 16, 2018 Pressure Points
Cybersecurity

Cyber Week in Review: June 15, 2018

This week: sanctions against Russia over malicious cyber activity, reversing the ZTE ban, and Huawei has some trouble down under.

Blog Post by Adam Segal June 15, 2018 Net Politics
Women and Women's Rights

Women This Week: Making History in Tunisia

Welcome to “Women Around the World: This Week,” a series that highlights noteworthy news related to women and U.S. foreign policy. This week’s post, covering May 5 to May 11, was compiled with support from Amalia Trigo and Rebecca Turkington.

Blog Post by Rachel B. Vogelstein May 11, 2018 Women Around the World
United Nations

Counting Votes at the UN Human Rights Council

The UN Human Rights Council passed five more anti-Israel resolutions last week. This was not a great surprise, and U.S. Ambassador Nikki Haley called the Council “grossly biased against Israel.” She …

Blog Post by Elliott Abrams March 29, 2018 Pressure Points