Asia/Pacific

Do Revolutions Lead to Greater Security or Insecurity?

Lin Alexandra Mortensgaard • Mar 12 2015 • Essays

Whether revolutions result in greater security or insecurity is entirely dependent on whose security is being discussed.

The Fear of Asia and Changes in Australian National Defence Policy

Benjamin Robbins • Mar 11 2015 • Essays

Australian national defence policy has consistently been founded on the fear of perceived threats to national security within the region of Asia.

One War, Many Reasons: The US Invasion of Iraq

Markus Nikolas Heinrich • Mar 9 2015 • Essays

The US invasion of Iraq in 2003 was the culmination of a long series of events and the product of many complex, different, and yet interrelated factors.

Containing China? The United States in the South Pacific Since 2011

Matt Stansfield • Feb 25 2015 • Essays

The rebalancing by the United States towards the South Pacific is less about containment and is more about competitive engagement in the region.

Logged In: Transforming the Political Process in Russia

Ivan Bakalov • Feb 13 2015 • Essays

The Internet has had a positive impact on the provision of the normative good of democratic self-determination and participation in the Russian Federation.

Assessing the British Counter-Insurgency Effort in Malaya

James Flint • Feb 11 2015 • Essays

Attempts to compare Malaya with other counterinsurgency campaigns such as the Vietnam War or Afghanistan War are limited in value and risk dangerous over-simplifications

Analysing NATO’s Role in Afghanistan

Jonjo Robb • Feb 8 2015 • Essays

Throughout its endeavour, NATO has faced many key challenges in its crisis management operation in Afghanistan.

Historical Animosity: One of Many Sources of Sino–Japanese Tensions Today

Rachel Hao • Jan 21 2015 • Essays

Historical animosity has been a major factor in Sino–Japanese tensions, but strategic regional objectives remain their primary motivator.

Starvation: A Political Phenomenon

Bede Thompson • Jan 17 2015 • Essays

While their natural aspects and influences should not be disregarded, famine and starvation must be viewed primarily as a breakdown in social and political systems.

To What Extent is Reconciliation an Appropriate Term in Post-Conflict Societies?

Matthew Richmond • Dec 29 2014 • Essays

Due to unrealistic expectations associated with ‘thick’ reconciliation, ‘thin’ reconciliation offers practical realities and moral intent in post-conflict scenarios.

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