Assessing the Risk of Global Climate Change on the Australian Defence Force
While other militaries around the world have taken notice of climate change and are now acting, defence planners and policy elite in Australia are pre-occupied by global power shifts. In confining climate change as a third order issue, they are overlooking major risks.
A Critical Introduction to the ‘Legalisation of World Politics’
Contrary to realist expectations, states have frequently engaged in institutionalised co-operation even under conditions of anarchy.
Western Armed Forces and the Mass Media in Historical Perspective
The appearance of social media is less a major change than simply one more development in the long history of propaganda. In focussing on technological changes, governments and their armed forces miss the wider political and social issues.
Is the War on Terror Over?
Young Muslim activists have received a new standard for challenging the old order, and a new form of protest, one that discredits terrorism as the easy and ineffective path.
India’s Iran-Israel Balancing Act
Amidst growing Israeli-Iranian animosity, India’s traditional policy of compartmentalizing relations with each nation is becoming untenable.
Women’s Rights as Human Rights: Problems and Paradoxes
We have no option other than to work within the prevailing discourse of human rights, but should be aware of the limits of this course of action.
Bryan Adams and Bears: Who cares about Canadian foreign policy?
Being a US foreign policy specialist I have always dismissed Canadian foreign policy as non-existent. Perhaps I was wrong!
Coming up for Air: Making Sense of the Australian ‘Future Submarines’ Debate
The Australian government will decide on a new submarine programme before mid-2012, its largest ever defence procurement. The debate is part of the discourse about China’s rise. For the first time, Australia’s major trading partner is not a member of the Western alliance.
Rebalancing Priorities: America, Europe, and Defence Austerity
Faced with fiscal pressures at home and rising powers elsewhere, the US is reducing its troop presence in Europe. The interests of European security can be best served by Britain and France developing a stronger joint expeditionary capacity.
Honouring Mandela’s Legacy
South Africa’s achievements rest on interdependence and an unwavering belief in constitutionalism. This is Nelson Mandela’s lasting legacy.
