26 April 2024: The Week in Australian Foreign Affairs 26 April 2024 This week in Australian foreign affairs: Albanese joins PNG PM Marape on the Kokoda Trail for ANZAC Day; Marles in Türkiye and UAE; Wong announces new ambassadors; new tariff relief for Ukraine, and more. Read More ..read more

Book Review: Identities, Nationalism, and the State: The Politics and Ethnicity and Minority Regimes in the Middle East 26 April 2024 In this volume, Miaad A. Hassan takes issue with “defined” political and social systems, and outlines how majorities and minorities in the Middle East shape political identities. These identities have not been secterian but rather responsive to political and external challenges.  Read More ..read more

The Silence and Shame of Human Trafficking in Fiji 26 April 2024 Despite the attraction of Fiji's natural beauty and cultural richness, there is an underlying issue that must be addressed: human trafficking. Like many other countries in the world, Fiji is not immune to this global problem. Read More ..read more

Russia’s “Catch Me If You Can” over the Baltic Sea 26 April 2024 Russian military aircraft are repeatedly intercepted over the Baltic Sea. Its air force is violating international aviation rules. Read More ..read more

“Chibok Girls”: Ten Years On and Boko Haram Still Thrives 26 April 2024 A decade ago, Abubakar Shekau, the former leader of Boko Haram, released a video boasting “I abducted your girls…I will sell them in the market, by Allah! I will marry off a woman at the age of twelve.” This caused outrage, disbelief, and calls to unite and #bringbackourgirls to their families. Read More ..read more

Book Review: The Locked-Up Country 26 April 2024 The subtitle of Chodor and Hameiri’s book is “Learning the Lessons from Australia’s COVID-19 Response.” There is one lesson in particular that the authors foreground – which, in fact, is the singular and repeated refrain of the book: that we re-learn how to govern. Read More ..read more

Intern Debate: “that the defence of Ukraine is the defence of democracies everywhere” 24 April 2024 On Tuesday 9 April our current interns debated the proposition that the defence of Ukraine is the defence of democracies everywhere. The affirmative case was put by Paris Fleury, Jie Rui Lin and Isabella Crowe, and the negative by Hattie Shand, Jacob Barry, and Adam Scislowski. The affirmative team contrasted the limited western response to […] Read More ..read more

Australia's Growing Space Agency Amid a Renewed Push to the Stars 24 April 2024 According to a recent survey, the Australian public lacks awareness of global space activities and domestic space endeavours. So, what is Australia is up to in space? Read More ..read more

Applications now Open: Major Opportunity for Indo-Pacific Study Tours, Research Meetings, and Exchange! 24 April 2024 Read More ..read more

Offshore Processing Offers False Hope for United Kingdom 22 April 2024 The influence of Australia’s deterrence-based asylum policy is spreading across Europe and the United Kingdom, with serious consequences for both human rights and the rule of law. Obstacles to the implementation of ‘offshore processing’ in particular might force States to refocus on their own asylum processing capabilities. Read More ..read more