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Implementing the Responsibility to Protect conference report
On 28–29 October 2016, the Department of International Relations at The Australian National University, along with the Asia Pacific Centre for the Responsibility to Protect at the University of...
IR academics comment on North Korea's ICBM test
As the world reacts to North Korea’s ICBM test, our IR academics have been adding their views to the global media coverage. Dr Feng Zhang is quoted in the New York Times, and Dr Ben Zala was...
"That is what the terrorists want": Media as amplifier of violent extremist propaganda
On 16 June 2017, Dr. Haroro Ingram presented at a workshop held by L’École nationale de la magistrature (ENM) in Paris about whether and how media reporting may act as an amplifier of violent...
ANU ranked 1st in Australia, top 20 globally.
The Australian National University (ANU) has reaffirmed its position as Australia’s top university and among the top 20 universities in the world. The latest QS World University Rankings for...
Asian pawns lose out in power play between the US and China
China is winning the battle over the South China Sea, the resource-rich stretch of contested water where the country’s been building artificial islands equipped with military-length airstrips...
What North Korea and Syria tell us about US primacy: It's over
In the course of the last three weeks, we have probably witnessed the end of the defining feature of the post-Cold War era: unrivaled American power. For all the back and forth between commentators...
Is ASEAN a newfound voice for the Rohingya?
The democratisation of Myanmar, culminating in the National League for Democracy’s assumption of power in early 2016, was meant to mark a step forward for the Rohingya. The hopes of the international...
Out of order
What does Australia want from ASEAN? Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop gave a clear answer in her speech in Manila on 16 March. In a memorable phrase, Ms Bishop called for ASEAN to use its ‘...
Tackling human trafficking in ASEAN
On 6 February, the Philippines became the sixth member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to ratify the ASEAN Convention Against Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and...
Assessing Indonesia's new decree on refugees
On 31 December last year, Indonesian President Joko Widodo quietly issued a decree on the handling of refugees, breaking a long held silence on the issue. The pronouncement outlines how relevant...
