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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...
ANU ranked in the top 10 international universities
The ANU has been named in the top 10 of the world’s most international universities. The 2017 Times Higher Education international universities rankings has ANU at seventh in the world and...
From the frontline to first-class Masters
Being at the frontline of war zones, he was motivated to study International Relations to better understand the nature of conflicts. “During my time in the military I have consistently been sent...
Tackling humanitarian challenges and the responsibility to protect
ANU Conference tackles international humanitarian challenges Today, over 65 million people around the world are forcibly displaced by instability and armed conflict – with political and sectarian...
Why research should be a priority in the global response to the child migration crisis
With world leaders gathering at the United Nations for high level deliberations on the global migration crisis, the need for solid evidence to develop better policies on child migration has never...
ASEAN's South China Sea ulcer
The just concluded meeting of ASEAN Foreign Ministers in Vientiane, Lao PDR, looked like it was going to be a high profile failure. The fear was that the meeting would repeat the 2012 experience of...
Lebanon's fragile stability
Image: Flickr/World Bank/Dominic Chavez I arrived in Lebanon in early June this year and was immediately struck by the calm mood of the people. Since 2015 fear of an ISIS invasion had receded, in...
As turmoil sparks the largest protests in years, where is Zimbabwe headed?
Image: AP photo by Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi Things are not going well in Zimbabwe. Although its economy experienced some recovery in the early part of the 2010s, after nearly a decade of hyperinflation...
