When Richard Casey arrived in Washington as Australia’s first independent diplomatic presence in the US in March 1940, it was to the tune of the beating drums of war. Casey was Australia’s first foreign envoy, followed in...
The task ahead
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Issue 1
Values & identity in foreign policy
It’s time to re-examine Australia’s foreign policy values, argues Yun Jiang.
Conflict or co-operation?
Frank Stilwell reflects on international relations, climate change and peace.
The ‘Art of Australia 1788-1941’ exhibition
Louise Ryan tells a little known story of Australia-US alliance building with art.
COVID & the contemporary struggle for freedoms
Rose Jackson discusses the rights and responsibilities of freedom.
Soft power, public diplomacy & post-AUKUS Indo-Pacific security
What role for public diplomacy, asks Naren Chitty.
A national strategy of resilience
Chenjun Wang explores the meaning of ‘resilience’.
Building a strong ADF for the 2020s
Defence can’t be left to the conservatives, argues Thomas Lonergan.
Foreign policy is more than defence
Foreign policy shouldn’t be subsumed by national security, says Melissa Conley Tyler
Gender and preventing violent extremism
Doris Asante wants a greater effort.
Labor’s alliance challenge
Australians are still not used to this America, points out James Curran.
It’s time to get serious about eliminating nukes
Where exactly does Australia stand, asks Marianne Hanson.
AUKUS – A strategic and diplomatic debacle
There is a better way, argues Andrew Mack.
Foreign policy and global warming
Morrison is simply not equipped, says Allen Behm.
Containment, hedging and wedging
Geoff Raby has a forward agenda for Labor and China,