Book Review: NATO from Cold War to Ukraine Sten Rynning traces the political history of NATO from its inception in 1949, through to the ongoing Ukraine War and into 2024. This book identifies a pattern in the Alliance’s past, at a critical crossroads as it must decide how it progresses in a rapidly changing global environment.
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30 May 2025: The Week in Australian Foreign Affairs This week in Australian foreign affairs: Marles to attend Shangri-La Dialogue; new assistant minister for foreign affairs; Thistlethwaite responds to China's trade negotiations with Pacific Islands Nations, and more.
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Imperial Nostalgia is Blinding Australia to the Realities of a Sinking AUKUS Despite growing concerns about the consequences of a second Trump presidency for Australia, the newly re-elected Labor party remains committed to AUKUS. An unexplored factor in Australia’s continued adherence to the pact is nostalgia for the British Empire easing Australian anxieties about the surety of the US alliance.
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Asserting Australian Diplomacy beyond US interests Norms that have long contributed to Australia's prosperity are increasingly in need of safeguarding from the rise of international populism. In light of this, it is time for introspection into our relationship with the US and how we should relate to the rest of the world.
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Future US-Australia Trade Relations Demand a Broad, Principled Response from Government US President Donald Trump’s unilateral tariffs, and their negative impact on global markets, have shocked the world. Assessment of their impacts on the future of Australia-US trade relations should be informed not only by the history of those trade relations, but also by the US rejection of post-war United Nations human rights principles.
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