Keywords: Foreign Relations
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AUSTRALIA
- Thomas Bartlett
- 22 January 2010
7 Comments
Did Google really think their entering China could exert a force for China's
'opening up'? If so, they have deceived
themselves.
First and foremost, Chinese government is about control, and the more it changes, the more it stays the same.
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AUSTRALIA
- John Warhurst
- 04 November 2009
11 Comments
Tim Fischer, Australian Ambassador to the Vatican, has a vital role in a state he calls a hub of power and intelligence. One can't help but wonder if Cardinal George Pell thinks he, rather than Fischer, should be Rudd's man in the Vatican.
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AUSTRALIA
- Luke Fraser
- 09 September 2009
2 Comments
Throughout the 19th century, Russians developed a
keen interest in Australia, describing it
as a 'working man's paradise' and a 'key trading partner for the future'. This forgotten relationship has potential for building a shared future.
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AUSTRALIA
- Luke Fraser
- 09 September 2009
The relationship between Australia and Russia is over 200 years old. It
began with great promise, but relations cooled following the Russian
Revolution. The financial crisis presents an opportunity for both
countries to look to each other with optimism once again.
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AUSTRALIA
Kevin Rudd's visit to Malaysia this week reminds us of stormy
bilateral relations under former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad. With Mahthir's son now serving as an important deputy minister, some now fear a return of 'Mahathirism'.
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AUSTRALIA
- Shahram Akbarzadeh
- 23 June 2009
3 Comments
The disappointment of Iran's youths at the obviously rigged election
results is now being played out in the streets in
open defiance of the regime. Unfortunately the Islamic regime is in no mood to compromise.
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ARTS AND CULTURE
- Roanna Gonsalves
- 23 June 2009
36 Comments
Vincent and I were both international students
from Bombay. He had lived here for a year while I had only arrived
three months ago. We worked in the same Indian restaurant. The night of his attack, Vincent sounded upbeat on the train.
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AUSTRALIA
- Ashlea Scicluna
- 28 April 2009
13 Comments
Leaders of Israel, Egypt and the Palestinians have been invited for peace talks in Washington. Rather than seeking to destroy Hamas, the US ought to encourage a unity government with Fatah, that would bring Hamas into the mainstream.
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AUSTRALIA
- Antonio Castillo
- 22 April 2009
4 Comments
The Fifth Summit of the Americas will be remembered for Obama's pledge to 'seek a new beginning with Cuba'. He could be the statesman to end the Cuban embargo, the foreign policy blunder that has caused much pain to Cuba and its people.
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AUSTRALIA
- Kimberley Layton
- 03 April 2009
1 Comment
In due course the Taliban problem will be confronted and hopefully
resolved, but not before the internal political
situation stabilises. Patience is a virtue in Pakistan. The situation is not improving quickly, but it does seem to be improving.
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AUSTRALIA
- Peter Kirkwood
- 18 March 2009
3 Comments
When asked if America was winning the war in Afghanistan, Obama answered: 'No'. His call for dialogue with the Taliban reflects a form of inter-religious dialogue that goes beyond a lovey-dovey, 'underneath we're all the same' approach.
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AUSTRALIA
- Kimberley Layton
- 11 March 2009
2 Comments
President
Omar al-Bashir stands accused of two counts of war crimes and five of crimes against humanity. But prosecuting him will not deliver justice to the people of Darfur. What seems like the beginning of the end of the tragedy may be the end of the beginning.
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