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US News & World Report
Can Hillary Clinton play the Reagan to Barack Obama's Jimmy Carter? Research associate Nicole Hemmer looks at the possible Democratic presidential contender's recent foreign policy statements.
The Guardian
Does the ouster of Iraqi prime minister Nouri al-Maliki justify a more interventionist role in Iraq? Research associate Tom Switzer argues that instead of ending the moral and strategic catastrophe unfolding...
The National Interest
Richard Nixon was a man so driven by insecurities and hatreds that he abused his powers and resorted to dirty tricks and cover-ups. He was also, as research associate Tom...
Australian Financial Review
Since World War II, appeasement has been considered a dirty word in foreign policy circles. Research associate Tom Switzer says it could be due for a 21st century rethink.
Australian Financial Review
Former Australian prime minister Malcolm Fraser believes Australia should abandon its decades long, unquestioning alliance with the US. Professor of strategic studies at the Australian National University Hugh White questions his...
Washington Post
A recent article by Washington Post columnist Richard Cohen criticised the record of the Nixon White House on civil rights. To the contrary, research associate Tom Switzer says, Richard Nixon implemented a...
US News & World Report
In 1972, conservatives were so dismayed by the Nixon presidency they fought against his renomination. Research associate Nicole Hemmer explains how Watergate turned some of Nixon's most vocal critics...
Painting Rupert Murdoch as a money-making conservative does not explain his support for unprofitable publications
The 17th issue of the Centre's magazine, American Review.
Don’t presume that tensions between China, a rising state, and the United States, the status quo power, will lead to conflict
The Australian
It is imperative that the West thinks clearly about the underlying cause of the Russia–Ukraine standoff that resulted in the downing of Malaysian Airlines Flight 17, says research associate Tom Switzer...
US News & World Report
A new film by conservative activist Dinest D'Souza accuses leftists of conspiring to overtake the political machinery of the United States by convincing American their country was a...
The American Conservative
The conventional wisdom in the West blames the turmoil in Eastern Europe on Vladimir Putin’s goal to recreate the former Soviet Empire. Research associate Tom Switzer says disasters like MH17 could recur...
Overland
Artists like Australian rapper Iggy Azalea and British duo Jungle have received sale and critical acclaim, but less attention has been paid to their relationship with the African American culture on which...
Spectator UK
From his election to Congress in 1946 to his resignation from the presidency in 1974, Richard Nixon was written off time and again. Research associate Tom Switzer reviews Nixon aide Patrick J...
US News & World Report
A megalomaniacal mining magnate, a rugby league player nicknamed the Brick with Eyes, and an ex-corporal with no front teeth are amongst the small bloc of populists who...
ABC The Drum
How did the US get to the point where a progressive president proposes deporting children as a solution to a humanitarian crisis? Lecturer David Smith says the answer may be...
The Wall Street Journal
Less than a year after taking power on a promise to dismantle Australia's carbon tax, the country's Liberal government has succeeded in abolishing the levy. Research associate Tom Switzer says...
Only when Britain finally realises that Europe is impotent will it make an effort with America again
ABC The Drum
In a recent visit to Australia, American economist Joseph Stiglitz criticised harshly his home country for its social welfare policies. Jonathan Bradley, the online editor of Centre journal American Review...
