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ABC The Drum
Ted Cruz might never be the US president, but his freshly announced campaign will reveal whether the Tea Party and libertarian factions of the GOP can be drawn successfully into...
The Age
Democracy meant that the majority Shiites became the new winners in post-Saddam Iraq; and the minority Sunnis the new losers, writes research associate Tom Switzer.
The Lowy Interpreter
On the death of former Malcolm Fraser, research associate Tom Switzer eulogises the former prime minister and salutes his foreign policy nous, both while in government and in the decades after.
The US–Japan–Australia trilateral security relationship shows the best way to transform relations in the Asia–Pacific for a more integrated and networked future.
The Lowy Interpreter
Research associate Tom Switzer writes in praise of Brent Scowcroft, America's leading foreign-policy strategist of the past 40 years.
The National Interest
Many supporters of the US's invasion of Iraq still refuse to acknowledge its ongoing impact on the nation today. Research associate Tom Switzer says neo-conservatives should abandon their foreign-policy fairy tales.
The Australian
Critics say the US response to China's planned Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank has been confused and contradictory. Visiting professor Linda Jakobson argues Australia should distance itself from the American stance.
The Lowy Interpreter
Australia's likely decision to become a founding member of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) marks the loosening of America's 70 year command over global governance, says lecturer Malcolm Jorgensen.
US News & World Report
Mike Huckabee's peddling of a questionable diabetes treatment should leave GOP voters wary says research associate Nicole Hemmer.
ABC The Drum
Given all the Clintons have been accused of, perhaps it's not surprising Hillary Clinton has developed a reputation for being secretive and suspicious, says research associate John Barron. Clinton's recently revealed...
US News & World Report
Research associate Nicole Hemmer says the Republican Party's focus on voter fraud lends itself to an image of discrimination.
The American Conservative
The United States would be wise not to intervene in a fight against the Islamic State terror group that is, in reality, a sectarian dispute in the Middle East, says...
The Guardian
Before Australia's 2013 federal election, Prime Minister Tony Abbott had beceme a straight-talking skeptic of Western intervention in Iraq, says research associate Tom Switzer. A newly announced deployment of 300 troops to...
US News & World Report
The same week the series finale of television comedy Parks and Recreation went to air, season three of the far more cynical melodrama House of Cards debuted. Research...
The Conversation
The Hollywood cliffhanger thrills most intensely when action moves towards foregone conclusions. Lecturer Aaron Nyerges explains why the dramatic device mirrors frustrated sexual excitement.
ABC The Drum
If Ben Carson's prominent role in Republican politics resonates with even a fairly small section of the African-American community as well as Tea Party conservatives, it could just tip the...
US News & World Report
The left-wing alternative to Fox isn't liberal-minded cable news, says research associate Nicole Hemmer. Comedians like Jon Stewart and John Oliver are already doing the job.
Foreign Affairs
The intensified US–Australian relationship in recent years has attracted little congressional attention and awareness among the American public. Nevertheless, CEO Bates Gill and research associate Tom Switzer say Australia now figures more prominently...
US News & World Report
A Florida state senator wants high school students in the students to watch a film by conservative pundit Dinesh D'Souza as part of their history education. Research associate...
