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Republican Jon Huntsman is one presidential candidate whose position deserves attention outside America, not least because of his interest in China policy.
Twitter is revolutionising the world, much to the annoyance of its critics.
The Atlantic
James Fallows discusses inequality issues facing America and what can be learned from countries who are similar in many ways to America but have succeeded in being more egalitarian. James Fallows...
The Australian
Tom Switzer marks the 40th anniversary of the end of the Bretton Woods monetary system by discussing the significance to the world economy of Richard Nixon's decision to move away from...
The European
Professor Ed Blakely considers the significance of the fall of the Berlin Wall and the barriers between nations that remain well into the 21st century. Ed Blakely is honorary professor in...
The Weekend Australian
Despite the gloomy economic outlook dominating much of the current media commentary, Professor Geoffrey Garrett argues Australia will continue to be the beneficiary of Chinese demand and American investment for...
The Conversation
Europe is on the decline. The US has its own problems. Meanwhile, China and India appear strong. But is it too soon pick the next global superpower? In this Q+A, Professor...
The Australian
Citing the example of an underperforming university that transformed itself into a pin-up of American higher education, Dr Sean Gallagher argues Australian institutions can follow the University of Southern California's example...
The Australian
Professor Geoffrey Garrett says that although America's problems are different from Europe's, it is caught in a very dangerous political-economic cycle as evidenced most recently by how the debt ceiling crisis...
The Conversation
Martijn Konings discusses what the debt ceiling crisis tells us about shifts in power taking place in American politics and its relation to government spending and taxation. Martijn Konings is a...
The Australian
Tom Switzer says in this book review that some writings derive significance not only from what they say but who says it. Such is the case with a new book by...
The Sydney Morning Herald
Dr David Smith likens the current debt-talk deadlock between US President Barack Obama and Republicans to a game of chicken, where neither side can accurately predict what the outcome...
The Age
Professor Geoffrey Garrett argues that the depth, breadth and intensity of economic ties between China and the United States are a profound source of global stability. Furthermore, he adds that Australia...
The Punch
Will Turner says it is easy for government decision-makers to lose perspective when confronted with highly emotive events such as the 9/11 attacks. He cites the ten-year-old war in Afghanistan as...
by Geoffrey Garrett
Garrett contributes to Rising China: Global Challenges and Opportunities (edited by Jane Golley and Ligang Song and published by ANU Press) with this chapter on the large and complex challenges...
The Canberra Times
Dr Lesley Russell says the millions of people with diabetes in the United States and Australia is overloading health-care budgets and crushing productivity in both countries. Furthermore, she argues the...
The National Interest
Jacob Heilbrunn argues the Republican Party should take more notice of Richard Nixon's foreign policy legacy, citing Tom Switzer's recent opinion piece in the New York Times about Nixon and...
The Age
Australian Prime Minister Gough Whitlam and US President Richard Nixon's rapprochement with ''Red China'' forty years ago proved to be brave, inspired diplomacy, writes Tom Switzer.
The New York Times
In an address to media executives in Kansas City forty years ago, US president Richard Nixon predicted the end of US global predominance. Tom Switzer writes that, although Nixon's...
