The Australian Defence White Paper – Through Foreign Eyes
Photo courtesy of defence.gov.au The view from abroad can give us insights to how we are perceived. John Harris Last week Julia Gillard and Stephen Smith presented the Australian Government’s Defence White Paper 2013. The white paper, a broad and long-term policy document, outlines the analysis of the government’s current position and future direction. For
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Australian Youth Representative to the UN 2013 – Launch Event
The Australia’s Role in the World project and UN Youth Australia are pleased to announce Australia’s Representative for Youth to the UN for 2013. When: May 9th, 6:00pm Where: University of Melbourne, Elisabeth Murdoch – Theatre A To launch the UN Youth Representative’s national tour, we invite you to come and give your views on
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Australia and the Future of “The Responsibility to Protect”
Australia and the Future of “The Responsibility to Protect” By Steven Burak The Brazilian led push for an updated and improved Responsibility to Protect has created yet another acronym in the International Relations lexicon; RWP, or the Responsibility While Protecting. Does this new acronym demand the attention of the Australian government and United Nations Security
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Future Foreign Policy in the Asian Century
When: 13 November, 6:00- 8:30pm
Where: The University of Melbourne
As part of Asialink's Next Generation series, Asialink, the University of Melbourne, Australia's Role in the World and the Australia Network present a unique television event; Future foreign policy in the Asian Century.
Asian Century White Paper Launch
The Australia in the Asian Century White Paper is being released this Sunday. The Prime Minister will release the Australia in the Asian Century White Paper on Sunday 28 October 2012 at 1pm in a speech to the Lowy Institute for International Policy. This document will be a roadmap to guide Australia to become a more prosperous
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Australia- US Relations in the Asian Century
Asialink is proud to present former Prime Minister of Australia The Right Honorable Malcolm Fraser for an exploration of Australia-US ties in the context of a rising Asia. DATE: Tuesday 25 September 2012 TIME: 6:30pm – 8:00pm VENUE: Carillo Gantner Theatre, Sidney Myer Asia Centre, University of Melbourne For more information and registration- http://asialink.unimelb.edu.au/calendar/events/featured/US_Relations_in_the_Asian_Century
When China Rules the World – Public Lecture and Book Launch
As part of a public lecture series questioning Australia’s Role in the World, Asialink is proud to present best-selling author and leading China expert Martin Jacques, for the launch of an updated version of his critically-acclaimed book When China Rules the World: the End of the Western World and the Birth of a New Global
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National President’s Forum: Australia in the Asian Century
By the end of this year, Australia is expected to have a White Paper charting its course in the Asian Century. Following its work with the White Paper Taskforce, the Australian Institute of International Affairs (AIIA) will be holding the following events in Sydney on 23 and 24 August 2012: ABC Public Forum: Australia in The
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Human Rights and “The Responsibility to Protect”
Human Rights and “The Responsibility to Protect” By John Varghese The human rights agenda has once again clawed its way into public discourse after a decade of marginalisation and oblivion in the post 9/11 era. The Libyan crisis and the broader Arab Spring have been met with fierce resistance by the authoritarian governments of the
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Nuclear Disarmament and Non-Proliferation – Can it be done?
Nuclear Disarmament and Non-Proliferation – Can it be done? By Zeb Leonard From the very beginnings of the age of nuclear weapons there have been vocal commentators advocating they never be used and that disarmament should begin. Although these voices have been powerful, the bomb cannot be ‘uninvented.’ Attempts to control atomic weapons technology, beginning
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