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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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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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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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