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CEO - @mckellinstitute | Author - 'Divided Isles: Solomon Islands & the China Switch’ | Writer, 'Iron Winter', a documentary. (www.ironwinterfilm.com).
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How Sanctions are Hurting Russia's Central Asian Ambitions

How Sanctions are Hurting Russia's Central Asian Ambitions

RIA Novosti Few contest the fact that Putin's Russia has demonstrated overtly expansionist ambitions in recen…

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Tajikistan: An Opportunity for Great Power Cooperation

Tajikistan: An Opportunity for Great Power Cooperation

One of the least known nations on the planet, Tajikistan demands little attention from the outside world - ev…

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Australia's Unique Position in a Negotiated Political Resolution in Syria

Australia's Unique Position in a Negotiated Political Resolution in Syria

Commentators can sometimes be dismissive of Australia's place in major international disputes. But Canberra's…

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Australia and the Brussels Attack

Australia and the Brussels Attack

The attacks in Brussels on Tuesday that have left 34 dead and hundreds wounded have rightly shocked Australia…

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Australia's Immigration Policy: So Much for the PNG 'Solution'

Australia's Immigration Policy: So Much for the PNG 'Solution'

Malcolm Turnbull announced the largest ever defense project to be built on Australian soil on Tuesday. This s…

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A New Year Brings New Turmoil for Australia's Turnbull Government

A New Year Brings New Turmoil for Australia's Turnbull Government

With January less than half over, two scandals have rocked his administration, and only inflamed the sense th…

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Instability just a stroke away in Central Asia

Instability just a stroke away in Central Asia

Over the weekend, Islam Karimov, the president of Uzbekistan, was rushed to hospital after reportedly sufferi…

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Uzbekistan: Fragile and uncertain as the curtain falls on Karimov era

Uzbekistan: Fragile and uncertain as the curtain falls on Karimov era

After five days of confusion, the inevitable declaration of the death of Islam Karimov, the first and only pr…

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Why Trump shouldn't weaken US sanctions on Russia (part 1)

Why Trump shouldn't weaken US sanctions on Russia (part 1)

Donald Trump's election has caused consternation among almost every mainstream group of policymakers in Washi…

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Why Trump shouldn't weaken US sanctions on Russia (Part 2)

Why Trump shouldn't weaken US sanctions on Russia (Part 2)

Part 1 of this series examined the history of the US sanctions on Russia and differing measures of their succ…

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Mongolia's presidential election outcome a win for Putin

Mongolia's presidential election outcome a win for Putin

Khlatmaaglin Battulga - a businessman, martial arts star, and the brains behind a famed, 40 metre high, stain…

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This Election Is An Opportunity To Recalibrate The Direction Of Australian Politics

This Election Is An Opportunity To Recalibrate The Direction Of Australian Politics

This election is an opportunity to end Australia's policy sclerosis and recalibrate the direction of Australi…

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Coal Won't Solve Energy Poverty, Renewables Will

Coal Won't Solve Energy Poverty, Renewables Will

Last month, a remarkable story emerged out of Kenya. Not one of violence or unrest that the world is becoming…

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Why Is Foreign Policy Ignored In Australian Election Campaigns?

Why Is Foreign Policy Ignored In Australian Election Campaigns?

This election has started off cautiously. The government has put forward a narrow, safe agenda aimed purely a…

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The Next Global Trouble Spot is Central Asia: We Can't Ignore It

The Next Global Trouble Spot is Central Asia: We Can't Ignore It

Before the G20 this week dominated the global media, two seismic ruptures occurred in world politics: the dea…

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The Wave Of Western Populism Should Learn From Cuba's Mistakes

The Wave Of Western Populism Should Learn From Cuba's Mistakes

The death of Fidel Castro on Friday marks a potential new beginning in Cuba. Castro, a darling of far-left re…

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Putin's Fans In The West Need To Take A Cold Shower

Putin's Fans In The West Need To Take A Cold Shower

Of the many unexpected events in 2016, the flourishing of a large and passionate Vladimir Putin fan club acro…

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A Clean Energy Future Is On The Horizon

A Clean Energy Future Is On The Horizon

Every South Australian has a right to be angry at the energy challenges the state has faced over the past few…

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Making Super Available To Buy A House Is A Terrible Idea

Making Super Available To Buy A House Is A Terrible Idea

As the housing affordability debate ramps up, there seems to be one archaic idea that just won't go away. A w…

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The budget is full of old ideas but at least we get a new slogan | Edward Cavanough

The budget is full of old ideas but at least we get a new slogan | Edward Cavanough

The 2016 budget is aimed at neutralising the Labor party, solidifying the government's upper middle class bas…

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A vote on marriage equality is not an exercise in democracy - it is an abrogation of it

A vote on marriage equality is not an exercise in democracy - it is an abrogation of it

With the likely return of the Coalition government on July 2 has come the shift of attention to Australia's n…

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Trump throwing allies like Australia under the bus in early diplomacy

Trump throwing allies like Australia under the bus in early diplomacy

President Donald Trump Donald Trump How Polish populism explains Trump and the rebirth of nationalism Lewando…

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