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Articles by Murray Ackman
Australia and the crisis in Europe: threats and opportunities
Vladimir Putin’s ruthless bid to erase Ukraine’s nationhood and redraw the map in Europe is a direct attack on the foundations of the post-war rules-based order, from which Australia has benefitted more than most. A Russian fait accompli in Ukraine would also boost the idea that might makes right in international affairs. For Australia, there are many threats in this crisis but also, perhaps, some opportunities.
Is Russia finally getting serious on climate change?
At last month’s annual Valdai forum in Russia, President Vladimir Putin said it was “impossible” to deny climate change when disasters had become “almost a norm”. Acknowledging the reality and hazards of climate change is a big change for Russia’s leader. But how meaningful is this apparent shift? Climate change undoubtedly poses risks for Russia, as the upsurge in wildfires and melting permafrost across Siberia in recent years has shown, affecting lives, livelihoods and infrastructure.
In Bangladesh, Covid adds to a list of maladies
The Covid-19 situation has had a devastating effect on the local economy, the brunt being borne by the country’s export-oriented garments industry. It has propelled owners of various businesses – and that includes the media sector – into showing employees the door, and with rising unemployment follows idleness, and broader consequences unimagined. Official statistics place the number of those affected by the coronavirus, so far, in Bangladesh almost 360,000.
Getting the right data is step one to address Pacific problems
The Pacific region is facing dramatic challenges. Climate change, population booms, changing geopolitical competition, and increasing urbanisation are all forecast to drastically alter island life. Compounding these challenges, however, is the reality that many Pacific island nations do not have the capacity to effectively respond to the difficulties they face.
Emerging areas of terrorism in Southeast Asia
Terrorism-related deaths fell in 2016 according to the Institute for Economics and Peace’s 2017 Global Terrorism Index. It’s the second year in a row that deaths caused by terrorist acts declined. But while the number of deaths has fallen, the spread of attacks has increased. For possibly the first time in history, two out of three countries in the world have experienced a terrorist attack.
A Decade of Declining Peace
The world has become less peaceful over the past decade, according to the latest Global Peace Index, now in its tenth year. Though levels of terrorism and conflict have increased across the globe, the Middle East and North Africa suffered the brunt of this deterioration.The Global Peace Index, produced by the Institute for Economics and Peace, is the world's leading measure of peacefulness.
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