Indonesian voting behaviour beyond Jakarta
The recent gubernatorial elections in Jakarta have generated vigorous debate about the state of democracy in Indonesia. Many observers have commented on the rise of … Read More
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Establish amazing connections
The Asia Future Fellows program is an annual program designed to offer students from Griffith University and Peking University an opportunity to enrich their studies… Read More
Casting a shadow of doubt on international election monitoring norms
In August 2017, Rwandan President Paul Kagame won re-election with 98.79 percent of the vote. Underlying this landslide victory was a “pattern… Read More
Griffith Asia Institute China experts on the Foreign Policy White Paper
HUI FENG | Why Australia’s China policy in the White Paper is misleading The recently released Australian Foreign Policy White Paper (WP) aimed to… Read More
Treading a fine line between voicing concerns and building bridges with China
Even a cursory reading reveals a number of noteworthy aspects of the newly released White Paper. First, compared with the previous two white papers on… Read More
Foreign policy: Charting Australia’s diplomatic future
CAITLIN BYRNE | In a rapidly changing world, the unveiling of the Foreign Policy White Paper, represents the closest thing the Turnbull government has… Read More
Technological change and the 2017 Foreign Policy White Paper
In November 2017, the Australian government released its Foreign Policy White Paper to a flurry of interest and speculation as to how Australia will chart… Read More
Australia’s search for a China policy
IAN HALL | The Sydney Morning Herald journalist Peter Hartcher recently opined that for all Donald J. Trump’s manifest faults, the President has done one good… Read More
Quo vadis, Australia?
Foreign policy white papers can disappoint. More than white papers on domestic policy, they deal largely with the unknown. And, for small and medium-sized countries… Read More
Australia’s Foreign Policy White Paper offers more wishful thinking than concrete ideas
A white paper has many purposes and audiences. There are, for example, the other government departments, ministers, opposition, internal staff that have to breach the… Read More
