Foreign Policy
The purpose of our work is to help shape and influence a foreign policy that will promote the twin goals of a more secure Australia and an international order based on liberal values, rules of engagement and outcomes. CIS is taking the lead in identifying underlying current and future trends and issues; and introducing themes that will define and shape future policy. This includes contributions to debate and discussion on issues such as immigration and refugee policy and foreign aid. Our recent work has concentrated on the ever dynamic changes occurring in China and India and the lack of change in the Pacific region.
Publications
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After the Wall – Reflections on the Legacy of 1989
, , & | 08 Sep 2010 | Occasional PapersWhen the Berlin Wall fell in 1989, it marked the end of the Cold War and of Eastern European communism. Two decades on, The... Read More...
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INTERVIEW: Afghanistan's Critical Year
, , , & | 01 Sep 2010 | POLICY MagazineMajor General Jim Molan tells Sergei DeSilva-Ranasinghe that Australia should invest greater resources in Afghanistan.
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Unrealised Potential: India’s ‘Soft Power’ Ambition in Asia
| 30 Jun 2010 | Foreign Policy AnalysisThis paper makes the argument that India’s enormous ‘soft power’ potential in Asia is based on the fact that a rising... Read More...
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FEATURE: Plan B for Dealing with North Korea
| 17 Jun 2010 | POLICY MagazineIf North Korea refuses to give up its nuclear ambitions, all palatable options will have run out.
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FEATURE: Losing Tomorrow Today: Islamising Germany
| 17 Jun 2010 | POLICY MagazineA new generation of collaborators is caving in to the new conquerors of Europe.
Opinion & Commentary
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If only China were more like Japan
| 01 Sep 2010 | Business WeekChina is heading toward a Japanese-style economic debacle and that the process won’t be as gradual or peaceful, says John ... Read More
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China's Water Grab
| 24 Aug 2010 | Foreign PolicyForget the South China Sea. If America really cares about strengthening its presence in Asia, it’ll focus on the Mekong ... Read More
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China's rise and the road to war
| 05 Aug 2010 | The Wall Street JournalAs with Germany a century ago, an emerging power is overestimating its capabilities, says John Lee in The Wall Street Journal, ... Read More
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Obama Switching Sides Over China
| 30 Jul 2010 | The Weekly StandardThere is renewed American preparedness to join with regional allies and partners in checking China’s ambition, says John ... Read More
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Unpacking the black box
| 30 Jul 2010 | NewsweekChina’s dicey statistics tell us a lot, says John Lee in Newsweek, 30 July 2010.... Read More
Ideas@TheCentre
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Affirmative action policies in Malaysia prove costly
| 23 Jul 2010Malaysia’s affirmative action policies may prove costly for the country’s future economic and ideological shape, with ...
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When liking India isn't Enough
| 02 Jul 2010The Chicago Council on Global Affairs recently surveyed respondents in the United States, China, Russia, Germany, United ...
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Nuclear's global renaissance
| 19 Feb 2010The announcement by US President Barack Obama this week to provide federal loans for new nuclear power stations signals a ...
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Obama ditches soft approach towards China
| 05 Feb 2010If 2009 was the year of treating China with kid gloves, 2010 is likely to be much more tumultuous with President Barack Obama ...
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Chinese appeasement irks Indians
| 04 Dec 2009President Barrack Obama’s choice of Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh as his first state visitor last week was meant ...
