• Print
  • Email

General

foreign-policy-general

Our work will continue to anticipate economic and political developments in countries of importance to Australia and New Zealand, particular Asia, India and the Pacific.

Publications

  1. The Kingdom of God is Forcefully Advancing and Forceful Men Lay Hold of It

    David Coltart | 14 Sep 2011 | Occasional Papers

    In the CIS’s annual Acton Lecture on Religion and Freedom, Senator David Coltart discusses the application of biblical... Read More...

  2. BOOK REVIEW: The Globalization Paradox: Democracy and the Future of World Economy

    Richard Salmons | 20 Aug 2011 | POLICY Magazine

    The Globalization Paradox: Democracy and the Future of World Economy by Dani Rodrik Reviewed by Richard Salmons  

  3. FEATURE: Taming the Dogs of War: Why Parliament Should Authorise Major Deployments

    Sukrit Sabhlok | 31 Mar 2011 | POLICY Magazine

    Parliament and the courts could spare Australia from ill-advised military action.

  4. Malaysian Dilemma: The Enduring Cancer of Affirmative Action

    John Lee | 23 Feb 2011 | Foreign Policy Analysis

    In March 2010, Prime Minister Najib Razak announced a New Economic Model (NEM) for Malaysia. These include pledges to wind-back... Read More...

  5. Jakarta's Juggling Act: Balancing China and America in the Asia-Pacific

    Jessica Brown | 03 Feb 2011 | Foreign Policy Analysis

    Indonesia is emerging as a significant player in Southeast Asia’s security architecture. Its prime foreign policy concern... Read More...

View All

Opinion & Commentary

  1. Avoiding conflict but quietly waving flag

    Jessica Brown | 21 Nov 2011 | Newcastle Herald

    Southeast Asian governments will welcome increased US involvement in the region.... Read More

  2. Italy defaults on debt and sends lenders broke? So be it

    Adam Creighton | 15 Nov 2011 | Crikey

    The federal government will need to cut spending to ensure a surplus in 2012-13.... Read More

  3. Going long on European deja vu

    Oliver Marc Hartwich | 03 Nov 2011 | The Business Spectator

    Markets were euphoric, political leaders relieved. “Europe has taken a step forward. Europe and Greece will emerge stronger ... Read More

  4. Europe’s forgotten lessons of history

    Oliver Marc Hartwich | 28 Oct 2011 | ThirdLink Newsletter

    The rise and fall of the Euro is just another chapter in the long history of monetary unions in Europe. The Euro was not ... Read More

  5. Hitting pause on the eurozone crisis

    Oliver Marc Hartwich | 04 Aug 2011 | Business Spectator

    Every year, the Centre for Independent Studies hosts a high-level conference in Queensland. One of the speakers this year ... Read More

View All

Ideas@TheCentre

  1. Indonesia cagey on US ties

    Jessica Brown | 18 Nov 2011

    Obama’s visit to Australia and Indonesia ushers in a new era of engagement but with quite different foreign policy reactions....

  2. Curing insanity with madness

    Oliver Marc Hartwich | 05 Aug 2011

    Reply to Peter Saunders piece from the previous Ideas, when he questioned some of the benefits of free trade. “It all sounds ...

  3. The famous and infamous Paul Wolfowitz

    John Lee | 29 Jul 2011

    Paul Wolfowitz and his ideas about China....

  4. ‘Death of a 54-year-old family father’

    John Lee | 06 May 2011

    Bin Laden’s death generates a myriad of responses – from the sensible to the ridiculous....

  5. A ‘Royal Wedding’ the Victorians might approve of?

    Jeremy Sammut | 29 Apr 2011

    The ‘Royal Wedding’ is the last chance at shoring up the shaky foundations of the British monarchy....

View All