Defining Democracy Down: Political Judicialisation, Judicial Politicisation
The overruling of Roe v Wade by the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) has again highlighted issues with judicial politicisation and independence.
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Investor-State Arbitration and the Rule of Law: Debunking the Myths
Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) is a legal provision in international agreements that enables foreign investors to take host states to …
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The Wasatia Movement: Moderation & Tolerance in Islam
Dr Mohammed Dajani, founder of the Wasatia Movement, discussed the formation of Al Wasatia, the first Islamic Palestinian organisation to …
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What are We Fighting For? Islamism and the Threat to Liberal Ideas
Counterinsurgency expert and military strategist Dr David Kilcullen delivered The Centre for Independent Studies’ 2014 John Bonython Lecture with a …
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Preserving Peace as China Rises II: Preparing for a Post-American Asian Order
With US leadership unable to guarantee peace and security in the Indo-Pacific this century, the region will need to transition …
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Preserving Peace as China Rises I
Inventive foreign policy that can simultaneously reassure the Indo-Pacific’s established powers and accommodate Chinese ambitions is urgently needed. This report …
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Accountable Authoritarianism: Why China’s Democratic Deficit Will Last
The Chinese Communist Party’s evolving model of ‘accountable authoritarianism’ is set to prove that prosperity need not produce democracy. By …
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Australia and the Asian Ascendancy: Why Upskilling is Not Necessary to Reap the Rewards
Australia’s Asian embrace: Australia’s exports to Asia are almost triple its exports to the rest of the world, and 7 …
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Future Submarine Project Should Raise Periscope for Another Look
The Future Submarine Project – replacement of Australia’s 6 ailing Collins Class submarines with 12 Future Submarines – has a …
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Australia’s Asia Literacy Non-Problem
New large-scale Asia literacy programs are not necessary for Australia to prosper in the Asian Century. There are approximately 2 …
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Self-inflicted challenges hit West on four fronts
As 2022 draws to a close, most people will be glad to see the back of it. The post-Cold War …
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Partisan games stir up the divided states of America
US midterm elections are always a vote of confidence in incumbents, and this year’s midterms are expected to inflict severe …
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G-20: Donald Trump Just Saved Huawei (But the Trade War Isn’t Over)
“The trade war is doing permanent damage to the Chinese economy every month since once production networks have been relocated …
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Is there more to sweatshops than low pay?
What should be our attitude towards the manufacturing of cheap fashion in Asian ‘sweatshops’, where workers are subject to poor …
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Divorce, Washington style
As the token American at CIS, I was shocked to hear of the divide occurring back in the States. Two …
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Fuel tax exposes class divide
Charismatic French President Emmanuel Macron has made a political faux-pas: his decision to jack up taxes on vehicle fuel as …
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Polling shows we are unlikely to see Australia splinter
Ever since the stunning 2016 Brexit vote in the UK and the Trump election victory in the US, pundits have …
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Blue wave not a wipeout
This week was the American electorate’s first opportunity to render a national verdict on Trump’s presidency. Turnout and enthusiasm were …
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Brutal killer’s gullible fan club
This month marks the 51st anniversary of the death of a murderous thug whose face has sold millions of t-shirts …
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Countering China’s BRI march
As China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) marches west through Southern Asia, diplomatic envoys criss-cross the Indo-pacific like honeybees; collecting …