
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.
The overruling of Roe v Wade by the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) has again highlighted issues with judicial politicisation and independence.
Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) is a legal provision in international agreements that enables foreign investors to take host states to …
Dr Mohammed Dajani, founder of the Wasatia Movement, discussed the formation of Al Wasatia, the first Islamic Palestinian organisation to …
Counterinsurgency expert and military strategist Dr David Kilcullen delivered The Centre for Independent Studies’ 2014 John Bonython Lecture with a …
With US leadership unable to guarantee peace and security in the Indo-Pacific this century, the region will need to transition …
Inventive foreign policy that can simultaneously reassure the Indo-Pacific’s established powers and accommodate Chinese ambitions is urgently needed. This report …
The Chinese Communist Party’s evolving model of ‘accountable authoritarianism’ is set to prove that prosperity need not produce democracy. By …
Australia’s Asian embrace: Australia’s exports to Asia are almost triple its exports to the rest of the world, and 7 …
The Future Submarine Project – replacement of Australia’s 6 ailing Collins Class submarines with 12 Future Submarines – has a …
New large-scale Asia literacy programs are not necessary for Australia to prosper in the Asian Century. There are approximately 2 …
As 2022 draws to a close, most people will be glad to see the back of it. The post-Cold War …
US midterm elections are always a vote of confidence in incumbents, and this year’s midterms are expected to inflict severe …
“The trade war is doing permanent damage to the Chinese economy every month since once production networks have been relocated …
What should be our attitude towards the manufacturing of cheap fashion in Asian ‘sweatshops’, where workers are subject to poor …
As the token American at CIS, I was shocked to hear of the divide occurring back in the States. Two …
Charismatic French President Emmanuel Macron has made a political faux-pas: his decision to jack up taxes on vehicle fuel as …
Ever since the stunning 2016 Brexit vote in the UK and the Trump election victory in the US, pundits have …
This week was the American electorate’s first opportunity to render a national verdict on Trump’s presidency. Turnout and enthusiasm were …
This month marks the 51st anniversary of the death of a murderous thug whose face has sold millions of t-shirts …
As China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) marches west through Southern Asia, diplomatic envoys criss-cross the Indo-pacific like honeybees; collecting …