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What Does Bangladesh's Student-Led Revolution Mean for Democracy?
Bangladesh’s student-led revolution has ushered in a new era of democracy by toppling an authoritarian regime and paving the ...
Australian Institute of International Affairs21hOpinion
Backslide into Darker Days of Authoritarianism
A slippery slide of America into authoritarianism is now fully entrenched. Beyond being empowered to dismantle civil ...
Opinion
Australian Institute of International Affairs7hOpinion
The Torres Strait Treaty's 40th Anniversary: (De-)Colonial Betrayal, Indigenous Resistance, Institutional Ignorance
Samuel Wassmann is a Master of Political Science student at the Australian National University and Assistant Editor at Australian Outlook. He is Assistant Investigator in a Rechnitz Grand-funded ...
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Northern Ethiopia Is at Risk of Returning to War—Here’s What Australia Can Do
Tigray is already grappling with one of the world’s worst humanitarian disasters. Over 1 million people are displaced, 2.1 ...
Australian Institute of International Affairs2dOpinion
The Echoes of McCarthyism: What Should Allies and Friends of America Do?
The revival of McCarthy-era repression under Donald Trump’s second term raises profound ethical and political questions for ...
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Central Java: An Indonesian Province of Interest to China
China’s interest in Central Java is part of a broader trend in which Beijing is increasingly engaging directly with ...
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More than Money: How Australia Can Help Build a Sustainable Strategic Minerals Supply Chain
Australia’s ambition to develop a critical minerals processing industry faces significant challenges due to China’s aggressive state-backed market dominance. Success hinges on creating an ...
Australian Institute of International Affairs7d
Democracy in Decline: Why We Need to Be Talking About Democratic Security
Global events such as the election of Donald Trump in America and the popular rise of the far-right Alternative fur Deutschland (AfD) party in Germany have shown that democracies around the world are ...
Australian Institute of International Affairs7d
Between Defence and Economic Diplomacy: Philippine–China Relations Under Trump 2.0
The return of Donald Trump to the White House in 2025 has undoubtedly introduced new dynamics into the Asia-Pacific region. For the Philippines, a long-standing ally of the United States with ...