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Published in: HomeBeware, secret trade deals can seriously damage your healthFreedom of Information requests to disclose TPP texts have failed on the grounds that they are a matter of “national...
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Published in: HomeWhen anarchism goes popIn current protest culture the estranged ideologies of anarchism and progressive populism are coming together around...
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Published in: HomeMuslims, Australian cricket and high politics: the case of Fawad Ahmed
From the outset Fawaz Ahmed insisted that as a Muslim he (unlike Usman Khawaja) would not wear the team shirt with...
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Published in: HomeNo more sourcesRevelations by Edward Snowden, National Security Agency dissident, have grave implications for the role of...
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Published in: HomeA tipping point for Mongolia's democracy?
Sandwiched between the giants of Russia and China, Mongolia is looking to develop its vast mineral wealth. How will...
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Published in: 50.5016 days in Australian politics: 3 long years ahead?
Australia's 7 September election produced a conservative government that has acted swiftly on promises to reduce...
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Published in: HomeThailand, the politics of justice
The contrasting treatment of those accused of verbal insults of the monarch and those responsible for violent...
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Published in: HomeGlobe-trotting universities serve diplomacy and markets, not democracy
American liberal arts colleges are embracing collaborations with authoritarian regimes worldwide, with implications...
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Published in: HomeNorth Korea, the cost of paralysis
A new study of the inner workings of North Korea's regime is an important account of its dark political genius. But...
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Published in: HomeCities in the future of democracyToday’s cities perch people far off the ground. They block sight of the stars. So we’re faced with a completely...
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Published in: HomeKyrgyzstan, violence vs justice
The chaotic scenes at the trial of a man charged over inter-ethnic violence in Kyrgyzstan are damaging the legal...
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Published in: HomeMalaysia after the Election: a paradigm shift?With a victory of the ruling Barisan Nasional, it was tempting to write off the results of this Sunday's election as...
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Published in: HomeRebuilding Japanese democracy after the triple disastersTwo years after the tsunami that killed thousands and triggered a nuclear meltdown, it is intriguing to observe how...
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Published in: HomeNorth Korea: an opportunity lost is an opportunity gainedThe recurring three-part drama, Unsuccessful Diplomacy-North Korean Belligerence-United Nations Sanctions, is airing...
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Published in: openSecurityWhen soldiering gets sexy: the militarization of gender equality and sexual differenceUp in Arms continues to track the figure of the soldier in contemporary culture as a consequence of NATO’s wars. How...
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Published in: 50.50Global mechanism, regional solution: ending forced sterilisation
For the first time in south-east Asia, an HIV-positive women's group in Indonesia is using the CEDAW Shadow Report...
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Published in: openIndiaIndia BurningWhen the rice harvest season finishes in a few weeks, fields in India will turn black as farmers burn thousands of...
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Published in: HomeThe US 2012 Election and China: why a real dialogue about human rights will never happen
Despite a prominent presence in the campaign, US policy towards China is very unlikely to change - especially on the...
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Published in: HomeThe American election: a view from Down Under
As a somewhat reluctant member of the American orbit in the Asia-Pacific region, Australia carefully watches the...
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Published in: HomeSri Lanka, many shades of accountability
A long-awaited review on the conduct of United Nations agencies during the last stages of the war in Sri Lanka is...
