Foreign Policy

The Arab-Israeli Case: National Interests and the Limits of UN Capabilities

Carlos Garcia Cueva • Nov 18 2012 • Essays

It is possible to observe that the US has sufficient strategic reasons to block the creation of a Palestinian State in order to not jeopardize its security strategies.

Iraq and the 2012 U.S. Presidential Elections

Luke Falkenburg • Nov 9 2012 • Essays

Should Iraq erupt into sectarian violence or take an anti-American stance, particularly should engagement with Iran become inevitable, it will have negative consequences for Obama during the election.

How Election-Year Politics Shape US Policy Towards the Israel-Iran Nuclear Dispute

Karim Shanahan • Oct 25 2012 • Essays

Will Obama be able to satisfy the desires of the Israel lobby, his constituency, and the State of Israel sufficiently enough to avoid harming his reelection campaign?

U.S. Foreign Policy and Russia: The Role of Internal Debates and Politics

Jacob Kennedy • Oct 20 2012 • Essays

Imagining a great power-focused, cooperative strategy between the U.S. and Russia will only be possible if internal political debates in the U.S. create an environment for it to develop.

Does Britain’s Future Lie with North America, rather than Europe?

Mareike Oldemeinen • Oct 19 2012 • Essays

Current events like the European debt crisis seem to only emphasise the need for Britain to look to North America in order to join NAFTA and escape European bureaucracy.

Can an Intervention in Syria be Morally Permissible? Is it Morally Obligatory?

James Morley • Oct 18 2012 • Essays

May a nation intervene in another nation’s conflict on loose humanitarian grounds to serve its own purpose? Interventions must be committed to helping the people who are persecuted.

The Implications of The Rise of China on Australian Foreign Policy

Wayne McLean • Oct 6 2012 • Essays

The key implication of the rise of China is how to manage the new regional order, one in which Australia has an advantage in resources, but is disadvantaged as a regional outsider

Is an Ethical Foreign Policy Good Domestic Politics for a Governing Party?

Yasmin Lane • Oct 3 2012 • Essays

Ethical foreign policy has been set up and practised in an overly-ambitious way which has caused the public to hold disproportionate expectations towards the governing party.

What Does Minority Report Tell Us About Geopolitical Imagination?

Luke Corden • Sep 26 2012 • Essays

There is a stark analogue between the policies and moral justifications for pre-emption in the Bush Doctrine and the workings of, and moral justifications given for, pre-crime.

Australia’s Engagement in the Asia Pacific: Reality, Utopia & Transformation

James Richmond • Sep 19 2012 • Essays

Classical Realist, Neoliberal and Constructivist theories can synergise and complement each other by providing a multidimensional approach to Australia’s regional engagement.

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