Senior Vice President for Asia and Japan Chair Mike Green discusses global geopolitical and economic trends with former Australian prime minister Kevin Rudd. Enjoy! Discussing Global Trends with Former Australian P.M. Kevin Rudd from CSIS on Vimeo.
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The Leaderboard: Margot McCarthy
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Who is she? Dr. Margot McCarthy is currently Australia’s national security advisor (NSA), a position created in 2008 under previous prime minister Kevin Rudd. In this role, she leads the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet’s National Security and…
Australia: Finding the Economic Challenge
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By Alastair Furnival With the Australian election now announced for September 14, Prime Minister Julia Gillard will be hoping the bad news is done in the first week: an ex-government member of parliament placed on 149 charges of misusing trade…
Eagle Down Under: The Impact of U.S. Presidential Visits on Australian Elections
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By Richard W. Teare Australian prime minister Julia Gillard will get a bump in popularity and political standing from the two-day visit by President Barack Obama this week, which is being described in the Australian media as “Obama mania” and…
The Debate Down Under, in Context
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By Rory Medcalf, Director of the International Security Program at the Lowy Institute in Sydney Is mild-mannered Canberra suddenly beating its chest and revolutionizing its military to confront mighty Beijing, alone if need be? You would be forgiven for thinking…
US involvement remains central to Asia-Pacific
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By Greg Sheridan, Foreign editor of the Australian and Visiting Scholar at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars KEVIN Rudd was the right choice. KEVIN Rudd had as much success on his first visit to the US as Foreign…
Australian: We have a Recipe for do-nothing Foreign Policy
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By Greg Sheridan, Visiting Scholar, Woodrow Wilson International Centre for Scholars THIS is a terrible election result for Australian foreign policy. That is not a comment on either Tony Abbott or Julia Gillard, both of whom could possibly become a…
Green Foreign Policy: Feeling Queasy
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By Andrew Shearer, Director of Studies and Senior Research Fellow, Lowy Institute for International Policy As the horse-trading continues to see whether Labor or the Coalition can form a government, one thing about this election is clear: the Greens have emerged…
Australian Elections – Will Oz Lose its Clout in Foreign Policy?
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a deadlocked parliament means probable concessions to the Greens by whichever party can form a government and may result in questioning engagement in Afghanistan and reduce Australia’s clout in Asian regionalism in the short term.