I’ve just returned from the frontline of Australia’s soft power engagement in Asia. The New Colombo Plan that provided this opportunity is funded by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and is a key …
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Lights up and trumpets sound! Here’s our annual silly-season Madeleine awards, for the use of symbol, stunt, prop, gesture or jest in international affairs. The prize is named after the former US Secretary of State, Madeleine …
Australia is to get only its third Foreign and Trade White Paper. The aim is to create a ‘philosophical framework to guide Australia’s engagement, regardless of international events.’ The Foreign Minister sets the bar high …
The journalist questions in the Oz election debate on foreign policy started with the South China Sea and ended on China’s suppression of internal dissent. As with the defence debate last week, China throbs. In …
US Ambassador to the United Nations, Madeleine Albright, treated CNN as the Security Council’s 16th member. It was a tactic of a natural communicator: not much use being ‘on message’ if the message isn’t loud. …