Fast Track Bill Ignores Lessons of Financial Crisis
Congress and the Obama administration make clear they have not learned from two decades of failed trade policies and a devastating financial crisis in pushing the Trans-Pacific Partnership forward.
Postcard from… Darwin
Australian politicians are discovering the perils of treating their country like a U.S. military base.
Crikey! Australia Shocks Corporate America on Trade
U.S. corporate lobby groups bash Australia for refusing to give foreign investors powerful new rights in the Trans-Pacific trade deal.
Australia Remilitarizes
Australia is rapidly re-posturing in the face of a militarized East Asia.
Australian PM Gillard’s Call for Abolition of Nuclear Weapons No Shot in the Dark
Prime Minister Gillard’s call for the abolition of nuclear weapons had its origins in a powerhouse international 2008 commission.
Japan and the Future of Nuclear Disarmament
The disarmament movement is poised to make great strides in the next few years. Much may depend on Japan.
Asia’s New Axis?
New leaders in Australia and South Korea could mean a shift in geopolitical weight in Asia.
Rudd: Up from Down Under
Australia charts a brand new foreign policy.
Arms Race in Space
By shooting a crippled spy satellite, the U.S. moved closer to weaponizing space, which could prove cataclysmic.
Players and Plays at Bali
Bush still balks on global warming, Australia changes its tune, and activists insist on climate justice.
The New Pacific Wall
Australia is the capstone of a new, U.S.-constructed security perimeter in the Pacific. As columnist Conn Hallinan explains, the target of this containment strategy is China.