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Michael Wesley

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Liberalism and Australian foreign policy

From the Vietnam War to the Afghanistan War, from international law to the treatment of refugees, Mr Fraser discusses the meaning of liberalism in the global context

Australia's poisoned alumni: international education and the costs to Australia

This policy brief analyses the multi-faceted international student debate, canvassing the dynamics of the international student industry and the social, economic and criminal issues faced by international students during their time in Australia

Australia's international future

The world after the Global Financial Crisis will be a world which asks some very searching questions of Australia's foreign policy makers, businesspeople, and citizens

Building an Asia-literate Australia: an Australian strategy for Asian language proficiency

Australia needs half of the population to be fluent in an Asian language within 30 years or risk falling behind other countries, this report has found

Power plays: Energy and Australia's security

This report looks at the global demand for energy, its growth and the potential effects this has on Australia’s security

Location, location, location

While our attention was turned inwards or focused on the Middle East and the threat of Islamic extremism, Australians have become comfortable with the neighbourhood

Reality beyond the whiteboard

Michael Wesley assesses the neo-conservative agenda in the Pacific and the limits of Australia's plan for 'state-building' in the Solomon Islands

Howard's way: northern neighbours, western friends

In Griffith REVIEW 9, 'Up North: Myths, Threats & Enchantment', Michael Wesley analyses the genesis of Prime Minister Howard's foreign policy ideas and finds that his attitudes, pragramatic engagement and respect for cultural difference are a product of his youth - especially his Methodist upbringing - rather than wartime propaganda or Cold War rhetoric

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Rethinking the Rules Governing Australia
16 March 2010

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12 March 2010

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