A report on burgeoning Chinese military power, the United States response and Australia's position. The Australia-United States Ministerial Consultations (AUSMIN) talks next week come at a time when Australia’s most important ally is reassessing its strategic policy and disposition of forces in the Asia-Pacific region. Australia’s security has long depended upon a robust US military...

The use nonaspirin nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory during pregnancy can double the risk of miscarriage. The association between the use of nonaspirin nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory;drugs (NSAIDs) during pregnancy and the risk of spontaneous abortion remains unclear because of inconsistent research results and the lack of evidence for an effect due to speciic types or dosages of nonaspirin NSAIDs...

Taking Australian public attitudes into perspective, this paper focuses on the current and future challenges facing the Australia-US alliance, with a focus on China's rise. September 2011 marks two important milestones - the tenth anniversary of the devastating 9/11 terrorist attacks and the 60th anniversary of the signing of the ANZUS security treaty during the...

This report details the foreign policy views of Republican Presidential candidates. As Washington focuses on the Republican race for persidential election in 2012, carl Ungerer looks at two themes surrounding the foreign and defence policy stances of the Republican candidates. The first theme is a growing isolationist sentiment among the leading candidates, some of whom...

After months of political debate, the US Congress reached a cautious agreement last week on raising the US debt ceiling and cutting government expenditure. The issue was devisive and needed compromise from all political parties, with the initial plan calling for US$900 billion in domestic discretionary cuts as well as US$600 billion in cuts to...