Outlines the competing interests behind tensions in the South China Sea and makes policy recommendations for the United States. Executive summary The South China Sea disputes involve the interests of the United States, particularly with regard to freedom of navigation, international norms and law, relations with important partners and allies, and the expectation of the...

This report assists in the transition to a watershed approach by presenting a detailed content analysis of existing statutes governing New Hampshire’s natural and man-made bodies of water.

No arguments seem to sway right-wing politicians and commentators in the United States and Australia. Will we have to wait for demography to do its work? The abolition of the carbon tax has raised, yet again, the question of how to convince those on the political right to accept mainstream climate science and the need...

This paper argues that Chinese assertiveness and uncertainties about America’s role in Indo-Pacific Asia are causing middle powers to look for alternative approaches to regional security.

This publication surveys lobbying codes of conduct and registers introduced by Australian federal and state governments and some overseas governments. Executive summary This publication surveys lobbying codes of conduct and registers introduced by Australian federal and state governments and some overseas governments. Although lobbying is a legitimate practice and part of the democratic process, the...