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Shashi Tharoor’s description of the British Raj is an education in the damage wrought by a colonialism he seeks to show was always driven by venal commercial interests. Written by two of our favourite China-watchers and cited by Penny Wong and many more since its publication in the middle of last year, China Matters is essential reading for gauging China today and understanding the implications for Australia in both the domestic and foreign policy fields.įor history buffs, this was one of AIIA National Executive Director, Melissa Conley Tyler’s favourite reads for the year. Published by the AIIA (we occasionally blow our own trumpet), it is essential reading for international law students, scholars and practitioners.Ĭhina Matters by Linda Jakobson and Bates Gill
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The third book in the landmark series begun in 1965 provides an important update on Australia’s engagement in international law in fields as diverse as treaty making, dispute resolution and the environment. (Australian Institute of International Affairs, 2017) International Law in Australia, 3 rd Edition Edited by Don Rothwell and Emily Crawford In this short but important book, Robert Manne presents a systematic intellectual history of the personalities, texts and, most crucially, the ideas that have shaped the patterns of thought and the worldview of Islamic State.
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The Mind of the Islamic State by Robert Manne “He has given us a considered review of the geopolitics of the 19th, 20th and early 21st centuries, explaining how a workable world order was built and how we then allowed it to be undermined to the point we are at today.” The latest book from the esteemed president of the US Council on Foreign Relations describes how Haas’ hopes for a new golden age of international affairs were dashed, said reviewer Colin Chapman. W the world of global politics works (or not) nor die wondering what Evans’s views are on the events, controversies and dramatis personae of the last four decades.”Ī World in Disarray: American Foreign Policy and the Crisis of the Old Order As Ramesh Thakur put it in his review: “No reader will fail to be enlightened about some of the most critical global challenges of the last two to three generations, be occasionally entertained, be widely educated on ho
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This is a memoir full of insights and anecdotes from one of Australia’s leading contributors to foreign policy. Incorrigible Optimistby Gareth Evans(Melbourne University Press, 2017) In her New Year review, Alison Broinowski said it was a “concise and incisive” analysis of Australia’s foreign policy prospects as the US withdraws from the region and China’s influence becomes dominant. Released at the tail-end of 2017, White’s Quarterly Essay was the Christmas must-read in the wake of Australia’s first foreign policy white paper in 13 years. Without America: Australia in the New Asia, QU68 by Hugh White Milar’s 1978 Australia in Peace and War’. The former head of the Office of National Assessments is now the national president of the AIIA, but beyond any conflict of interest, we’re sure IR enthusiasts would appreciate what Wesley describes as the first systematic history of Australian foreign policy since T.B. “ Fear of Abandonment is a grand story and brilliantly told,” declared Michael Wesley in his review of Gyngell’s latest book when it was released last year. In no particular order, and with full acknowledgement that no such list will ever be complete, here are 10 of our top picks from the the last year, grist to the mill for the modern international affairs enthusiast:įear of Abandonment: Australia in the World Since 1942 by Allan Gyngell Most of the books listed below have already been reviewed in Australian Outlook, but please keep an eye out for reviews of the others in coming months. Highlights have included globe-crossing memoirs (see Gareth Evans and Mark Colvin), history (don’t miss Allan Gyngell and Shashi Tharoor) and early analyses of the new geopolitics marked by Brexit, Trump and China as Great Power (Hugh White and Richard Haas).
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The last 12 months have provided rich pickings when it comes to international affairs reading from both Australian authors and international writers. If the season has slipped away without the chance to catch up, we recommend putting these on top of your bedside table pile for 2018. As the holiday season comes to an end, we thought it a good time to take stock of some of the tomes we think it would have been good to have had on your beach reading list.