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Why does the US Trust Australia with its Secrets? The Five Eyes Alliance, Race, and Loyalty
- Analysis
- October 2, 2020
In the immediate post-World War II period, Australia was included in the five eyes alliance. Why was this the case given Australia’s marginal importance to the US at the time? Two years after fighting side-by-side in WWII, Australia failed to make it into the top 16 nations and regions arranged in order of their importance
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From Insularity to Exteriority: How the Anglosphere is Shaping Global Governance
- Analysis
- October 1, 2020
Since the beginning of this century, the governments of the five Anglosphere countries, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom (UK) and the United States (US), have steadily deepened their domestic policy collaboration. Using exclusive and insular transgovernmental networks made up of the most senior levels of decision-making – usually self-titled as a ‘Five countries
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Ruffled Feathers: Why Chinese Interference in International Bird Conservation is a Threat to World Peace
- Analysis
- September 30, 2020
The ejection of Taiwan’s Chinese Wild Bird Federation (CWBF) from BirdLife International and the subsequent gag order asking BirdLife employees to refrain from speaking to the press may appear at first glance to be the smallest of China’s many micro-aggressions, but is indicative of a serious security threat. BirdLife notified the CWBF on September 7 that their 24-year-old partnership
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🏅2020 CIPS Blog Award Winner! MBS admits “full responsibility” for the Khashoggi murder: What this means for the Kingdom’s allies
Holding to account those individuals responsible for the murder of Jamal Khashoggi is also a matter of state responsibility. There are two options. Based on the place of the murder, KSA could and should cooperate with Turkey in the investigation and eventual criminal prosecution of those individuals in Turkey, under Turkish law. No diplomatic immunities
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