Gun control in America by the right (and wrong) numbers
Mar 15, 2016 04:34 am UTC| Law Politics
United States President Barack Obama continues to push for reform on gun control amid concerns that people will become numb to any further mass shootings, which he says are now happening on a weekly basis. His comments...
Mar 14, 2016 08:14 am UTC| Research & Analysis Politics
Moodys Investors Service is maintaining its negative outlook for the Kazakhstan banking system over the next 12-18 months, according to its latest outlook, as banks confront mounting challenges from currency depreciation...
The Trumpification of the US media: why chasing news values distorts politics
Mar 10, 2016 23:19 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics
Outside the US, the prospect of Donald Trump being elected president is typically met with a mixture of amusement and alarm. After all, how can a billionaire reality TV star become the most powerful leader in the world...
As lobbying rules sweep the world, Scotland's plans look half-baked
Mar 10, 2016 14:56 pm UTC| Law Politics
There is a transparency trend developing across many countries in Europe and beyond. Dozens of countries have introduced legislation around freedom of information and access to documents, and in some cases open-government...
Andrew Jackson: Donald Trump's presidential forefather
Mar 10, 2016 13:17 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics
To the horror of the mainstream Republican Party, Donald Trump is the frontrunner for its nomination in the 2016 presidential contest. To listen to the panicked, baffled tone of the coverage, you might think that nothing...
Poll trend to Labor continues; Trump, Cruz battle for Republican nomination
Mar 10, 2016 00:08 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
This weeks 50-50 Newspoll showed that last fortnights Newspoll was no fluke, and we also now have a 50-50 from Essential. Morgan is at 53-47 to the Coalition, but Labors primary vote of only 29.5% in Morgan seems far too...
Should academics be policy-relevant realists or cosmopolitan idealists?
Mar 09, 2016 22:36 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics
One of Oscar Wildes more memorable and inspiring aphorisms claimed that a map of the world without utopia on it is not worth looking at. While many of us might agree with the sentiment, the theory let alone the practice ...