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US open door to peace talks with Taliban
19 June 2013
ABC News 24
US officials have announced their intention to meet with Taliban leaders in the next few months for direct peace talks, a serious step forward in the Afghanistan conflict. Lecturer Adam Lockyer discusses the latest developments and what we can expect from the talks. Watch Online
Notes on America: From WA to LA, Talking Trade, and Arts Award
19 June 2013
In this edition:
- WA students en route to LA
- Trading thoughts on the Asia-Pacific
- Arts scholarship awarded
- Events and commentary Read more
Syria divides Russia and the US at G8
18 June 2013
ABC Radio Australia and News Radio
Echoes of the Cold War have underscored the mood at the G8 Summit in Northern Ireland with US and Russian leaders divided over how to deal with the Syrian civil war. But lecturer Adam Lockyer says Syria will not be the only issue that will split the major powers at the summit. Listen Online
Diplomatic and economic costs of Syrian intervention
18 June 2013
2GB Money News with Ross Greenwood
There was a clear strain on relations at the G8 Summit in Northern Ireland this week, as Russia's Vladimir Putin and US president Barack Obama remained divided on intervention in Syria. As lecturer David Smith notes, the costs of foreign entanglements are high, both diplomatically and economically. Listen Online
Protectionism leads to its own outsourcing problems
18 June 2013
ABC The Drum
Free trade agreements have long been accused of sending jobs overseas, but tarriffs and subsidies have just as long a history with outsourcing. Research associate Marc Palen why protectionism is again on the rise. Read article
Russia, US at odds on Syria
18 June 2013
Sky Business
Lecturer Adam Lockyer says that for the first time since the Cold War, Russia and the US are lining up on opposite sides of a civil war. How will the G8 summit affect the US policy towards Syria? Watch Online
Middle East tensions to dominate G8 summit
18 June 2013
Sky News AM Agenda
Following Barack Obama's decision last month to provide Syrian rebel forces with military assistance, the G8 summit looks certain to become a forum for major leaders to discuss the developments in the Middle East. Lecturer Adam Lockyer looks at the summit and the likely outcomes in terms of US foreign policy. Watch Online
Why Obama is arming the Syrian rebels
17 June 2013
The Age and Fairfax Online
The American people don't want another war. Barack Obama has tried to stay out of the conflict. So why is the US arming rebels in Syria, in what lecturer Adam Lockyer calls "the most risky foreign policy decision Obama has to date made"? Read article
Iran elections and Syrian aid
15 June 2013
ABC News 24
Lecturer Adam Lockyer discusses the election of new Iranian president Hassan Rouhani and the US decision to send military aid to Syria's rebels, saying that further US intervention is likely to lead to an escalation of violence. Watch Online
Did the US step into the middle of a Syrian civil war?
14 June 2013
American Review
An announcement by the Obama administration that the US will supply rebel forces in Syria with arms could significantly shift the dynamic in a country beset by civil war. Jonathan Bradley, the online editor of American Review, the Centre's journal, asks lecturer in US politics and foreign policy Adam Lockyer what US involvement in the fight means for the Middle East. Read more
