Costs of War: The Global Impacts of Armed Conflict
By Tom Mullins and Jack Worthy, AWPR A common argument voiced by opposition groups to military action is the overwhelming death toll inflicted on soldiers and…
A dramatically unsatisfactory state of affairs
By Mark Robinson, AWPR High profile think tank the Australia Institute took on the War Powers debate this month with a live online discussion featuring a…
Editorial: Plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose (The more things change, the more they remain the same).
By Paul Barratt AO, AWPR President In our January Bulletin we expressed relief that the most powerful office in the world, and the constellation of lesser offices…
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Continuing strategic dependence on the US or strategic independence for Australia?
The Independent and Peaceful Australia Network (IPAN) has launched a national People’s Inquiry into the costs and consequences of Australia’s involvement in US-led wars and the…
2020: Marketing and Mythologies
By Jack Worthy In a year beset by a global pandemic, attendant economic instability, a tumultuous US election, and foundering global diplomacy, reflection inevitably trends to…
Hands off Iran
by Dr Alison Broinowski, AWPR Vice-President Iran has been on the US most-hated list for a long time. That shouldn’t make it an enemy of Australia.…
Editorial: Greens introduce Private Senator’s Bill – the Defence Amendment (Parliamentary Approval of Overseas Service) Bill 2020.
By Paul Barratt AO, AWPR President For Australians for War Powers Reform the high point of a very busy year has to be the introduction on…
Overwhelming support for war powers reform – Roy Morgan Poll
83.3% of Australians want Parliament to decide whether our troops are sent into armed conflict abroad, according to a nationwide Roy Morgan opinion poll released in…
US Election Eve
On the eve of the US election here are a few timely reads: "The world’s confidence in US power and the moral authority it once commanded…