Obama's biggest speech yet

Obama's biggest speech yet

16 January 2009

In this op-ed in Foreign Policy, Dr Michael Fullilove looks ahead to Barack Obama's inaugural address on 20 January and distills three lessons from history concerning the relationship between presidential language and U.S. foreign policy.

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President of the world

President of the world

4 February 2009

In an article in The Australian Literary Review, Dr Michael Fullilove writes on how Barack Obama's personal experience of globalisation makes him a very different American leader.
The Australian - Australian Literary Review, 4 February 2009, p. 10.

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Forget freedom. Build the economy

Forget freedom. Build the economy

10 March 2009

Dr Michael Fullilove, Program Director Global Issues, reviewed 'Great powers: America and the world after Bush' by Thomas P. M. Barnett in the Washington Post.

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Unaccustomed as we are …

Unaccustomed as we are …

26 March 2009

In the lead-up to Australia Day, Dr Michael Fullilove recalls some insightful speeches given on the subject of Australian history and culture. Dr Fullilove is program director for global issues at the Lowy Institute and the editor of 'Men and Women of Australia!' Our Greatest Modern Speeches (2005).
The Age, 20 January 2007, Section A2, p. 10

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How Obama divides - and conquers

How Obama divides - and conquers

19 May 2009

In an online article on The Daily Beast, Dr Michael Fullilove, Program Director Global Issues, writes that in his foreign policy so far, President Barack Obama has succeeded in confusing his enemies.
The Daily Beast, 16 May 2009.

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