qav4i1cover The Summer 2012 issue of Quarterly Access examines the recent East Asia Summit, bilateral alliances in the Asia Pacific, the future of Timor-Leste, women's participation in peace processes and more.

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Is the East Asia Summit Rudd’s gift to the world?

by Thom Woodroofe

Barack Obama’s first official visit to Australia in November was a short stop on the way to the main event. The 2011 East Asia Summit was about to be held in Bali and it was the first time the United States, and Russia, would be included.

Q&A with Jose Belo

Interviewed by Kristian Lewis

Jose Belo is a journalist from Timor-Leste. He is the editor of the newspaper Tempo Semanal (The Weekly Times), and a proponent of human rights in Timor.

China: a world of difference

By Martin Dickens

For a first time international traveller, arriving at Beijing International Airport at 1am was the most daunting experience I had yet encountered.

The San Francisco System: declining relevance or renewed importance?

by Kevin Placek

The United States has historically had three objectives in East Asia: to prevent any potentially hostile state from becoming a regional hegemon; to maintain a high degree of influence and power-projection capabilities in the region; and to promote democratic principles and political stability.

Q&A with Samah Hadid

Interviewed by Olivia Cable

Samah Hadid is a Human Rights activist who took part in the Indonesia-Australia Dialogue 2011 in Jakarta.

Women’s participation in peace processes: a critical analysis

by Charlotte Nicol

“When you talk about... conflicts, the first image that appears is.... rape, abuse and exploitation. The last image that comes to their mind is the image of women trying to fight for peace.”

Cycling the Danube

by Wilf Finn

Half a lifetime ago, a history teacher introduced me to the Iron Chancellor, Otto von Bismarck, and his view that the great questions of the day were decided by ‘blood and iron’.

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Editor's note

Letters to the editor

Is the East Asia Summit Rudd’s gift to the world?

Q&A with Jose Belo

China: a world of difference

The San Francisco System: declining relevance or renewed importance?

Q&A with Samah Hadid

Women’s participation in peace processes: a critical analysis

Cycling the Danube

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