Scott Burchill is Lecturer in International Relations in the School of Australian and International Studies. His research interests include the theory of International Relations, international political economy and Australian foreign policy. He is a regular commentator on international affairs for ABC Radio and Television.
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Scott Burchill is lecturer in international relations at Deakin University, and comments regularly on the war in Iraq for Webdiary. The failure…
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