Julius Stone (1907–1985) was Challis professor of jurisprudence and international law at the University of Sydney from 1942 to 1972, then adjunct professor at the University of New South Wales, until his death.

• Editors PrefaceSelected contents – over 100 talks in totalEconomic development in the UK and US; problems of POWs from Korean War; reflections on 1953Messrs Dulles, Eden, Churchill on Western Defence StrategyKorean POW problems; pilotless bombersRoyal power and royal influence – reflections on the visit of Queen Elizabeth IIThe German Problem and the UK-Soviet Treaty Proposal, and a comment on McCarthyismAustro-Soviet Treaty and the occupation of Germany; Soviet proposal for European securityAchievements and failures of the Berlin ConferenceMrs Petrov – issues of diplomatic asylumDiplomatic rupture – Soviet reaction to Australian actions in Petrov AffairFrench position in Indochina crumbles; US administration foreshadows veto on UN admission for ChinaTerritorial waters – Peru’s claim, international practicePresident Eisenhower’s TV broadcast to the nation: a new technique in foreign policyYugoslavia’s bid for neutrality, and differences among European powersPeron flees Argentina; Mr Casey in Washington; the Soviets respond on disarmamentAtoms for peace, crisis in French politicsSoviet and Western proposals for European securityCrisis in Guatemala – liberation or invasion?Big Four deadlock on disarmament; France arms EgyptReaction to the Soviet h-bomb test; the Baghdad Conference on the Middle East; South Africa moves toward white dominationThe UN admits 18 new nations; Soviet overtures to AsiaJapan moves to renew trade with Communist ChinaIndex