On retirement in 1998, I was given almost unreserved access by Foreign Affairs and Trade to a rich archive of documents on Australian […]

The AIIA hosted an informal meeting with a delegation from Somaliland hosted by the Somaliland Australian Friendship Foundation in April 2014. The Hon […]

It may only be Wednesday but this has already proven to be a busy week for the Abbott Government. The Prime Minister and […]

Today, trade, educational and developmental aid and maritime security are driving forces in Australian-Indian bilateral relations. Australia’s Foreign Minister Julie Bishop has flagged […]

Andrew Robb has worked hard to create the second foreign policy success of the Abbott government: a free trade agreement hot on the […]

The recent Nuclear Security Summit held in the Netherlands achieved notable progress towards global nuclear security, but the long-term goal of a nuclear […]

While Russia and America have different interests at stake in the Ukraine, this has not prevented both Moscow and Washington reaching out to one another in the […]

Expert Panel-Fellows of the AIIA Hilary Charlesworth FAIIA-Professor, ANU; Director of Centre for International Governance and Justice Jocelyn Chey AM FAIIA-Visiting Professor, University […]

Once upon a time, Melbourne topped the vote for most livable city. Eat your heart out, Melburnians. According to the latest World Social […]

This week the International Court of Justice (ICJ) upheld Australia’s challenge to Japan’s Antarctic whaling program. The ICJ concluded by 12 votes to four […]