AIIA and the ASEAN-Australia Summit 03 May 2018 The ASEAN summit hosted by Australia in Sydney on 16 and 17 March provided the Institute with a number of opportunities to support […] Read More
Has India Blinked? By Aakriti Bachhawat 30 April 2018 Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s announcement that he plans to visit China for an informal summit with President Xi Jinping is part of a reset strategy that New Delhi has embarked upon in recent months. Read More
The Commonwealth: A Modern Role for an Imperial Relic By Professor Derek McDougall 11 April 2018 It's a big week for the Commonwealth, as the Games end on the Gold Coast and attention shifts to the Heads of Government Meeting about to start in London. It makes a good time to consider the significance of this multilateral forum in today's international affairs. Read More
Justice for the Rohingya: Regional Responsibility By Associate Professor Sara E. Davies and Associate Professor Susan Harris Rimmer 04 April 2018 Myanmar's treatment of the Rohingya has passed the threshold for action under the Responsibility to Protect doctrine. As a regional leader, Australia has a duty to act. Read More
The Commonwealth of Opportunity By Jonathan Prosser 04 April 2018 The start of the Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast provides an opportunity to imagine a hypothetical scenario in which the UK successfully uses Brexit as an opportunity to strengthen its global relationships. Read More
What is Australia's Policy on Macedonia? By Ordan Andreevski and Dr Vera Lalchevska 19 March 2018 Since the beginning of the year, protests around the world—including in Australia—have drawn attention to the dispute over the use of the name Macedonia. What position should Canberra take? Read More
Dr Marty Natalegawa 16 March 2018 Dr Raden Mohammad Marty Muliana Natalegawa (Dr Natalegawa) served as the Foreign Minister of the Republic of Indonesia from 2009-2014. Prior to his […] Read More
Why is Duterte's No-Show at the ASEAN-Australia Summit Significant? By Mark Manantan 13 March 2018 The absence of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte from this weekend's ASEAN-Australia summit presents a missed opportunity not just for the Philippines, but for ASEAN as a whole. Read More
The Russian Election: Putin and the Seven Dwarves By Dr Dorothy Horsfield 08 March 2018 Under an amendment to the Russian Constitution in 2008, this year’s presidential election was postponed for ten days in deference to International Women’s Day. It is opportune to consider the predicted victory of Putin over his seven opponents. Read More
The Politics of Repressing Environmentalists as Agents of Foreign Influence By Miriam Matejova, Stefan Parker and Peter Dauvergne 05 March 2018 Non-government organisations with international linkages can be depicted as disloyal, subversive and even as spies working for foreign powers. This creates a risk for NGOs that participate in transnational advocacy networks with far-reaching consequences for the future of environmental activism. Read More
An Unlikely Union: Corbyn and May Trade Talks By Colin Chapman FAIIA 01 March 2018 As she shunts down a single-track line towards Brexit—at the speed of a New South Wales coal train—the British Prime Minister faces, at best, a dangerous derailment or more likely a wreckage. Read More