Migrant Smuggling into Malaysia: Lessons from the Andaman Sea Crisis Elisa Solomon 02 July 2017 Naval Surface Warriors/flickr The 2015 Humanitarian Crisis In May 2015, the Andaman Sea and Bay of Bengal witnessed […] Read More
Is Chinese Meritocracy the New Black? Book Review: The China Model: Political Meritocracy and the Limits of Democracy, Daniel Bell Cait Kelly 02 July 2017 AK Rockefeller/flickr In the beginning, there was Deng Since 1978, when Deng Xiaoping, China’s Vice Premier and military […] Read More
Succession Uncertainty in Oman Threatens the Switzerland of the Middle East By Will McEniry 01 July 2017 In the increasingly unstable Middle East, the one country that has maintained its neutrality has been Oman. But new uncertainty about the […] Read More
What Future for Kurdish Autonomy By Sam Brennan 01 July 2017 On 25 September 2017, Iraqi Kurdistan will vote on an independence referendum likely to increase tensions across the region. Meanwhile, across the border […] Read More
Blood Shed Over Italy's Blood Rights By Dr Chiara De Lazzari 01 July 2017 Amidst a massive influx of immigrants, Italy is reconsidering its citizenship laws. The move to amend the blood rights principle has the support […] Read More
Reading Room: Australia’s American Alliance By Dr Adam Lockyer 01 July 2017 There is no doubt that the appearance of the latest edited volume by Peter J. Dean, Stephan Frühling and Brendan Taylor, Australia’s American […] Read More
Urban Conflict Inflicts Suffering on a New Scale By Andrea Lunt 29 June 2017 As the battle for Mosul nears its end this week, an estimated 50 million people continue to live in cities torn by conflict. Urban battles have […] Read More
Two Systems, One Headache: Hong Kong 20 Years After the Handover to China By Professor Nick Bisley 27 June 2017 As the twentieth anniversary of the handover of Hong Kong back to mainland China approaches, Beijing’s official policy of ‘one […] Read More
Reading Room: Light and Shadow, Memoirs of a Spy’s Son By Tony Walker FAIIA 27 June 2017 If we’d had a competition for the most admired voice in Australian broadcasting, certainly the most distinctive, chances are the late Mark Colvin […] Read More
President's Report 27 June 2017 Charteris Dinner & Oration 2019 November 27, 2019 On Wednesday, November 27th, AIIA NSW held their annual Charteris Dinner and Oration 2019 at […] Read More
Privatised peacekeeping and the UN By Jonathan Crowe and Anna John 26 June 2017 Contractors have played invaluable roles in UN operations over the past 30 years. Despite this, private operators continue to occupy a grey area between […] Read More