More Economic Uncertainty Hangs over China By Yiping Huang 03 January 2017 Official and unofficial data confirms that the Chinese economy stabilised in the middle of 2016. But there is still a lot of disagreement […] Read More
Artificial Intelligence on the Front Lines By Thom Dixon 03 January 2017 Autonomous technologies are rapidly advancing in multiple industries; from transport to manufacturing, artificial intelligence is gaining steam. Military AI, however, faces a unique […] Read More
Michael Day 30 December 2016 Michael Day is a journalist who has worked for daily newspapers in Australia and New Zealand. From 2003-2006 he was the editor of […] Read More
2016 Has Been a Good (or Bad) Year for... 29 December 2016 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 […] Read More
Germany: The Rise of Far-Right Frauke Petry By Professor Klaus Neumann 27 December 2016 In the wake of the pre-Christmas Berlin market attack, German far-right leader Frauke Petry declared “horror has arrived” and that the German Christian tradition was […] Read More
Strategic Autonomy for the EU By Sem Fabrizi 27 December 2016 In the face of an increasingly contested international order, the European Union is strengthening its security and defence capacities. This progress towards EU strategic autonomy should […] Read More
Iran's Baha'i and the Freedom Tower By Michael Day 26 December 2016 In the lead-up to Christmas, the United Nations General Assembly passed its 29th resolution since 1985 drawing attention to human rights violations in […] Read More
Russia's Plan for Syria By Dr Bruce Mabley 21 December 2016 The assassination of Russian Ambassador Andrey Karlov in Ankara this week came as the foreign ministers from Russia, Iran and Turkey met in Moscow to […] Read More
The China Challenge By The Hon Dr Wayne Mapp 21 December 2016 The most important impact of the Trump presidency on Australia and New Zealand will be the new administration’s relationship with China. The early signs […] Read More
A Lukewarm Hot Springs Summit in Japan By Associate Professor Artyom Lukin 20 December 2016 Russian President Vladimir Putin held all the cards in the Kuril Islands negotiations with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on 15-16 December. Amid a […] Read More
A Year of Fear and Frustration in Iraq By Damian Doyle 20 December 2016 The military offensive to liberate Mosul may be the defining event in Iraq for 2016. But there have been others—from dramatic street politics to […] Read More