AIIA National Conference 2019 31 May 2019 This year’s AIIA National Conference will take place on Monday 14 October at Hotel Realm, Canberra. Keep checking the conference website aiia19.org for […] Read More
No Far-right Electoral “Earthquake” to Shake the European Union By Colin Chapman FAIIA 30 May 2019 While some nationalist forces, including Nigel Farage's brand-new Brexit Party, scored wins at a national level, overall there was little support for anti-EU parties in the recent European Parliament elections. Meanwhile, the future of Brexit remains as uncertain as ever. Read More
Huawei, the Foreign Adversary? By Thom Dixon 30 May 2019 The Google-Huawei dispute over the Android operating system has done irrevocable damage to the reputation of the US tech sector. The disagreement could degenerate very quickly with a tit-for-tat listing of different companies on Chinese and US national security watch lists for entirely arbitrary reasons. Read More
US-Australia-Indonesia Trilateral Security? Conditions for Cooperation By Dr Maryanne Kelton and David Willis 30 May 2019 While US endeavours to maintain its regional primacy and its military continues to shore up security relationships with allies and partners, Australia may now be the preferred initiator of any moves toward low-level trilateral discussions that include Indonesia. Read More
Interns Presentations 29 May 2019 On Tuesday 21st May the current interns addressed the Institute on topics of their choice. Introductions to their presentations can be found here: […] Read More
Intern Presentations 29 May 2019 On Tuesday 21st May the current interns addressed the Institute on topics of their choice. Introductions to their presentations can be found here: […] Read More
To Prevent Brain Drain, Kosovo Must Eradicate Corruption By Dr Alon Ben-Meir and Arbana Xharra 29 May 2019 The youth of Kosovo are leaving the country in alarming numbers, driven away by the endemic corruption of Kosovo’s political and business elite. To assist, the US and EU should add more pressure. Read More
Conflict in Nigeria: Why Access to Health Care is a Luxury Few Can Afford By Eleojo Esther Akpa 29 May 2019 For Australians, it might be difficult to imagine a scenario where there are no hospitals to walk into or no medical personnel to consult about the most basic of health issues. But this is the reality for thousands of people affected by the ongoing armed conflict in northeastern Nigeria. Read More
Where Is International Leadership When We Need It? By Professor Mark Beeson 29 May 2019 Without better global leadership on climate change our best days are behind us, yet many are turning to a Swedish schoolgirl for leadership rather than the ruling global elite. Read More
Reflecting on 20 years of Protection of Civilians in UN Peace Operations: Progress, Problems and Prospects By Dr Charles Hunt 29 May 2019 Today marks 20 years since the first time UN peacekeepers were directed to protect civilians from physical violence in Sierra Leone, West Africa. Since then, the Protection of Civilians (PoC) mandate has become a centre of gravity for peacekeeping operations but also for the UN system as a whole. Read More
The Key to Our Era, in the Asian Region and Beyond? By Professor Anthony Milner 28 May 2019 Has Francis Fukuyama once again provided the key to making sense of the confusion going on around us, including in our own Asian — or Asia-Pacific, or Indo-Pacific — region? Read More