Turkey's Raqqa Dilemma By Emel Parlar Dal and Ali Murat Kurşun 28 March 2017 Divisions between Ankara, Washington and Moscow on Syria leave Turkey with few options. With the end of operation Eurphrates Shield and planning underway for the […] Read More
The Real Nature of the Syrian Conflict By Dr Bruce Mabley 28 March 2017 Islamic State is retreating but this does not signal the end of the Syrian conflict. For the conflict has never been about religion; […] Read More
Without Diplomatic Action, Australia’s Human Rights Council Bid is Futile By Ante Malenica 27 March 2017 Foreign minister Julie Bishop’s visit to the Philippines earlier this month has added another question mark to Australia’s […] Read More
Media, Foreign Policy and Intervention Ben Reeson 27 March 2017 In an age marked by instant communication and 24-hour news, nearly all global events are accessible at the local level. From a coup […] Read More
Global Gag Rule and the Political Economy of Sexual and Reproductive Freedoms Maria Tanyag 27 March 2017 On January 23, 2017, only days after his inauguration and among a series of controversial executive decisions, President […] Read More
“The Slow Hell”: The Lived Experience of the EU’s Flawed Asylum System – featuring an interview with Victor Roman, from the Lesvos Legal Centre Nina Roxburgh and Tamara Tubakovic 27 March 2017 Introduction: The situation is getting worse The refugee situation in Greece has taken a turn for the worse […] Read More
Collaborate or compete? Opportunities to adapt Australia’s Smart Cities Plan to develop a stronger pathway to achieving SDG11 by 2030 Cassandra Cohen 27 March 2017 In 2008, the global urban population exceeded rural populations for the first time in history.[1] By 2050, the […] Read More
Looking Into: The Future of Rojava Sam Brennan 27 March 2017 There is a Kurdish proverb that says “the Kurds have no friends but the mountains.” This saying refers to the suppression the Kurdish […] Read More
Reading Room: Maritime Security in the Indo-Pacific By Dr David Brewster 27 March 2017 Regions are not some natural or objective outcome of geography. They are a social construct. The idea of a region creates a mental […] Read More
Preparing for the Worst: EU Populism and Disintegration By Associate Professor Bruno Mascitelli 27 March 2017 Sixty years since the Treaty of Rome and 25 years since the Maastricht Treaty, the European Union finds little to rejoice about in […] Read More
Early Career Research Impact Award 24 March 2017 The Research Committee of the Australian Institute of International Affairs (AIIA) is calling for expressions of interest for its 2017 Early Career Research […] Read More