Afghanistan: Can Trump Kick-Start a Viable Exit Strategy? By Ian Dudgeon 17 January 2019 President Trump faces significant challenges to kick-starting the end of America’s conventional military involvement in Afghanistan. Read More
Corruption In The Balkans Is Impeding EU Membership By Dr Alon Ben-Meir and Arbana Xharra 17 January 2019 The Balkan states must effectively deal with internal corruption if they are to join the European Union. Read More
Arbana Xharra 16 January 2019 Arbana Xharra is an Albanian investigative journalist from Kosovo. She has authored a series of investigative reports on religious extremists and Turkey’s Islamic agenda operating in the Balkans, […] Read More
The Future of Thailand in an Era of Great Power Rivalry By Dr Greg Raymond 15 January 2019 As relations between China and Thailand grow closer, Thai elites attempt to moderate Beijing’s influence. Read More
Extending the “System” of International Criminal Law By Kip Hale and Dr Melinda Rankin 15 January 2019 Although the recent decision concerning the International Criminal Court’s jurisdiction on the Rohingya issue is encouraging, it cannot act alone to prevent crimes against humanity. Read More
A Career in the Foreign Service By Dr Sue Boyd 14 January 2019 Sue Boyd's career involved coups, floods, the Stasi in East Germany, The Pacific Solution, Disarmament and Outer Space, as well as The Portuguese Carnation Revolution and The Timor Crisis. Read More
Dr Sue Boyd 14 January 2019 Dr Sue Boyd joined DFAT in 1970 and served in Portugal, East Germany and at the UN in New York. She was High […] Read More
Inside North Korea By Jean Lee 14 January 2019 In this episode of AIIA VIC’s Dyason House Podcast, Jean Lee discusses her time as a journalist covering North Korea. Read More
Australia Needs to Support the Ban on Nuclear Weapons By Associate Professor Marianne Hanson 10 January 2019 Australia’s Labor Party has given “in principle” support to the ban on nuclear weapons, but it needs to go further. Read More
Australia-EU Cooperation on Security, Foreign Policy and Development By Peter Jennings PSM 10 January 2019 With the resurgence of Great Power competition in their respective regions, cooperation between the European Union and Australia is more important than ever. Read More
Ambassador Eduardo Peña Haller 10 January 2019 Ambassador Eduardo Peña Haller was appointed as Ambassador of Mexico to Australia in 2017. Previously, he served as deputy legal advisor for the […] Read More