Yuichi Takatsuka 07 November 2018 Yuichi Takatsuka is a former Japanese diplomat who was based in Canberra from 2015-18. He was also a visiting fellow at the Australia […] Read More
New Caledonia’s Independence Referendum By William Fisher 07 November 2018 Viewed by many as a status quo result, the increasing support for pro-independence parties was much too close for comfort for the French Government and will oblige it to reconsider its strategies. Read More
Misogyny as Violent Extremism By Dr David Duriesmith, Luisa Ryan and Shannon Zimmerman 07 November 2018 Misogynist violence continues to be seen as an individual, private problem when it in fact constitutes a major security issue. Australia is uniquely positioned to act due to its ground-breaking work on gender-based violence prevention. Read More
Roundtable on Israel’s strategic priorities 07 November 2018 On Monday 29 October, Brigadier-General (reserve) Yossi Kuperwasser, Director of the Project on Regional Middle East Developments at the Jerusalem Center for Public […] Read More
Congressional Outreach by Australia and New Zealand By Professor Alan Tidwell 05 November 2018 As the mid-terms change the make-up of US Congress, how do Australia and New Zealand protect and advance their interests by engaging with the US legislature? Read More
Trumping Foreign Policy By Dr Timothy Gravelle 05 November 2018 While foreign publics don’t get to vote, their opinions matter to the United States. Even as the world’s sole superpower, the US requires the cooperation of other states to achieve many of its foreign policy objectives. Read More
What Australia Can Learn from the Japan-China Summit By Yuichi Takatsuka 05 November 2018 Working with China is a difficult diplomatic challenge for many countries, including Australia. The latest Japan-China Summit provides some ideas. Read More
Bringing Back Accountability to Nigeria By Dr Plangsat Bitrus Dayil 05 November 2018 Despite Boko Haram attacks and government inaction, the resilience of the Bring Back Our Girls Movement shows that citizens can consistently demand accountability in a non-violent way. Read More
With the Liberal World Order Uncertain, the EU Must Step up to the Plate Dayna Santana 05 November 2018 Since the Second World War, the United States has held itself up as the leader of the ‘free […] Read More
Reading Room: The Globalization of International Society By Associate Professor Tomoko Akami 05 November 2018 The discipline of International Relations is at a crossroad. Its orthodox view of the history of modern international relations has been under criticism for some time. Read More
Forty Years of Diplomacy By John Woods PSM and Peter Bateman 05 November 2018 This episode of AIIA VIC's Dyason House Podcast features former Australian ambassador John Woods discussing his decades of diplomatic experience and the challenges of pursuing a diplomatic career. Read More