Unmarried Women: the Key to the US Elections By Francesca Ghezzi 16 May 2016 On 15 May, the New York Times released a report accusing Donald Trump of dozens of cases of abuse and mistreatment of women. These cases […] Read More
The Philippines Election: Maintaining Momentum By Dr Imelda Deinla 12 May 2016 The Filipino people went to the polls on 9 May and have given Mayor Rodrigo Duterte a clear mandate to be the 16th […] Read More
Should Foreign Policy Play a Part in the Election Campaign? AIIA Fellows responding to the question of the week 12 May 2016 Question: Should foreign policy play a part in the election campaign? The Hon Kim Beazley AC FAIIA When I entered parliament in 1980 I […] Read More
The Warrior-Diplomat and the Art of Threat Management By Dr Daniel Baldino and Dr Andrew Carr 12 May 2016 The image of the warrior-diplomat is increasingly fashionable. Yet many of the claims about defence diplomacy remain highly presumptive and do not appear […] Read More
Why China's E-commerce Rules Have Exporters in a Flurry By Dr Ryan Manuel 10 May 2016 China’s recent crackdown on import duties applied to online goods shipped through free-trade areas. Will this have a negative impact on investment in […] Read More
AIIA for WA bursary recipients 09 May 2016 After working through a record number of applications, the judging panel and the Bursary sub-Committee are proud to announce the two recipients of the […] Read More
AIIA for WA 70th anniversary lecture 09 May 2016 This year marks 70 years since the AIIA was formed in Western Australia by Professor Fred Alexander, initially out of the UWA campus. Since 1946, the AIIA WA […] Read More
South Vietnamese Soldiers: Memories of the Vietnam War and After By Peter Hamburger 06 May 2016 As two distinguished historians, Peter Edwards and Jeffrey Grey, have separately noted this book recovers a dimension of […] Read More
The Outlook for the Arabian Peninsula 05 May 2016 Tom Harley, Joint Managing Director of Dragoman Global, discusses the implications of low oil prices for the Arabian Peninsula. The ‘new normal’ of […] Read More Play
Iran: a Re-emerging Power By HE Abdolhossein Vahaji 05 May 2016 Iran’s role in the international sphere is changing rapidly. The nuclear deal reached in 2015 led to the lifting of UN sanctions and […] Read More
Australia’s Submarine Purchase: an Unnecessary Snub to Japan By Emeritus Professor Ramesh Thakur FAIIA 03 May 2016 With Australia’s recent decision on submarine design, the flawed regional politics tainted a technically right outcome. Choosing the French bidder has significant implications, particularly for […] Read More