Book Review: Trumped: Emerging Powers in a Post-American World By Professor Ian Hall 02 March 2020 Trump’s “America First” policies have paved the way for regional powers to assert their own local agendas. Sreeram Chaulia examines how four of these regional powers are faring. Read More
Australia in the World: Episode 41 By Allan Gyngell AO FAIIA and Dr Darren Lim 02 March 2020 The Indo-Pacific, models of world politics, and Australian foreign policy. Read More
Inequality and Indifference: The 2020 US Presidential Race By Diana Leon-Espinoza and Dr Cosmo Howard 28 February 2020 In the Democratic Party’s presidential primaries, the candidates face a paradox: the country is confronting worsening inequality, yet there is consistent indifference to the issue within key constituencies. Read More
President Trump’s Maiden Visit to India: Trade and Defence Top on the Agenda By Dr Ashok Sharma 24 February 2020 Relations between India and the US are underpinned by their shared democratic values and strengthened by an extraordinary level of convergence of interests, especially the security concerns arising from terrorism and the assertive posture of China in the Indo-Pacific region. Hopefully, President Donald Trump’s maiden visit to India will further strengthen the US-India strategic partnership which is touted as the “defining partnership” of the 21st century. Read More
How to Live with China 23 February 2020 On Tuesday 18th February, Peter Hartcher, a leading Australian journalist and author, spoke to AIIA NSW about managing Australia’s relations with China in […] Read More
British Tales of the Unexpected and the Future King’s Message to Morrison, Trump, and Other World Leaders By Colin Chapman FAIIA 20 February 2020 Under the leadership of Boris Johnson, the UK government is setting up to tackle a range of very ambitious projects. With the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Glasgow on the horizon, climate change policies are high on the agenda. Read More
The Asian Century: From the Tyranny of Distance to the Power of Proximity (Part Two) By Tim Harcourt 19 February 2020 Australia has engaged economically with Asia since Indigenous times, but two World Wars and a Great Depression stunted progress in the early twentieth century. Post-World War II, Australia started to realise its economic future lay in the Asia-Pacific region, as economic development lifted millions of people out of poverty and created lucrative export markets for Australia. In terms of governing this transition, both sides of politics played a role. Read More
The Asian Century: Building Upon a Long History of Asian Engagement (Part One) By Tim Harcourt 14 February 2020 How Australia engages with Asia has been a dominant question in 21st century foreign policy, mainly driven by issues of trade and immigration, but geopolitical strategy as well. It has led to several “White Papers” on the subject. Read More
Coronavirus Outbreak and Teaching Chinese Students Online: Legal Issues That Australian Universities Should Know By Jeanne Huang 12 February 2020 With Chinese students being prevented from returning to Australia to continue their studies amidst the coronavirus, universities are pushing initiatives such as online teaching. However, there are some legal implications in doing so. Read More
Brexit: What Now? By Colin Chapman FAIIA 07 February 2020 Despite having formally left the EU, the UK is still subject to European law until 31 December 2020. What plans does Johnson have for this transition period? Read More
Reading Room: China and Japan: Facing History by Ezra F. Vogel By John West 06 February 2020 Vogel offers a holistic and historical perspective on the relationship between China and Japan. This perspective forms a useful basis to examine the state of modern Sino-Japanese relations. Read More