Russiaphobia and the perils of a new Cold War 13 April 2018 On Tuesday 10 April, Tom Switzer – executive director of the Centre for Independent Studies and presenter of ABC Radio National’s Between the […] Read More
Reading Room: Australia’s Policy towards Britain’s End of Empire in Southeast Asia By Professor James Cotton FAIIA 11 April 2018 In 'Cold War and Decolonisation', Andrea Benvenuti has written a careful analysis of Australian policy towards the decolonisation of Malaya, the British Borneo territories and Singapore. Read More
Star Wars: The Battle for Laws Against War in Outer Space By Professor Steven Freeland 04 April 2018 On Monday, Chinese space station Tiangong-1 fell into to the Pacific Ocean after being out of control for the last two years. It's a reminder that space is not yet a regulated space. Read More
Star Wars? Using Law to Prevent the Unimaginable 28 March 2018 On Tuesday 27 March the Institute hosted Professor Steven Freeland, an international authority on international and human rights law, Australian representative on the […] Read More
Dr Marty Natalegawa 16 March 2018 Dr Raden Mohammad Marty Muliana Natalegawa (Dr Natalegawa) served as the Foreign Minister of the Republic of Indonesia from 2009-2014. Prior to his […] Read More
Ensuring Renewable Energy Doesn't Fuel Conflict By Dr Natalie Ralph 13 March 2018 The rise of renewable energy has seen the world enter into a new era, however these technologies bring both risk and reward. Government and business need to learn the lessons from past errors and successes of extractive industries. Read More
The Russian Election: Putin and the Seven Dwarves By Dr Dorothy Horsfield 08 March 2018 Under an amendment to the Russian Constitution in 2008, this year’s presidential election was postponed for ten days in deference to International Women’s Day. It is opportune to consider the predicted victory of Putin over his seven opponents. Read More
International Women’s Day 2018: Distance Travelled, Ground Lost and Ways Forward By Associate Professor Katrina Lee-Koo 08 March 2018 This year International Women’s Day will be noticed. The unreported constant that shapes international politics—the politics of gender—is an overt item on the agenda rather than a terse undercurrent. Read More
2017 Boyer Prize Awarded to Rebecca Strating 27 February 2018 The Australian Institute of International Affairs is proud to announce Rebecca Strating is the winner of the Australian Journal of International Affairs’ Boyer Prize for 2017. […] Read More
Keith Waller: Portrait of a Working Diplomat By Alan Fewster 23 February 2018 How well did former diplomat Sir Keith Waller measure up against the three duties of the diplomat outlined by Arthur Balfour and the dictum of Talleyrand? An extract from his biography explains. Read More
International Court Examines Bloodshed in the Philippines' War on Drugs 21 February 2018 Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has retorted that his war on drugs "will not stop" despite the International Criminal Court's investigation into extrajudicial killings related to the campaign. Is raising the profile of alleged crimes to the international level enough? Read More