All Is Not Quiet on the Eastern Front Adam Csenger 12 September 2015 The Donbass region of eastern Ukraine has been beset by fighting between pro-Russian rebels and Ukrainian government forces since April 2014. Separatists in […] Read More
Australian Submarines: Why Japan? 10 September 2015 Australia’s submarine technology cooperation with Japan is a commitment to burden-sharing with the US in the Asia-Pacific. In anticipation of the Australia Royal […] Read More
Economic management of the EU in the present financial crisis 09 September 2015 On Tuesday 9 September, as part of AIIA’s partnership with ANU’s European Studies Centre Touring Lecture series, visiting […] Read More
1965, Jakarta: a Year of Living Dangerously 09 September 2015 Geoffrey Miller was posted to the Jakarta Embassy on 1 October 1965, when six army generals were murdered by the “30th September Movement”. The […] Read More
Australia Can Get the Balance Right on Free Trade and Worker’s Rights 09 September 2015 Even a former ACTU researcher and Austrade chief economist can support ChAFTA. Opening up to trade is positive for business, workers […] Read More
Europe Rethinks the Schengen Agreement 07 September 2015 Over the last week, massive movement of people in Europe has placed the Schengen Agreement, which eliminates border controls among EU member states, in high […] Read More
Boko Haram-ism: Beyond Jihadism By Muhammad Dan Suleiman 07 September 2015 The misguided focus on Boko Haram as a jihadist terrorist group could prevent Nigeria from addressing the broader socio-economic environment within which it operates. Boko Haram […] Read More
From Brinksmanship to Bargain: the Two Koreas Avoid War 04 September 2015 How the “adults in the room” avoided a crisis spiralling out of control. In the days following the latest intra-Korean episode of brinksmanship […] Read More
Engaging Iran and Cuba 03 September 2015 When it comes to adversarial states, diplomatic aims are better served by engagement, not isolation. The current heated, even toxic, debates in the […] Read More
The US-Cuba-China Triangle By Associate Professor Adrian H. Hearn 03 September 2015 In re-establishing ties with Cuba, the US must now consider China’s relationship with the island nation. On 15th August 2015 US Secretary of State, […] Read More
In Australia’s Third Century, We Must Rethink Our Responses to a New World 03 September 2015 Asia’s unprecedented growth heralds a new century for Australia in which it must reframe the national discussion on […] Read More