Reading Room: Queer Wars By Josh Pallas 18 October 2016 Dennis Altman’s and Jonathan Symons’ work Queer Wars is a timely and accessible intervention on the global state of play for queer rights. Queer politics is […] Read More
A War of Extermination in Syria By Associate Professor Nicolas Tenzer 13 October 2016 As the aerial bombardment of Aleppo resumes, one thing is clear: Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s military campaign in Syria, waged with the support of Russia, […] Read More
Nathan Watson 11 October 2016 Nathan Watson is a PhD candidate at the University of Western Australia in the School of Political Science and International Relations. Read More
Xu Wang 05 October 2016 Xu Wang is a research associate at ACOBORI. Hi is also a visiting research fellow at the Perth USAsia Centre. Read More
Wanted: A UN Secretary-General with Courage and Integrity By Emeritus Professor Ramesh Thakur FAIIA 30 September 2016 Outgoing UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon had strong words for both Syria and Russia last week in the UN General Assembly. Yet this conviction has […] Read More
Botswana: Independence at Midnight By Margaret O’Callaghan 28 September 2016 Amidst the kaleidoscope of African country experiences Botswana’s tale stands out. Fifty years ago this week, at midnight on 30 September 1966, Bechuanaland, a […] Read More
Waving not Drowning: Pacific Responses to Climate Change By Dr Johanna Nalau 27 September 2016 The future of the Pacific island nations is nowadays very much tied to the impact of climate change. Millions of dollars are being […] Read More
IAEA: The UN's Nuclear Watchdog In Need of Care By John Tilemann 26 September 2016 The 168 member states of the International Atomic Energy Agency meet this week in Vienna for their 60th annual General Conference. Since the […] Read More
Euan Crone Asian Awareness Scholarship 2016 22 September 2016 Calling for applications. We are delighted to announce that applications for the AIIA’s Euan Crone Asia Awareness Scholarship are now open. The […] Read More
Don Watson 21 September 2016 Don Watson is the author of many acclaimed books, including Caledonia Australis, Recollections of a Bleeding Heart, American Journeys and The Bush. His […] Read More
Steven Warwick 15 September 2016 Steven Warwick has recently completed a Master’s degree in Asian and Pacific Studies at Australian National University. He is a former intern at the […] Read More