Dr Mark Diesendorf 22 August 2019 Dr Mark Diesendorf, a renewable energy researcher, was trained as a physicist and is currently honorary associate professor at UNSW Sydney. Read More
Climate, Coal, Kinship and Security in Australia-Pacific Relations By Dr Tarcisius Kabutaulaka and Dr Katerina Teaiwa 21 August 2019 Australia’s efforts at developing a positive relationship with the Pacific Islands appear to be shadowed by Australia’s continued reliance on coal, which has greatly angered Pacific leaders. Read More
Scotland’s Reaction to Brexit By Colin Chapman FAIIA 21 August 2019 As Westminster grapples with the prospect of a no-deal Brexit, it further harms its relations with Scotland. Read More
Can the Philippines and Australia Elevate Their Partnership to a Strategic Level? By Mark Manantan 19 August 2019 The Philippines and Australia are both equally vulnerable to cyberattacks and could benefit in engaging in a strategic partnership to solidify their respective national cyber security. Read More
Applied History: the uses and misuses of the past 17 August 2019 On Tuesday 13th August, AIIA NSW welcomed Professor Fredrik Logevall, Laurence D. Belfer Professor of International Affairs and Professor of History at Harvard […] Read More
An Escape Valve for the Turmoil in Hong Kong? By Dr Sarah Teitt 15 August 2019 For weeks, analysts have warned of a “rapid descent into anarchy” in Hong Kong. How did the situation get to where it is today, and what options are there to diffuse the crisis? Read More
Implications of the US Exit From the INF Treaty By Dr Stephan Frühling and Professor Andrew O’Neil 14 August 2019 The Trump administration’s withdrawal of the US from the Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces Treaty earlier this month is the culmination of an extended period of shadow boxing between Moscow and Washington. What will the withdrawal mean for Asia and Australia? Read More
East Timor and Australia: a Love-Hate Relationship 11 August 2019 On Tuesday 6th August, AIIA NSW welcomed Sydney solicitor and business man Rodney Lewis to discuss Australia’s fluctuating relationship with East Timor. Rodney […] Read More
What's Wrong With Australia's Middle East Policy? By Ian Parmeter 08 August 2019 The US has asked Australia to join an international naval coalition in the Persian Gulf. The Morrison government is likely to agree, but our process for considering such requests is seriously flawed. Read More
Kashmir: The Situation Is About to Get Much Worse By Dr Claude Rakisits 08 August 2019 Prime Minister Modi’s decision to revoke the special status of Kashmir is a dramatic move which will have far-reaching repercussions, especially in India’s relations with Pakistan. Read More
Escalating UK-Iran Tensions and the “Mother of All Wars” By Colin Chapman FAIIA 08 August 2019 A logical next move to de-escalate UK-Iran tensions would be for each side to release the other’s tanker: yet neither Boris Johnson and Hassan Rouhani show much respect for logic. Read More