Hon Alex Hawke MP 17 October 2019 Alex Hawke was sworn in as the Assistant Defence Minister and Minister for International Development and the Pacific on 29 May 2019. Alex […] Read More
Meeting Australia’s Cyber Security Challenge By Abbey Dorian 17 October 2019 Turnbull’s Cyber Security Strategy was an underfunded and uncertain response to an increasingly complex problem: cyberattack and online interference. Morrison’s 2022 Strategy needs a cradle-to-grave investment in digital literacy to protect Australia’s national interests moving forward. Read More
Reading Room: Partition Voices By Emeritus Professor Ramesh Thakur FAIIA 17 October 2019 Partition Voices accounts for the survivors of mass atrocities that took place during India’s partition. Their voices are not just apart of South Asian History, but also British history. Read More
Sino-American Rivalry, New Technology and the Health of the Planet Are on the Agenda at #AIIA19 Australian Institute of International Affairs 10 October 2019 It's your last chance to get tickets for the Australian Institute of International Affairs National Conference 2019! Sign up at aiia19.org! Read More Play
British People Hardly Ever Thought About The EU Before Brexit, Now It Dominates Their Lives By Professor Barry Richards 09 October 2019 The UK’s relationship with the rest of Europe is a real and important issue, but behind all that there is a toxicity at work on both sides of the “Brexit divide”. A small anti-EU minority laid the fuse, but the rest of the public proved highly combustible. Read More
Does It Matter If Taiwan Loses Formal Recognition? By Dr Timothy S Rich 09 October 2019 Taiwan will continue to maintain international relevance with or without formal diplomatic recognition. But this requires creative actions by Taiwan to deepen unofficial relations with non-recognising states like the United States and Australia. Read More
Georgia Is Tilting Towards Political Turmoil By Mateusz Kubiak 07 October 2019 Domestic tension and external provocation seems particularly dangerous given that who will rule Georgia in the years that follow is currently at stake. Read More
Australia Isn’t Taking the National Security Threat From Far-Right Extremism Seriously Enough By Professor Greg Barton 07 October 2019 We are flying blind on right-wing extremism in Australia. We need a better way of monitoring and tracking far-right forums, social networks and the links between far-right individuals through their histories of travel and extremist communications. Read More
A Revolutionary Evolution: Civil-Military Integration in China By Toby Warden 01 October 2019 Civil military integration in China predated Xi Jinping. Understanding this is crucial for effective management of the Sino-US relationship. Read More
New Agendas for a New Era: The AIIA National Conference 2019 Australian Institute of International Affairs 26 September 2019 Experts will be tackling new and emerging international issues in an Australian context at the October 14 AIIA National Conference 2019. Sino-American rivalry, technological development and environmental concerns are up for discussion. Read More
Justin Trudeau Is Trashing His Own brand By Emeritus Professor Ramesh Thakur FAIIA 25 September 2019 Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is caught up in a blackface scandal weeks before his country goes to the polls. This has allowed his opposition to claim his much-vaunted liberalism is only for show. Read More