Sustainable Futures for Small Island States By Carlisle Richardson 17 October 2016 Small island developing states—from St Kitts and Nevis to Samoa—face a unique set of challenges to their sustainable development including extremely limited resources, […] Read More
Conflicting Perceptions of the AIIB By Cormac Power 16 October 2016 The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank highlights the fundamental conflict at the heart of how China is viewed by much of the world. On the […] Read More
Thailand's King-To-Be Faces Challenges By Dr Gavan Butler 16 October 2016 Thailand is grieving following the death of the country’s king, Bhumibol Adulyadej, on Thursday. Instead of immediately assuming the throne, Crown Prince Maha […] Read More
AIIAV Study Tours in 2017 14 October 2016 We are contemplating two Study Tours in 2017 after our very successful Study Tour to Sri Lanka this year. One would be to […] Read More
Carlisle Richardson 14 October 2016 Carlisle Richardson is a former ambassador of St Kitts and Nevis to the United Nations and a former sustainable development officer of the United […] Read More
Chinese Power and Australia By Professor Rory Medcalf 13 October 2016 China’s growing power is something with which every country in the Indo-Pacific region must contend; it is having an increasing influence on both strategic and […] Read More
Trump Brings Unity Through Feminism By Dr Rebecca Sheehan 13 October 2016 The US election campaign plunged to new depths this week with the notorious Trump video and the second presidential debate. Democrats and Republicans […] Read More
Yemen's Agony: Is the World Starting to Respond? By Dr Anthony Billingsley 13 October 2016 The ferocious war in Yemen was brought into sharp focus this week after a Saudi airstrike killed 140 people attending a funeral. Saudi […] Read More
Preparing for Disaster By Judy Slatyer 13 October 2016 In the wake of Hurricane Matthew, the Red Cross released the World Disasters Report 2016 on 13 October. The report shows that disasters killed […] Read More
Is Santos' Nobel Peace Prize Premature? By Professor Diane Bretherton 12 October 2016 The Nobel Peace Prize Committee announced this week that the winner for 2016 is Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos. Santos has been recognised […] Read More
Backdoor for Investor-State Disputes in TiSA By Dr Giovanni Di Lieto 12 October 2016 Wikileaks’ release of the latest round of negotiations for the Trade in Services Agreement reveals that it is unlikely to have an investor-state […] Read More