The Politics of Anti-Trafficking Efforts Dr Natalia Szablewska 18 December 2015 Today is the International Day of the Migrant, and while much of the world’s migration can be seen as a social good, human […] Read More
Call for Applications: Publication Support Grant 18 December 2015 The Research Committee of the Australian Institute of International Affairs (AIIA) is calling for expressions of interest for its 2016 Publication Support Grant. […] Read More
The Arab Spring: What Happened? 18 December 2015 The AIIA Qld presentation program ended the year on a high note on December 8 when Michael Otago addressed members on The Arab […] Read More
Looking for Terrorists in Alderaan Places James Mugg 18 December 2015 In September 2009, an article from the Economist detailed a significant lack of counterinsurgency tactics in the original Star Wars sci-fi blockbusters. The publication explained that […] Read More
The State Grid Corporation of China: Its Australian Engagement and Military Links Geoffrey Wade 18 December 2015 The State Grid Corporation of China, the world’s largest electric utility company, was one of the bidders for […] Read More
Australia’s Shaky South China Sea Strategy Dr Benjamin Herscovitch 17 December 2015 Principled though Australia’s commitment to freedom of navigation may be, freedom of navigation operations are not a serious roadblock to China’s bid to […] Read More
Musical Diplomacy with China 15 December 2015 This year’s annual Christmas party at Glover Cottages was a bit different from normal. Three string players from the Sydney Symphony Orchestra played […] Read More
Freedom and Terror Tim Wilson 15 December 2015 A year has passed since the Sydney Martin Place Siege shocked Australia, an event which reminds us that successfully combatting terrorism requires us […] Read More
The Paris Agreement: Suddenly All Seems Possible Adjunct Professor Howard Bamsey 14 December 2015 The world is different following adoption of the Paris Agreement on 12 December. We now have a new orientation for the global economy […] Read More
COP21: Beyond the Landing Zone in the City of Light By Associate Professor Peter Christoff 14 December 2015 The final plenary of the Paris Climate Conference was like Woodstock for climate negotiators and their devotees. Even before Laurent Fabius, President of […] Read More
China-Africa Economic Integration: Striving for Common Development Dr Lauren Johnston 14 December 2015 This month in South Africa’s commercial heartland of Johannesburg, co-hosts of the triennial head of state Forum on […] Read More