Why the Economy – and the Fed – Isn’t Ready for a Rise in Rates Alex Nikolsko-Rzhevskyy 10 March 2015 In late February Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen delivered her semi-annual testimony before the Senate. In it she gave lawmakers – and the […] Read More
Pirates, Spies, Soul-stealers: Spirituality Transformed Shameem Black 09 March 2015 In the past decade the worldwide yoga industry has become a multi-billion-dollar business. Yet, ironically, the one country where yoga does not yet […] Read More
China and Myanmar: When Neighbours Become Good Friends Dai Yonghong 09 March 2015 China wants to keep its good relationship with Myanmar. But, because the major powers are also taking interest, China must work to make […] Read More
R.G.Casey: Minister for External Affairs 1951-60 By Graeme Dobell FAIIA 09 March 2015 In analysing foreign policy, the great forces of national power and politics can dominate explanations and expectations. Personalities bob and weave through story. […] Read More
Is Freedom Under Pressure Globally? Tim Wilson, Australia's Human Rights Commissioner 06 March 2015 Despite the efforts of governments, the future belongs to freedom. Behind human rights is the still revolutionary idea that every human being is […] Read More
The Murder of Boris Nemtsov – And Three Other Deaths Mark Galeotti 05 March 2015 The shocking murder of Russian opposition figure Boris Nemtsov, literally in sight of the Kremlin, clearly marks the beginning of a new era […] Read More
Nigeria’s Election Crisis David Dorward 05 March 2015 Nigeria is the most populous nation in Africa, with a GNP larger than South Africa, yet it is facing an election that could […] Read More
Are We Overreacting to the Threat of Terrorism? Sean Richmond 05 March 2015 Current national security debates miss the larger picture: we face many challenges and threats, of which terrorism is but one. The recent shootings […] Read More
Ending Forced Child Marriage Empowers the World, Not Only Women Courtney Pelkowitz 05 March 2015 As International Women’s Day on 8 March 2015 approaches, child marriage remains one of the greatest challenges facing […] Read More
Prof Greg Austin - China's Diplomacy for the Information Age Taru Leppanen and Prof Greg Austin 04 March 2015 Taru Leppanen, an AIIA National Office intern, interviews Prof Greg Austin on the diplomacy pursued by China to secure its information society ambitions since 1983. […] Read More
Indonesia: the Jokowi presidency - what went wrong? 04 March 2015 At Glover Cottages on Tuesday evening, 3 March, the well-known journalist Hamish McDonald and an Indonesian desk officer from DFAT, Zulaika Chudori, gave […] Read More