A Possible Nuclear Disaster in Taiwan: An International Crisis in East Asia Shang-su Wu 06 August 2014 Poor geographic conditions, insufficient preparation and the unsettled sovereignty mean that a nuclear disaster in Taiwan would seriously […] Read More
Removing Obstacles to Trade: Standstill to Move Forward Mark Thirlwell 06 August 2014 Mark Thirlwell looks at the various obstacles to trade and how a renewed commitment to the stand still on protectionism can solve the stagnancy […] Read More
Social Media in War: Transparency or Propaganda? Luke Heemsbergen and Simon Lindgren 05 August 2014 In the 2012 Operation Pillar of Defence, the fog of war gave way to the digital smog of social media. So how did […] Read More
Social Media in War: Transparency or Propaganda? Luke Heemsbergen and Simon Lindgren 05 August 2014 In the 2012 Operation Pillar of Defence, the fog of war gave way to the digital smog of social media. So how did […] Read More
In War, Civilians are Paying the Highest Price Andrea Lunt 29 July 2014 Despite the fact that international humanitarian law is meant to protect civilians in armed conflict situations, civilian casualties in Gaza, Afghanistan and Iraq […] Read More
In War, Civilians are Paying the Highest Price Andrea Lunt 29 July 2014 Despite the fact that international humanitarian law is meant to protect civilians in armed conflict situations, civilian casualties in Gaza, Afghanistan and Iraq […] Read More
Indonesian Democracy Takes Major Step Forward as Jokowi Declared Winner Andrew Manners 24 July 2014 With the announcement that Joko Widodo has won the recent presidential election, Indonesiaʼs young democracy has taken a […] Read More
Euan Crone Asian Awareness Scholarship 15 July 2014 In 2013, Euan Crone, a member of AIIA VIC who participated in the AIIA VIC 2013 Study Tour of Myanmar, decided to establish […] Read More
Euan Crone Asian Awareness Scholarship Applications Open 15 July 2014 The Australian Institute of International Affairs is proud to announce the opening of the 2014 Euan Crone Asian Awareness Scholarship applications. The scholarship […] Read More
A New Round of Political Protests in Kuwait By Mervyn Piesse 11 July 2014 The detention of a popular Kuwaiti opposition leader may give the opposition movement the impetus it needs to overcome disunity and renew its […] Read More
The Chutzpah of the Iraq War Neocons and Fellow Travellers By Emeritus Professor Ramesh Thakur FAIIA 25 June 2014 Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair has recently denied that the lightning advance of ISIS could be blamed on the 2003 invasion of […] Read More