Indonesian Elections and the Role of the Military By Dr Nicolaas Warouw 21 December 2019 Whoever wins Indonesia's elections, determining the future role of the military in the country's government institutions will have a lasting impact on democracy. Read More
2019 Euan Crone Asian Awareness Scholarship Winners Announced 20 December 2019 The Australian Institute of International Affairs is pleased to announce the recipients for the 2019 Euan Crone Asian Awareness Scholarship, Ellen Brookes and Kobra Moradi. Read More
Ep. 35: Ex-ASIO Head Duncan Lewis (Part 1): On His Military & Govt Career, And The Challenge of Terrorism By Dr Darren Lim and Allan Gyngell AO FAIIA 19 December 2019 In a first for the podcast, we present our first double episode, an exclusive interview with Duncan Lewis AO, DSC, CSC who until recently was Australia’s Director General of Security, leading ASIO, the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation. Read More
Dr Fiona Buick 19 December 2019 Dr Fiona Buick is a researcher at the Public Service Research Group, UNSW. Fiona’s research focus is on organisational culture, strategic human resource […] Read More
The 2019 UK General Elections: A Post-Election Roundup By Colin Chapman FAIIA 19 December 2019 After ransacking Labour, Johnson pledges to reshape the Tories into a “People’s Party” and build strong new relationships with Europe. Read More
The Revenge of Farage: Right-Wing Populism at The 2019 UK Elections By Nicholas Morieson 19 December 2019 While the UK Independence Party and the Brexit Party performed poorly in the 2019 UK elections, the right-wing populism they espouse is not a spent force. Rather, in what may be the most important British election in decades, their presence was a deciding influence on the course of the election, and on the eventual victory of the Conservative party. Read More
What Do Morrison’s Changes to The APS Mean for Public Servants And Policy? By Associate Professor Gemma Carey and Dr Fiona Buick 19 December 2019 The merging of government departments was to “streamline bureaucracy.” However, issues such as cultural differences, logistical incompability, and isolated “silo” branches make this reorganisation a highly complex operation with little chance of success. Read More
Larrikins in Khaki - Tales of Irreverence And Courage From World War II Diggers By Richard Broinowski AO 17 December 2019 Tim Bowden takes a compassionate yet irreverent look at the experiences of Australian diggers in World War II. Even today, it provides valuable perspectives into the lives of Australian service men and women. Read More
Fellows of the AIIA 2019 16 December 2019 The AIIA would like to extend its congratulations to the following people who have been selected as Fellows of the Australian Institute of International Affairs for 2019. Read More
Hundreds of Chinese Citizens Told Me What They Thought About The Controversial Social Credit System By Dr Xinyuan Wang 15 December 2019 Facial recognition technology will be used in the surveillance of Chinese citizens in order to assign them a "social credit score." Chinese citizens tell us what they think of it. Read More
Laos & Vietnam Study Tour - Calling for Expressions of Interest 12 December 2019 AIIA Victoria is planning a Study Tour to Laos and Vietnam in late March 2020 We are taking […] Read More