Korea - Peace and Denuclearisation 30 June 2018 On Tuesday 26 June 2018, the Institute welcomed NSW Supreme Court judge and author Michael Pembroke, who spoke on the topic of his […] Read More
Thinking About Australia's Power and Influence By Dr Darren Lim and Victor Ferguson 30 June 2018 In the long run, if Australia is to exercise power effectively in foreign policy domains, Canberra must concentrate on pathways where it has a comparative advantage. Read More
Hodeida: The Beginning of the End of the War in Yemen? By Dr Anthony Billingsley 28 June 2018 The battle for the port of Hodeida is pivotal for the ongoing conflict in Yemen between the Houthis and the Saudi-led coalition. Read More
Australians' Misperceptions of Foreign Aid Spending By Jonathan Pryke 26 June 2018 The 2018 Lowy Poll shows that Australians have a highly inflated perception of the size of the aid program but would like Australia to be more generous than it is. The results reveal how fraught polling of public perceptions on aid can be. Read More
North Korea, nuclear weapons and the threat to the Indo-Pacific 23 June 2018 On 19 June 2018 the Institute hosted the launch of Dr Michael Cohen’s book When Proliferation Causes Peace: […] Read More
Call for Applications for Russell Trood Internship 19 June 2018 The AIIA is seeking applications for the AIIA Russell Trood Internship with AIIA National Office in Canberra. The internship includes a $1000 honorarium […] Read More
Athlete Migrations and the Sport Industries in the Neoliberal Age 17 June 2018 On Tuesday 12 June Niko Besnier, Professor of Cultural Anthropology at the University of Amsterdam and Research Professor […] Read More
Reading Room: The Doomsday Machine By Richard Broinowski AO 12 June 2018 While it comes out 60 years after most of the events it describes, this book shows that the fate of the earth is still in the hands of a few war planners in Washington and Moscow and the automatic doomsday machine they created. Nuclear winter could still wipe out humanity from the world. Read More
The Future of the Commonwealth By Her Excellency Menna Rawlings CMG 08 June 2018 The Commonwealth is a unique global network based on shared history, language, legal systems and values. The London Summit shows why it matters more than ever, including to a UK determined to be global in action and spirit as it prepares for Brexit. Read More
An Inclusive Rules-Based International Order By Emeritus Professor Richard Rigby 08 June 2018 Australia declared in last year’s Foreign Policy White Paper that it would promote the rules-based international order. While most countries see it as in their national interest, the challenge is to formulate an order that attracts the widest possible acceptance. Read More
A Rough Climate for Migration: the Ethical Challenge of Climate Change 07 June 2018 On Tuesday 5 June, the Institute hosted the launch of Dr Elaine Kelly’s recently-published first book, Dwelling in […] Read More