The Timor Sea Disputes: Resolved or Ongoing? By Dr Rebecca Strating 09 March 2018 This week Australia and Timor-Leste signed a historic maritime treaty at the United Nations in New York. Unfortunately, the dispute over Greater Sunrise is far from being resolved. Read More
Eastern Ghouta: Damned and Desperate By Leonard Blazeby and Flavia Abdurahman 01 March 2018 On the outskirts of Damascus, in Eastern Ghouta, nearly half a million Syrians continue to suffer indiscriminate bombing and inadequate provision for humanitarian assistance. And the situation is only expected to get worse. Read More
Sikh-ing Trouble: Trudeau's Visit Gives Insight into Canada-India Relations By Grant Wyeth 27 February 2018 India-Canada relations have become hostage to sentiment within Canada’s Sikh community. As Trudeau's visit to India showed, New Delhi remains suspicious of Canadian politicians sympathising with the separatist movement. Read More
AIIA in the News 26 February 2018 The Australian Institute International Affairs has recently been featured across a number of media outlets. National President Allan Gyngell AO FAIIA wrote about […] Read More
Alyssa Ayres 23 February 2018 Alyssa Ayres is Senior Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) for India, Pakistan, and South Asia. In 2015, she served as […] Read More
India in Asia: ASEAN, Japan and the Right Balance By Alyssa Ayres 23 February 2018 India is taking steps to become a more visible player across the entire Indo-Pacific, extending from the maritime space to the west all the way to the east, both through involvement in Asia’s most central regional institutions and deepened ties with Japan. Read More
Japan’s Engagement in China’s Belt and Road Initiative By Dr Shutaro Sano 23 February 2018 Tokyo's decision to join the Belt and Road Initiative enables Japan to seek greater business opportunities. However, to reap the greatest benefits, there are a number of important moves Japan needs to make. Read More
Keith Waller: Portrait of a Working Diplomat By Alan Fewster 23 February 2018 How well did former diplomat Sir Keith Waller measure up against the three duties of the diplomat outlined by Arthur Balfour and the dictum of Talleyrand? An extract from his biography explains. Read More
A New Dawn in South Africa By Elizabeth Sidiropoulos 22 February 2018 The lesson of a decade's state capture in South Africa may be that institutions are only as good as the people who respect them in letter and in spirit—and citizens and organised civil society should not limit active participation in political processes only to election time. Read More
International Court Examines Bloodshed in the Philippines' War on Drugs 21 February 2018 Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has retorted that his war on drugs "will not stop" despite the International Criminal Court's investigation into extrajudicial killings related to the campaign. Is raising the profile of alleged crimes to the international level enough? Read More
Is it Time to Push Back Against China’s Economic Statecraft? By Professor Ian Hall 21 February 2018 China's hold over large enterprises allows it to manipulate Chinese companies to align with state interests. It gives China the rare ability to use economic power as an instrument of statecraft. Australia and others must learn to respond effectively. Read More