Looking Into: The Future of Rojava Sam Brennan 27 March 2017 There is a Kurdish proverb that says “the Kurds have no friends but the mountains.” This saying refers to the suppression the Kurdish […] Read More
Preparing for the Worst: EU Populism and Disintegration By Associate Professor Bruno Mascitelli 27 March 2017 Sixty years since the Treaty of Rome and 25 years since the Maastricht Treaty, the European Union finds little to rejoice about in […] Read More
The Day After: Iraq in the Wake of the Caliphate By Damian Doyle and Dr Tristan Dunning 23 March 2017 While Mosul’s liberation from the Islamic State terrorist group appears closer than ever, Iraq’s challenges are far from over. The Iraqi government must […] Read More
Handshakes Hide PNG-Australia Tension By Dr Ronald May 20 March 2017 Julie Bishop’s recent visit to Papua New Guinea marked another seemingly stable chapter in Australia’s dealings with the Pacific nation. But the visit’s handshakes and […] Read More
AIIA - Submission to the Foreign Policy White Paper 16 March 2017 In early 2017 the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade made a call for public submissions into an upcoming Foreign Policy White Paper. The […] Read More
From Sterling to the Renminbi: The Global Monetary System By Paola Subacchi 14 March 2017 At times of significant turmoil, currencies take the hit, but economic transformation can also create currency winners. Nowhere is this more apparent than when […] Read More
America’s New Alliance Management By Dr Peter Layton 08 March 2017 The Trump administration has embraced a new, reductionist approach to managing its alliances. James Mattis, on his first visit to Europe as secretary […] Read More
Professor James Chin 01 March 2017 Professor James Chin is director of the Asia Institute of Tasmania at the University of Tasmania. He is an expert on governance issues […] Read More
Jokowi’s Visit Heralds New Optimism for Bilateral Trade By Dr Greta Nabbs-Keller 01 March 2017 After worrying delays, Indonesian President Widodo has finally met with Prime Minister Turnbull in Sydney. In spite of the countries’ past animosities, Australia-Indonesia […] Read More
Australia Risks Isolation from Regional Trade By Tristan Kenderdine 26 February 2017 Amid a rapidly changing trading landscape, Australia must not settle for a Chinese or Japanese dominated Asia-Pacific trade strategy. Participation in multiple regional […] Read More
Post-Brexit UK Trade: Reinventing the Wheel? By Anna George 22 February 2017 With Brexit moving through the British parliament, the UK government needs to consider how it will approach trade agreements once it leaves the European […] Read More