Indonesia in 2016: Protests and Progress By Robert Lowry 14 December 2016 In Indonesia this week, all eyes have been on the trial of Jakarta governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, known as Ahok. It is the culmination […] Read More
John Key's Foreign Policy Legacy By The Hon Dr Wayne Mapp 07 December 2016 New Zealand Prime Minister John Key surprised everyone when he resigned this week. He has been consistently popular over the last eight years […] Read More
Beyond Baggies and Bogans in Bali By Professor Tim Lindsey AO FAIIA 07 December 2016 Last month’s strange incident involving Jamie Murphy and a bag of white powder in Kuta was the latest in a steady stream of Australians getting into trouble […] Read More
The US-Mexico Borderlands By Assistant Professor Michelle Téllez and Assistant Professor Maurice R. Magaña 07 December 2016 Donald Trump’s promise to build a wall between the US and Mexico was a hallmark of the recent election campaign. What lies at […] Read More
Turkey: The Gulen Dilemma By Dr Bruce Mabley 07 December 2016 The life of Fethullah Gulen, the charismatic Turkish spiritual Islamic cleric in exile in the United States, is considerably more troubled following the […] Read More
Half-Mast in Havana By Associate Professor Adrian H. Hearn 29 November 2016 The death of Fidel Castro on the weekend has brought a sombre mood to Havana as Cubans there and around the country reflect on […] Read More
Duterte's Foreign Policy Confusion By Dr Lowell Bautista 25 November 2016 President Rodrigo Duterte has ushered in a new chapter in Philippine foreign policy: one lacking in continuity, coherence and direction. Previously acrimonious relations […] Read More
Time for a Universal Basic Income? By Pedro Sousa 25 November 2016 The concept of a universal basic income has received renewed attention in 2016. The general frustration with mainstream politics and the finance sector—manifested […] Read More
Can President Trump Make America Great Again? 18 November 2016 Expert Panel-Fellows of the AIIA Hilary Charlesworth FAIIA-Professor, ANU; Director of Centre for International Governance and Justice Jocelyn Chey AM FAIIA-Visiting Professor, University […] Read More
The Politics of Post-Mosul Iraq By Damian Doyle 15 November 2016 There is concern about the direction of the battle to retake Mosul after reports this week from Human Rights Watch that Kurdish Peshmerga […] Read More
Reading Room: Australian Soldiers in Asia-Pacific in World War II By Dr Sue Thompson 11 November 2016 Lachlan Grant has written an interesting history of the experiences of Australian troops across Asia and the Pacific […] Read More