Australia's Focus on the Pacific - Minister of International Development and the Pacific Hon Alex Hawke MP's Keynote Speech to the AIIA National Conference By Hon Alex Hawke MP 17 October 2019 Principles of freedom, open markets and defence cooperation underpin the Morrison Government's approach to the Pacific. Read More
What Can Australia Do? - AIIA National President Allan Gyngell's Keynote Speech At the 2019 AIIA National Conference By Allan Gyngell AO FAIIA 17 October 2019 In his keynote speech to the AIIA national conference, AIIA National President Allan Gyngell considers the consequences for Australia if the ties between Washington and Beijing finally snap. Read More
British People Hardly Ever Thought About The EU Before Brexit, Now It Dominates Their Lives By Professor Barry Richards 09 October 2019 The UK’s relationship with the rest of Europe is a real and important issue, but behind all that there is a toxicity at work on both sides of the “Brexit divide”. A small anti-EU minority laid the fuse, but the rest of the public proved highly combustible. Read More
Georgia Is Tilting Towards Political Turmoil By Mateusz Kubiak 07 October 2019 Domestic tension and external provocation seems particularly dangerous given that who will rule Georgia in the years that follow is currently at stake. Read More
Elections in Austria: A Backlash, But Not An End for The Far-Right By Dr Alfred Gerstl 03 October 2019 The right-wing Freedom Party (FPOe) suffered a severe loss in the Austrian snap elections, while the Green party was surprisingly successful. Sebastian Kurz from the Conservatives will become Chancellor again, but it remains an open question who his coalition partners will be. Read More
Hulk Smash? Another Week of Brexit By Colin Chapman FAIIA 18 September 2019 Boris Johnson may see himself as the Incredible Hulk, but David Cameron, the EU, the Supreme Court and Liberal Democrats don't seem to care if they make him mad. Read More
Whither Thailand? An Update on Thai Politics 16 September 2019 On Tuesday 10th September, AIIA NSW welcomed James Wise, former Australian Ambassador to Thailand, for an address based on his recently-published book Thailand: History, Politics and […] Read More
The Fall of Boris By Colin Chapman FAIIA 13 September 2019 Boris' unshakeable persona has been tainted by the Brexit spectacle, and he could potentially be the shortest surviving UK prime minister since 1827. Read More
What to Make of the Win of the AfD in Germany? By Professor Amy Verdun 13 September 2019 With the rise of the right-wing political party Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) in Germany, it is important to look back at how it was able to gain a secure place in German politics. Read More
Secret: The Making of Australia's Security State By Richard Broinowski AO 03 September 2019 Brian Toohey's book, "Secret," offers an scathing assessment of Australia's decision making in defence and foreign policy. Read More
The Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA): What it Denotes for Africa and its People By Wesley Kajirwa 12 August 2019 The recently concluded 12th Extra-Ordinary Summit of the African Union in Niamey, Niger formally launched the operational phase of the Africa Continental Free Trade Area. The area will represent the largest free trade zone in the world by population, given Africa’s 1.2 billion people. Read More