Australia China Business Council Study Tour 08 August 2018 AIIA National Executive Director Melissa Conley Tyler participated in an Australia China Business Council Think Tank Study Tour to Shenzhen, Shanghai and Beijing from […] Read More
Can Pakistan’s New Prime Minister Deliver His Promises? By Professor Samina Yasmeen AM FAIIA 07 August 2018 Imran Khan is now poised to become Pakistan’s new prime minister. But he’s likely to find running a country much more difficult than winning the vote with his party still short of a majority. Read More
Baghdad and Basra: Key to Understanding the Iraqi Protests By Associate Professor Benjamin Isakhan 07 August 2018 The Iraqi government’s two-pronged approach of concessions and crackdown is unlikely to address the source of recent unrest. What Basra needs now is increased local autonomy. Read More
Odds On for No Brexit Deal By Colin Chapman FAIIA 02 August 2018 The bookmakers’ odds are that Britain will crash out of the EU without a deal next March. While Prime Minister May is not giving up on hopes of securing a soft Brexit, she is being held hostage by the right. Read More
Remembering the Gulf War By Lisa Barritt-Eyles 02 August 2018 On this day 28 years ago, Iraq invaded Kuwait amid the uncertainty of the changing post-Cold War international order. What were the key events and justifications for Australia’s involvement? Read More
Australia Should Not Afford Legitimacy to Hun Sen By Sawathey Ek OAM 30 July 2018 Hun Sen claims victory in Cambodia's elections today in the shadow of last year’s dissolution of Cambodia’s main opposition party and the blanket ban on 118 political opponents. Read More
Elections to Be Held in Post-Coup Zimbabwe By Tinashe Jakwa 30 July 2018 On 30 July, Zimbabweans head to the polls. The volatile situation highlights the need to stop idealising opposition political parties while remaining critical of incumbent governments. Read More
Will India Reaffirm Support for One-China? By Prashant Kumar Singh 29 July 2018 In early July, the Indian flag carrier airline Air India changed Taiwan’s designation from "Taiwan" to “Chinese Taipei” on its website. Has India shifted its silent stance towards Taiwan and the One-China Policy? Read More
New Era for Australia in Latin America By Jake Kite 29 July 2018 The Peru-Australia free trade agreement marks a new turning point in Australia’s broader relationship with the Latin American region. Australia should seize the opportunity to act as a major conduit between both sides of the Pacific. Read More
Australia's Rules-Based International Order By Professor Nick Bisley 27 July 2018 The rules-based international order has become a rhetorical centrepiece of Australian international policy. One of the challenges in the current moment is that the rules and principles that were built on the foundation of American primacy are being questioned as power shifts. Read More
Bilateral Relations within the Rules-Based Order By Professor Shirley Scott 26 July 2018 Participation in the rules-based order has been integral to the conduct of Australia's bilateral relationships. Historical examples show that Australia and Japan have relied on international law in skirmishes over pearl-shelling and whaling. Read More