APPLICATIONS FOR 2015 MASTERCLASSES NOW OPEN 21 August 2015 As part of the 2015 National Conference, the Australian Institute of International Affairs will be conducting Masterclasses for future leaders in international affairs. […] Read More
Australia and the TPP: burden or advantage? 12 August 2015 On 11 August, Professor Thomas Faunce from the ANU Colleges of Medicine and Law addressed AIIA NSW on Australia’s expected Trans Pacific Partnership […] Read More
Exit Left and Exit Right: the travails of the European Union 05 August 2015 On Tuesday 4 August, immediate past president of AIIA NSW, Colin Chapman, addressed about fifty members and guests at Glover Cottages on current […] Read More
Getting Free Trade Right Can Be Good for Workers and Exporters Tim Harcourt 30 July 2015 This week has been “crunch time” for the conclusion of the Trans Pacific Partnership, amid concerns from the […] Read More
Restructuring Australia’s Defence Empire John O’Callaghan 30 July 2015 The defence industry is still digesting the fallout from the wide-ranging First Principles Review, which resulted in the closure of two agencies – […] Read More
Australia Will Spend $1 Billion This Year On A Losing War in Iraq Anthony Ricketts 29 July 2015 Unflinching Australian support for the American-led war effort in Iraq has come at a high price. Australia’s staunch […] Read More
The Spectre of Iraq Haunts Republicans 24 July 2015 The race for the White House is a lop-sided affair, with 16 Republican candidates facing Hilary Clinton and four other Democrats. Tom Switzer […] Read More
The Urgent Need for Improving Asian Literacy in Australia – the Case of Indonesia 22 July 2015 Dr David Reeve, a former diplomat, now a Sydney-based academic, has for many years been energetically encouraging the […] Read More
The MH17 Anniversary Marks Steady Progress Kevin Kelly 22 July 2015 The one year anniversary of the downing of MH17 shows steady progress has been made in the fight for justice. However many questions remain […] Read More
A New Silk Road for a New China By Stjepan Bosnjak 21 July 2015 With an conservatively estimated cost of $US40 billion, Chinese President Xi Jinping has unveiled the PRC’s plans for a New Silk Road, the One […] Read More
Australia and India: Mapping the Journey 1944-2014 By Professor Ian Hall 20 July 2015 Historian of Australian foreign policy and India expert, Meg Gurry provides an engaging account of the ebb and flow of Canberra’s engagement of […] Read More