Saving US Soldiers or Enemy Civilians? By Dr Sebastian Kaempf 03 October 2018 Twenty-five years after Black Hawk Down, the trade-off between casualty-aversion and civilian protection continues to trouble US warfare. Read More
Empty Chairs at the High Table: A Diplomatic Explainer By Sean Walker 30 September 2018 There hasn’t been a US ambassador in Canberra for more than two years. Should Australia feel snubbed? Read More
China’s International Influence By Rowan Callick OBE FAIIA 27 September 2018 China under Xi no longer looks to Soviet or Western models, but exudes confidence in its own model. Read More
Averting Disaster in Syria’s Idlib Pocket By Dr Bruce Mabley 27 September 2018 By reaching agreement in Sochi, Turkey and Russia averted a colossal humanitarian tragedy and prevented the Assad regime from proclaiming complete control over all Syria. Read More
Denuclearisation of the Korean Peninsula: Explaining the Stalemate By Emeritus Professor Ramesh Thakur FAIIA 27 September 2018 With the conclusion of the third inter-Korean summit last week, the next challenge will be to find common understanding. Read More
Lessons from the Global Financial Crisis By Professor Helmut K. Anheier 26 September 2018 This month marks the tenth anniversary of the full outbreak of what would come to be known as the global financial and economic crisis. What have we learned? Read More
The Sustainable Development Goals: Improving the Status Quo By Shantesh Kumar Singh 25 September 2018 Signed three years ago today, the 2030 Agenda is the international community’s ambitious response to today’s most pressing global development challenges. Read More
Xi’s Economic Challenge By Rowan Callick OBE FAIIA 20 September 2018 In a week dominated by concerns about the escalating US-China trade war, how vulnerable is China? This second in a three-part series looks at China’s economy. Read More
Myanmar's Intelligence State By Associate Professor Andrew Selth 20 September 2018 Both Aung San Suu Kyi’s government and the armed forces know that their survival is threatened more by disunity and domestic instability than by any international developments. Read More
The Outlook for Macedonia’s Referendum By Ordan Andreevski 20 September 2018 Macedonia is at a crossroads, with an upcoming referendum on the conditions imposed for EU and NATO membership promoted by the prime minister but opposed by the president. Read More
How to Stop a Nuclear Bomb By Tim Wright and Peter Bateman 20 September 2018 With the anniversary of the signing of nuclear ban treaty today, this episode of AIIA VIC's Dyason House Podcast features Nobel Peace Prize winner Tim Wright on nuclear disarmament. Read More