A Mature Democracy? The Malaysian General Election By Lewis Mikulic 08 May 2018 The General Election in Malaysia has the opportunity to shift government for the first time in 61 years. Who are the competitors? And what are the challenges for the vote? Read More
AIIA Delegation to the R.O.C (Taiwan) 07 May 2018 From 23-27 April 2018, members of the AIIA attended the AIIA Delegation to the Republic of China (Taiwan) to discuss […] Read More
EU-Australia Free Trade Agreement an Opportunity for Spain By Melissa Conley Tyler FAIIA and Julia Bergin 07 May 2018 With the Prime Minister promoting an EU-Australia trade deal during his visit to Europe last month, it's worth looking at the projected benefits and opportunities, in particular for strengthening Spain-Australia links. Read More
Transforming Pakistan: the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor By Muhummad Amir Rana 07 May 2018 As the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor reaches the implementation stage, questions linger about its transformative effects on Pakistan, even as hurdles such as growing extremism remain in its way. Despite this, Pakistan is optimistic about the outcome. Read More
Macron: Champion of Democracy in a Troubled World By Colin Chapman FAIIA 03 May 2018 Emmanuel Macron’s visit to Australia this week was unusual: he has not yet marked a year in office and it is the first time a French President has made a bilateral official visit. So why now? And what does Macron’s visit mean? Read More
Threat or Threatened? Russian Foreign Policy in the Era of NATO Expansion 03 May 2018 Vladimir Putin’s portrayal in the Western media often resembles that of a comic book villain. The Russian President […] Read More
Looking Into: Jihadists Under One Flag? 03 May 2018 The Syrian civil war is raging on into its seventh bloody year, with thousands of civilians either killed or displaced as numerous internal […] Read More
AIIA and the ASEAN-Australia Summit 03 May 2018 The ASEAN summit hosted by Australia in Sydney on 16 and 17 March provided the Institute with a number of opportunities to support […] Read More
From the Editor-in-Chief 03 May 2018 Dear readers, Greetings and welcome to the first issue for 2018. My name is Tamara Tubakovic and I will be taking on the […] Read More
Iran’s Nukes Redux By Emeritus Professor Ramesh Thakur FAIIA 02 May 2018 It takes chutzpah for a country that has an unacknowledged nuclear arsenal to point the finger at another country for clandestine nuclear activities and demand military action to halt them. Read More
How Wars End By Professor Damien Kingsbury and Richard Iron CMG OBE 02 May 2018 War remains common in the modern world and its devastating effects demand that we try to end it. Why do some negotiations fail and what conditions are required to end war? Read More