Australia in the World: Episode 44 By Allan Gyngell AO FAIIA and Dr Darren Lim 11 April 2020 The United States, and the alliance. Read More
Travelling Safe: ATSB Capacity Building in the Asia-Pacific By Greg Hood 10 April 2020 An independent transport safety investigation authority is key to underpinning a safe and efficient transport industry. This, in turn, is fundamental to the economic success of any nation. Read More
Money Matters But It Doesn’t Decide: The Case of Michael Bloomberg’s Presidential Campaign By Richard Briffault 09 April 2020 Michael Bloomberg spent nearly a billion dollars in personal wealth on an unsuccessful bid for the US presidency. While personal spending is not limited by campaign finance laws, self-funded candidates often find it difficult to win elections. Read More
A New Leader and a New Direction for Britain’s Labour Party By Colin Chapman FAIIA 09 April 2020 Britain’s opposition Labour Party has elected Sir Keir Starmer to replace Jeremy Corbyn and begin the daunting challenge of reversing Boris Johnson’s 80-seat majority in the House of Commons. For now, Starmer is committed to working together with the Johnson government to see the UK through the pandemic. Read More
AIIA NSW Links with Business Councils 08 April 2020 AIIA NSW has taken first steps to connect with business and industry groups to widen the intellectual base and provide an avenue for […] Read More
Advancing Gender Equality in Southeast Asia: Case Studies From the Philippines and Singapore By Nadia Setianto 07 April 2020 Despite Southeast Asian countries’ reputation for being run by men, the Philippines and Singapore have impressive indicators on gender equality. However, when considering Southeast Asia as a whole, gender equality is still nowhere near perfect. Read More
Book Review: Contest for the Indo-Pacific: Why China Won’t Map the Future By Professor Mark Beeson 07 April 2020 The idea of the Indo-Pacific has rapidly become a major part of policy and analytical discussion in Australia. Few people in Australia can claim to be more enthusiastic or influential advocates of the Indo-Pacific idea than Rory Medcalf. Read More
Sports Diplomacy – a Win for Women in the Indo-Pacific By Melissa Conley Tyler FAIIA and Caitlin Ryan 06 April 2020 Today is the International Day of Sport for Development and Peace, a United Nations initiative to raise awareness of sport as a tool to accomplish the UN’s development objectives. Australia uses sports in its foreign aid both for development outcomes and diplomatic engagement in the region. Read More
Jacques Godfroid 06 April 2020 Jacques Godfroid is a professor of microbiology at UiT – The Arctic University of Norway in Tromsø, Norway. Read More
COVID-19 is an Environmental Crisis Too By Nicolas de Sadeleer and Jacques Godfroid 06 April 2020 The environment has all but disappeared from political discourse as the world grapples with a pandemic. COVID-19 is seems to be our “payback” for the excesses of globalisation. Read More
Using National Security to Reframe Australia’s Coal Debate By Tom Smethurst 03 April 2020 Environmental arguments against coal don’t work. It's time to mobilise a new national interest against Australia’s harmful addiction - the national security interest. Read More