AIIA NSW President urges arts graduates to think about future science 16 April 2014 AIIA NSW president Colin Chapman has urged arts and communications graduates to keep a much closer watch on […] Read More
Is Australia’s Economic Diplomacy Succeeding? AIIA Fellows responding to the burning question of the week. 14 April 2014 Expert Panel-Fellows of the AIIA Hilary Charlesworth FAIIA-Professor, ANU; Director of Centre for International Governance and Justice Jocelyn Chey AM FAIIA-Visiting Professor, University […] Read More
Dishonourable Disguise: Securitising Moral Issues Simon Asfour 10 April 2014 In a world order consumed by ever-changing security issues, the role of securitisation has taken a dangerous form. Political actors have the ability […] Read More
Australia and the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty 1945-1974 reviewer Professor Richard Broinowski 10 April 2014 On retirement in 1998, I was given almost unreserved access by Foreign Affairs and Trade to a rich archive of documents on Australian […] Read More
Australia and the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty 1945-1974 reviewer Professor Richard Broinowski 10 April 2014 On retirement in 1998, I was given almost unreserved access by Foreign Affairs and Trade to a rich archive of documents on Australian […] Read More
Hard Won Progress at the Nuclear Security Summits Tanya Ogilvie-White 04 April 2014 The recent Nuclear Security Summit held in the Netherlands achieved notable progress towards global nuclear security, but the long-term goal of a nuclear […] Read More
The ICJ Decides: Whaling in the Antarctic Liz Placanica 02 April 2014 This week the International Court of Justice (ICJ) upheld Australia’s challenge to Japan’s Antarctic whaling program. The ICJ concluded by 12 votes to four […] Read More
Syria: humanitarian situation continues to deteriorate Leonard Blazeby 29 March 2014 It is now three years since the Syria conflict began and the humanitarian situation for millions of people across the country is catastrophic […] Read More
The UN Security Council: Australia at Mid-term By Professor Russell Trood 24 March 2014 Australia’s ascension to the United Nations Security Council has involved a range of diplomatic activities that have not been as well publicised as […] Read More
Australia-Hong Kong FTA Not A Secondary Priority 24 March 2014 By Charles Pym As late as May 2013, the Australian government was bluntly ignoring requests from the government of Hong Kong to explore […] Read More
Losing Control: UNHCR and Australia’s Contestation of the International Refugee Regime 24 March 2014 By Camden Luxford This essay analyses success of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in maintaining […] Read More