Central Asian Road Blocks as China Marches West Hannah Green20 July 2019When Chinese President Xi Jinping first announced his flagship Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) in 2013, he chose to do so in Astana, […] Read More
Modi’s Play for the Indo-Pacific Century: From Look East to Act East, India Should Now Engage East By Erin Watson-Lynn and Imogen Keall 18 July 2019While aspects of India’s foreign policy are evolving, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has referenced Indian history in his renewed focus on oceans. As well as integrating India into the regional architecture, more can be done by India and Australia to deepen the Indo-Pacific landscape. Read More
The Implications of a True Russia-China Alliance By Associate Professor Artyom Lukin 14 July 2019The development of a de facto alliance between Moscow and Beijing, driven by their increasing anti-Western alignment, could mark the return of the “old-fashioned” great power alliances between equals. Read More
The Broad, Substantial Success of the 2019 G20 Osaka Summit By Professor John Kirton 09 July 2019Between 28–29 June, G20 leaders successfully produced substantial achievements on the central trade questions and many development, social, ecological and security issues. But they failed on their greatest challenge: controlling climate change. Read More
The Iran–US Crisis: Pathways to Possible Solutions By Ian Dudgeon 06 July 2019Despite Iran’s frustrating tactics and stubbornness, the nation's leaders may well know they must renegotiate the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action. However, they are seeking a pathway that avoids simple capitulation to Trump. Read More
Popular Culture and IR after Game of Thrones By Professor Robert A Saunders 25 June 2019Series like Game of Thrones and Lost don’t simply mirror politics in the real world. They show how pop culture "makes" world politics by premediating what is to come. Read More
Dyason House Podcast S3E6: W20 with Zara Kimpton OAM By Zara Kimpton OAM 24 June 2019In this episode, Zara Kimpton — AIIA's national vice president and the head of the Australian delegation for the Women20 — talks us through the W20 key areas of engagement, how we can turn ideas into effective action on gender equality, and Australia's role in supporting the W20 agenda. Read More
Climate Leadership and Euroscepticism: The EU’s Climate Policy Dilemma Alex McManis22 June 2019On the 12th June, in the ever-present shadow of Brexit, Theresa May made her final major policy announcement […] Read More
The Real "Made in India" Product: The Politics of Polarisation and Pakistan-Bashing By Pranav Arora 21 June 2019India’s masculine prime minister formulates policy based on polarisation and Pakistan-bashing. The result is that protecting cows, constructing temples and showing Pakistan who is the bigger man are the real “Made in India” products. Read More
Gentlemen’s Game or Politicians' Propaganda? Cricket and India-Pakistan Voices By Kashish Kumar 18 June 2019The India-Pakistan cricket clash on 16 June was caught up in the geopolitical tensions between the two nations. Read More
Dyason House Podcast: Passing Time and Youth in India By Professor Craig Jeffrey 17 June 2019In this episode of the Dyason House Podcast, we sit down with Professor Craig Jeffrey, Director of the Australia India Institute, to discuss some of the challenges facing youth in India, the surprising innovations employed to overcome them, and the social phenomenon of "time-pass." Read More