The AIIA publishes the definitive series Australia in World Affairs on Australia’s foreign policy. This book series has been published since 1950 and is currently […]

The Australian Institute of International Affairs is pleased to announce the appointment of Professor Baogang He, Dr David Hundt and Dr Danielle Chubb […]

The Research Committee of the Australian Institute of International Affairs (AIIA) is calling for expressions of interest from […]

The AIIA publishes the definitive series Australia in World Affairs on Australia’s foreign policy. This book series has been published since 1950 and is currently […]

For all the concern this year that political tensions between Australia and China might harm trade and investment, this isn’t the most acute stress in the bilateral relationship. Compared with the battering that people-to-people ties are receiving, the current economic dramas rate a distant second.

Australia’s economy is at a crossroads. Whether its recovery is fast or slow will depend on the decisions made by Australian politicians.   

Having a chair at the UN Human Rights Council is a privilege to many countries, and Australia is the first Pacific nation to achieve this goal. However, Australia’s presence at the Council has not been matched by a resolve to eliminate domestic and international human rights abuses.

Aussie journalists depart China (and other bilateral tensions); Foreign Relations Bill; Abe's legacy; Tony Abbott

Supply problems at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic sparked concerns about fragile pharmaceutical supply chains. Australia must consider how it can drive forward its domestic industry while also being a strong voice for regional cooperation.

Intensifying tensions and the resurgence of nuclear debates in the Asia-Pacific will have profound and uncertain implications for war and peace in the 21st century. In this era of strategic uncertainty dominated by nuclear-armed giants, middle powers are thinking about how to avoid subjugation without a nuclear deterrent of their own.

As the US presidential elections draw nearer, a second term seems increasingly likely for Donald Trump.  Speeches delivered at the Republican National Convention showcased the gaining traction of the Trump campaign.