Annabel McGilvray 23 March 2017Annabel McGilvray is the AIIA’s National Director of Communications. She is also a former journalist and editor at The Australian, and has managed major communications […] Read More
AIIA welcomes new Director of Communications Annabel McGilvray 31 May 2016The AIIA would like to thank outgoing Director of Communications Fleur Romano. Fleur has been a fantastic member […] Read More
AIIA and the ASEAN-Australia Summit 03 May 2018The ASEAN summit hosted by Australia in Sydney on 16 and 17 March provided the Institute with a number of opportunities to support […] Read More
Australia and Indonesia: Possibilities for Cooperation By Dr Connie Bakrie 24 April 2018It should be natural that close neighbours like Indonesia and Australia seek to forge strong relations and mutually beneficial cooperation. Geographic proximity, however, does not always guarantee this. Read More
Drafting Jakarta's Ballot Papers By Timothy Marbun17 April 2018It is a year this week until the next presidential elections will be held in Indonesia and speculation has begun about who will put themselves forward to face the incumbent, Joko Widodo. Read More Play
Taking the Australia-Indonesia Relationship to the Next Level By Senator the Hon Concetta Fierravanti-Wells12 April 2018With links between Canberra and Jakarta shifting towards an economic and strategic partnership, it is a time of disruption and opportunity for the relationship. The outcome will help shape the region. Read More Play
Indonesian Leadership: Think Tanks, ASEAN and Foreign Policy By Dr Philips Vermonte 04 April 2018In a world where countries have competing strategic interests and goals, think tanks play an important role in creating a dialogue and establishing a platform for the government to receive feedback on its policies. What role can Indonesia play in this capacity? Read More
Why ASEAN is Talking Sense By Ambassador Astanah Abdul Aziz 20 March 2018Last weekend's ASEAN-Australia Special Summit brought the familiar criticism that the Association of South East Asian Nations is too focussed on talk and not action, but the group's convening power should not be overlooked. Sometimes more talk is just what is needed. Read More
Behind ASEAN's Rohingya Response By Ambassador Ong Keng Yong15 March 2018The Rohingya crisis has been a catalyst for many of ASEAN's critics who say the regional association must change its policy of non-intervention, however a former ASEAN secretary-general defends its approach. Read More Play
Reading Room: Best Books to Begin 2018 By Annabel McGilvray 19 January 2018As the holiday season comes to an end, it's a good time to take stock of the books it would have been good to have had on your beach reading list. Read More