The 2021 AIIA Fellows have been announced! Each year the AIIA recognises individuals “with a strong connection to Australia who have achieved a very high level of distinction in, and made a distinguished contribution to, international affairs” by making them fellows of the institute.
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Congratulations to Marcus Mietzner, whose article “Rival populisms and the democratic crisis in Indonesia: chauvinists, Islamists and technocrats” won the Boyer Prize for the best article of 2020 in the Australian Journal of International Affairs. Read an excerpt of Mietzner’s article in Australian Outlook.
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TICKETS NOW ON SALE! The AIIA National Conference will be held at the Hotel Realm in Canberra on 14 February 2022! Information for current ticketholders is also available.
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Australian Outlook

Parliament House At Dusk, Canberra ACT Source: Thennicke https://bit.ly/2ZsyTT3

11 November: The Week in Australian Foreign Affairs

12 November 2021

This week in Australian foreign affairs: Payne in Southeast Asia, Australian Embassy to open in Bern, Professor Hilary Charlesworth elected to the ICJ, and more.

Village on the edge of sentani lake at dusk. Source: Maurits Tolip https://bit.ly/3CkuhzX

Indonesian Papua on the Edge?

By Robert Lowry

12 November 2021

Indonesian Papua has seen increasing levels of violence. The Indonesian government is pursuing a soft power response with mixed success.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson welcomes Australian Prime Minster Scott Morrison to the COP26 summit. Picture by Simon Dawson / No 10 Downing Street
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Blowing Hot Air at the Glasgow Climate Summit

By Colin Chapman FAIIA

12 November 2021

Millions of words have been spoken at and about the Glasgow Summit – the challenge is sorting the weeds from the chaff. Much of the discussion centered around numbers.

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