17 September: The Week in Australian Foreign Affairs
17 September 2021
This week in Australian foreign affairs: Morrison off to DC; statements on 9/11; Payne and Dutton visit Indonesia, the Republic of Korea, and India; and more.
Welcome to Australian Institute of International Affairs
Australian Outlook
Antarctica in the Grey Zone
17 September 2021
The absence of overt conflict in Antarctica does not mean cooperation is thriving. Missing the elements of coercion and mistaking cooperation for a static concept in the Antarctic means stakeholders are at risk of strategic complacency.
Australia's Surprise New Security Arrangement
17 September 2021
Leaders of the United States, Australia, and the United Kingdom have announced a new trilateral security pact. Their brief, though momentous, statements were notable more for what they did not say.
Locations
Upcoming Events
VIC
20 Sep
The Future of the European Union
NSW
21 Sep
Dying democracies – India and the world
VIC
22 Sep
Global Terrorist Movements as Global Actors
TAS
22 Sep
Afghanistan after the Withdrawal: Implications for the Indo-Pacific Region
NAT
23 Sep
Fear of Abandonment: Australia in the World - an update
WA
23 Sep
Cybersecurity with Dr Mohiuddin Ahmed
NAT
24 Sep
Issues and Challenges for Japan's Next Prime Minister
QLD
28 Sep
Global health security in the era of pandemic and climate change
NAT
30 Sep
Analysing AUKUS: Implications for Australia and its region.
Other Links
Resources
Balancing collaboration and security: a high-wire challenge for Australia’s universities
The EU’s climate policies: An opportunity for Australia?
The ICC and Africa
Biden’s Early Days and the Obstacle of Partisan Politics
Threats to democracy in India
News
Cruel, Costly and Ineffective: Australia's Offshore Refugee Processing
China in 2021: key issues and their significance for Australia
AIIA NSW August Newsletters
Iraq, Afghanistan, and the Over-Use of Military Force: Are We Bound to Wage “Unjust Wars”?
China's rise major challenge for Australia, expert warns