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08
Jul
India in Recent Geopolitical Developments in its Neighbourhood and Emerging Global Developments

H.E. Gopal Baglay, High Commissioner of India to Australia

Jul 8, 2025 17:30 - Jul 8, 2025 19:00
Undumbi Room, Level 5, Queensland Parliament House; Hybrid
08
Jul
The World According to Xi Jinping

Richard McGregor, Lowy Institute

Jul 8, 2025 18:00 - Jul 8, 2025 19:30
Glover Cottages, Millers Point, Sydney; In person
09
Jul
The Indian Economy in the Indo-Pacific

Dr. Tirthankar Patnaik, National Stock Exchange of India; Professor Pushkar Maitra, Monash University

Jul 9, 2025 18:00 - Jul 9, 2025 19:00
356 Collins Street, Melbourne; Hybrid
15
Jul
Srebrenica Genocide 30 Years on 1995-2025: Impunity and Glorification of Mass Atrocity in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Olivera Simic, Griffith Law School

Jul 15, 2025 17:30 - Jul 15, 2025 19:00
Hemmants List Centre, Brisbane. Hybrid event
15
Jul
Global Health Governance

Lynette Phuong, Centre for Health Security at Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade; Roberta Fregolent, Murdoch Children’s Research Institute; Stella Tan, Global health policy professional

Jul 15, 2025 17:30 - Jul 15, 2025 20:00
356 Collins Street, Melbourne; In-person
15
Jul
From the Bubble to the Swamp and Back

Professor John Blaxland FAIIA, ANU North America Liaison Office

Jul 15, 2025 18:00 - Jul 15, 2025 19:00
Stephen House, 32 Thesiger Court, Canberra. Hybrid Event
29
Jul
The Path to Net Zero – Investing in Ambitious NDCs for Growth & Development

Sydney Climate Talk, co-hosted by the German and French Embassies in Australia in partnership with AIIA

Jul 29, 2025 17:30 - Jul 29, 2025 20:00
Glover Cottages, Millers Point, Sydney; Hybrid
17
Nov
AIIA National Conference

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Nov 17, 2025 09:00 - Nov 17, 2025 21:00
Canberra
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Video and Audio

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Podcast
23 May 2025
Ep. 162: Israel attacks Iran; no Albo-Trump meeting
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08 Jul 2025
Is the Age of Empathy Over? | Dr Claire Yorke
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03 Jul 2025
Adventures in Representation in Japan and External Affairs’ first fatality | Emeritus Professor James Cotton
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Youtube
03 Jul 2025
Closing Down Hong Kong: 5 Years of the National Security Law | Kevin Yam
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Towards the AIIA Centenary

100 Years of International Affairs

The AIIA was founded in 1933 by member organisations that date back to the 1920s. The AIIA as a whole celebrates those founding branches as they reach 100 years of advancing knowledge and exchange on international affairs.

Australian Outlook

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Analysis
07 Jul 2025
The BRICS and SCO Are Faltering – Xi and Putin’s Absence Sends a Message
By Dr Dalbir Ahlawat
The absence of Xi and Putin and India’s rejection of an SCO joint statement expose deep fractures within BRICS and the SCO. Once seen as pillars of a rising multipolar
Analysis
07 Jul 2025
The Strategic Imperative of Critical Minerals in AUKUS
By Ansel Bayly Dr Sarah Tzinieris
The AUKUS security pact between Australia, the United States, and the United Kingdom is uniquely both vulnerable to Chinese disruption to critical mineral supply chains and capable of countering this
Analysis
07 Jul 2025
When the Facts and Reason are not Enough
By Dr Geoff Heriot
Never has the interplay of technology, media, and political power had such potential to magnify and weaponise propaganda and its sub-set “disinformation.” The times call for fresh policy thinking about
The Week in Australian Foreign Affairs
04 Jul 2025
4 July 2025: The Week in Australian Foreign Affairs
By Dr Adam Bartley
This week in Australian foreign affairs: Foreign Minister Penny Wong in Washington D.C. for Quad Ministers Meeting; new aid announced for Vaccine Alliance support 2026-2030; Wong addresses questions on US
Reading room
04 Jul 2025
Book Review: Delegated Diplomacy: How Ambassadors Establish Trust in International Relations
By Professor Geoffrey Wiseman
The last decade has seen a substantial rise in scholarly writings on the value of diplomacy. American political scientist David Lindsey’s Delegated Diplomacy: How Ambassadors Establish Trust in International Relations contributes to this trend, arguing that
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Publications

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Australia in World Affairs
15 Nov 2024
Australia in World Affairs 2016-2020: A return to great power rivalry
Baogang He, David Hundt, Danielle Chubb (eds)
Diplomatic History
22 Nov 2023
Let’s Dance: A History of LGBTIQ Staff in the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Rhonda Piggott
Diplomatic History
04 Mar 2024
An Enduring Contribution? Australia’s Term on the United Nations Security Council (2013-2014)
Michael Bliss
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AIIA News

AIIA Board
01 Jul 2025
Changing of the Guard as AIIA Welcomes New National Vice President

CANBERRA – The Australian Institute of International Affairs is pleased to announce the appointment of the Honourable Paul Lucas, current president of AIIA Queensland and former deputy premier of Queensland, […]

AIIA National Office
17 Jun 2025
AIIA at Flagship NZ Policy Conference

WELLINGTON – AIIA National Programs and Publications Manager Emily Mosley spoke at the 2025 New Zealand Institute of International Affairs (NZIIA) National Conference, delivering remarks on a panel titled “Trump […]

AIIA National Office
17 Jun 2025
AIIA Hosts Expert Panel at ANU Student Conference

CANBERRA – As part of its ongoing commitment to youth engagement, the AIIA National Office partnered with the ANU Asia Pacific Week Conference to host a careers panel focused on […]

AIIA National Office
14 Jun 2025
AIIA at Major Central European Security Forum

PRAGUE – The GLOBSEC Forum, a major security conference now in its 20th year has just wrapped up its three-day agenda of events. Started as a university conference in Bratislava, […]

AIIA National Office
11 Jun 2025
AIIA CEO in Talks with Polish Officials, Experts

WARSAW – From 7-11 June, AIIA Chief Executive Officer Dr Bryce Wakefield engaged in discussions with Polish government officials at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Defence, and the National […]

AIIA Board, National News
12 May 2025
AIIA Honours Departing Vice President Zara Kimpton OAM FAIIA

MELBOURNE – The AIIA has honoured its National Vice President Zara Kimpton OAM FAIIA, who will be stepping down from the board on 1 July after a 15-year tenure. Kimpton […]

AIIA Board, National News
31 Mar 2025
AIIA National President plays prominent role in conference on Australian sovereignty

CANBERRA – AIIA National President Dr Heather Smith PSM FAIIA was quoted extensively in national media after she appeared on the opening panel of the high-profile event on sovereignty and […]

National News, Study Tours
22 Mar 2025
Major AIIA-Japan Foundation Project on Disaster Resilience Wraps Up Its 2024/25 Activities

The Indo-Pacific Cooperation Network, a program focused on emerging experts on disaster resilience selected from Indo-Pacific countries, wrapped up its 2024/25 program in March. […]

AIIA in the Media

24 June 2025
The Nightly: Indo-Pacific leaders skip NATO, leaving New Zealand’s Christopher Luxon in the cold
AIIA CEO Bryce Wakefield quoted in the Nightly: “The US strategy on pressuring allies with a one-size-fits-all approach may work with NATO, where there is a hot war near the eastern flank and a history of European nations coordinating on policy, but it’s less effective against the individual countries of the Indo-Pacific, which have different and specific political contexts within which they must operate.”
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18 June 2025
Radio New Zealand: Why NZ's involvement in possible US-Iran war may hang on Europe
AIIA Programs and Publications Manager Emily Mosley cited by Radio New Zealand: "The choice before us is clear: Engage with the whole breadth of American institutions and demand accountability and stability, or panic and risk eroding one of the most effective checks."
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3 June 2025
Frankfurter Rundschau: "Putins Technologie-Problem: Russland liegt „zehn Jahre hinterher"
Jack Jarmon's Australian Outlook article "In Russia, the Chips are Down" cited in the Frankfurter Rundschau: A problematic legacy of outdated equipment and a lack of personnel hampered Russia's efforts to build its own world-class industry. According to the Australian Institute of International Affairs, this continues to have repercussions for the Russian chip industry.
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27 May 2025
Frankfurter Rundschau: Putin-Kampfjets über Ostsee: Nach „gefährlichem“ Manöver gestoppt
Former AIIA National Office Intern Jasper Hufschmidt Morse's Australian Outlook article covered extensively in Frankfurter Rundschau: "What would happen if Russian aircraft were intercepted in German or another NATO member state's airspace, Jasper Hufschmidt Morse asked in his analysis for the Australian Institute of International Affairs."
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4 May 2025
The Australian: Albanese plans foreign trips as world leaders laud his election win
AIIA CEO Dr Bryce Wakefield quoted in The Australian's first article since the 2025 Federal election to cover the Albanese government's foreign policy approach. "Wakefield said as the US slapped tariffs on the rest of the world, Australia needed to work even more closely with Southeast Asia to create new economic opportunities."
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29 April 2025
The Australian: Coalition promises extra $2bn for Pacific, Timor infrastructure fund
AIIA Tasmania Vice President Professor James Chin's Australian Outlook article on Chinese interests in the South Pacific cited in the Australian.
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6 April 2025
The Guardian: What does Australian sovereignty look like? It’s a question we now must answer thanks to Donald Trump
AIIA National President Dr Heather Smith PSM FAIIA: "The biggest challenge to overcome is the inability of our political class to position Australia for this new world.”
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4 April 2025
SBS: 'Pipe dream': Can Donald Trump's tariffs bring back America's 'golden age'?
AIIA CEO Dr Bryce Wakefield: "The 'golden age' in nationalist rhetoric is simply an imagined time in the past where things were always better, and in every nationalist's mind, the actual period of that golden age might be different. It's left vague for a reason."
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2 April 2025
The Australian: Malcolm Turnbull’s AUKUS plea will fall on deaf ears
AIIA President Dr Heather Smith PSM FAIIA: "The post-Cold War order isn’t collapsing, it has collapsed. The US is dismantling the foundations of its global hegemony, along with the norms and values that have underpinned the US-Australia relationship."
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31 March 2025
The Australian: Turnbull’s ‘security’ forum more about personal vendettas
Australian Outlook article by ANU academic cited: "Some may be tempted to cite an article that’s just been published by an Australian think tank by ANU academic Edward Chan"
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27 March 2025
AIIA Victoria study tour report cited in SBS article on Iran.
"According to a 2018 study tour report from the Australian Institute of International Affairs Victoria, the Australian embassy in Tehran had been 'building up' its staff over the three years prior."
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18 March 2025
Fiji One Breakfast on the Indo-Pacific Cooperation Network
AIIA CEO Dr Bryce Wakefield explained the activities of the Indo-Pacific Cooperation Network, an initiative organised by the AIIA and the Japan Foundation, to the Fiji One Breakfast team.
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4 March 2025
Capital Brief: Think tank funding fight
AIIA CEO Dr Bryce Wakefield shares his views on the Varghese review into strategic research funding
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21 January 2025
AFR: Trump takes charge and starts to upend geopolitics
AIIA CEO Dr Bryce Wakefield quoted in the AFR: “If he is serious about doing what he says he is going to do about Panama, then I don’t think there is much hope for the global rules-based order going forward.”
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20 January 2025
Article: The vital story Canberra needs to tell
AIIA CEO Dr Bryce Wakefield lays out the case for a national Museum of Australian Diplomacy in his Canberra Times article.
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16 January 2025
Article: Why Xiao Qian's claims are misinforming Australians
In his article in the Australian Financial Review, AIIA CEO Dr Bryce Wakefield responds to Chinese Ambassador Xiao Qian's claims about the nature of the bilateral relationship.
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