Queer Wars: the Best Place to Start Promoting Gay Rights is at Home By Jonathan Symons and Emeritus Professor Dennis Altman AM FASSA — Analysis 17 March 2016When Austrian singer Conchita Wurst headlined the Mardi Gras afterparty it seemed as though all of Sydney was celebrating. […] Read More
Australia's Fisheries Diplomacy: About More Than Fish By Dr Marcus Haward — Analysis 17 March 2016Fisheries are significant renewable resources for Indian Ocean and Pacific Island countries. They underpin food supplies, maintain livelihoods and assist economic growth. Our […] Read More
Trade Agreements: More Strategic than Economic? By Heath Pickering — Analysis 17 March 2016Australian trade policy is currently experiencing transformational change. Most notably, a trend for advancing Free Trade Agreements (FTA) has emerged. However, there is […] Read More
Should Australia Do More on the South China Sea? AIIA Fellows responding to the question of the week — Analysis 10 March 2016Question: Should Australia do more on the South China Sea? Richard Woolcott FAIIA No. China, as a major trading nation, now has the same rights […] Read More
Women in Diplomacy By Rebecca Fabrizi — Analysis 08 March 2016International Women’s Day is a UN-recognised day celebrated annually on 8 March to increase equality between men and women. Despite improvements in recent […] Read More
Why I'd Vote for Donald Trump By Clive Hamilton — Analysis 08 March 2016Every decent person looks on goggle-eyed as Donald Trump continues his unlikely march to the Republican Party nomination. We are mesmerised by how […] Read More
Following the Money in the Pursuit of Gender Equality By Rhonda Sharp — Analysis 08 March 2016Each International Women’s Day governments around the world renew their commitment to gender equality; however the reality often falls short because ambitions are not matched with adequate resources. Over […] Read More
Out of the Ashes of Afghanistan and Iraq: the Rise of the Islamic State By Greg Barton — Analysis 07 March 2016Despite precious little certainty in the “what ifs” of history, it’s clear the rise of Islamic State (IS) […] Read More
Are China and the EU on a Collision Course? By Stephen Olson — Analysis 07 March 2016The future of the EU–China trade relationship — one of the largest in the world — will be substantially impacted by a debate […] Read More
Nuclear Weapons and Australia’s Defence White Paper By John Tilemann — Analysis 07 March 2016Australia’s recently released 2016 Defence White Paper is premised on a strategic outlook that overlooks the nuclear threat in our own backyard. The […] Read More