Summary On April 26, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will kick off what is shaping up to be a landmark visit to the […]

Unlike many other democracies, Australia has chosen not to recognise the Armenian genocide. There’s no escaping the media […]

The UK election – clarity, or fuzzy power sharing? On the morning of 7th May 2015, Britain will […]

After sixty years, the Bandung Conference still provides an important lesson for Australia on how to understand Indonesia’s world-view. This week Indonesia hosts […]

Sir James Plimsoll’s accomplishments exemplify what makes a good diplomat, according to Secretary of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade Peter Varghese.  I never […]

Expert Panel-Fellows of the AIIA Hilary Charlesworth FAIIA-Professor, ANU; Director of Centre for International Governance and Justice Jocelyn Chey AM FAIIA-Visiting Professor, University […]

For a negotiated solution to the Tibetan issue to succeed, Tibetan and Chinese leaders will need to recognise each other’s views of the […]

The latest refugee deaths in the Mediterranean – 700 people drowned when the overcrowded fishing vessel in which they were […]

Is there a contradiction in the approach toward Cuba and Venezuela, as spearheaded by the U.S.? Or, does such an idea forget the […]

Aspirations for Kurdish independence face many regional challenges. The world looked on in horror in August 2014, when small numbers of Islamic State […]