Wind in the Sails for Lima? Siobhan Neyland 16 December 2014After two weeks of negotiations, the Lima 20th Conference of the Parties (COP20) of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) has produced a […] Read More
Australia now expected to join Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank Colin Chapman 15 December 2014Don’t know your AIIB from your ADB? Here’s a primer. The Australian government first resisted joining this initiative […] Read More
North Korea’s Diplomatic Push By Robert Potter — Analysis 13 December 2014North Korea is operating from a different diplomatic playbook – but it has not reached out to China. Over the past few months North […] Read More
The CIA’s Enhanced Interrogation Techniques: Unjustifiable, Brutal and Ineffective Rachelle Saad 12 December 2014The United States Senate Select Committee on Intelligence has released a report detailing the nature of the CIA’s […] Read More
Responding to Mass Atrocity Crimes: from Libya and Syria to Iraq By The Hon Gareth Evans AC QC FAIIA — Analysis 11 December 2014Professor the Hon Gareth Evans tests the approach of good international citizenship in foreign policy decision-making in response […] Read More
US: a new Secretary of Defense, but does it matter? Charles Miller — Analysis 11 December 2014Charles Miller argues that political and economic constraints matter more in defence leadership than individual policymakers. When I heard the successor to Chuck […] Read More
Humanitarian Consequences of Nuclear Weapons By Emeritus Professor Ramesh Thakur FAIIA — Analysis 10 December 2014More than 100 global leaders have expressed strong support for the Vienna Conference on the humanitarian consequences of nuclear weapons, Ramesh Thakur explains. […] Read More
Michael Ware: Black Flag of Jihad - The Shocking Rise of the Islamic State James Turner and Michael Ware 10 December 2014AIIA Queensland intern James Turner interviews former war correspondent Michael Ware about the rise of the Islamic State. Read More
Australia’s Presidency of the Security Council: Responding to Unrest in Burkina Faso Eleanor Walsh 09 December 2014Eleanor Walsh examines Australia’s response as the Security Council president to unrest in Burkina Faso. During November, Australia […] Read More
Turbulence predicted in Israeli election Colin Chapman 09 December 2014Colin Chapman investigates the turbulence predicted in the 2015 Israeli election. The Israelis will go to the polls on 17 March 2015, St […] Read More