Waiting ‘Round the Bend: Recollections of Childhood and a Life in Australia’s Foreign Service reviewer Professor Russell Lansbury — Reading room 21 March 2014Books about international relations are written from a variety of levels and perspectives: while some are narrated from […] Read More
Continuing Turmoil in the Middle East 20 March 2014Dr Anthony Billingsley talks with the President of AIIA NSW, Colin Chapman, on the crises in Egypt and Syria and ongoing talks between […] Read More
Transforming South Asia: Imperatives for Action Reviewed by Professor Ian Hall — Reading room 20 March 2014South Asia is certainly in need of transformation. Riven by border disputes, home to two nuclear powers (with a third on its doorstep), […] Read More
Australia, Israel and Palestine By Professor Peter Boyce AO — Analysis14 March 2014Australia has had an important role in the establishment of the Israeli state. However, there has been a lack of critical analysis of […] Read More
Should we aspire to ‘a larger Australia’ in international affairs? AIIA Fellows responding to the burning question of the week. — Analysis 14 March 2014Expert Panel-Fellows of the AIIA Hilary Charlesworth FAIIA-Professor, ANU; Director of Centre for International Governance and Justice Jocelyn […] Read More
Issues brief Colin Chapman14 March 2014The United Nations now says it has enough evidence to lay war crimes charges against those involved in both sides of the Syrian […] Read More
South Africa – changing the inheritance of inequality Analysis14 March 2014Low education standards are a significant bar to prosperity in post-Mandela South Africa. Former South African President Nelson Mandela had a number of […] Read More
Issues brief Colin Chapman13 March 2014As Russia builds up troops and weaponry in three areas along Ukraine’s eastern border, Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel warns the Kremlin to abandon […] Read More
Minerals, security and aid: what’s going wrong in the DRC? Felicity Driver — Fresh perspective13 March 2014Lasting security and stability in the Democratic Republic of the Congo are under threat due to resource exploitation. Long-term peace requires institutional development […] Read More
Lee Kuan Yew: The Grand Master’s Insights on China, the United States, and the World reviewer Patrick Hill — Reading room 10 March 2014When the Grand Master states “human beings…are inherently vicious” and “power politics in Asia is as old as […] Read More