The Warsaw Pact: Forgotten Relic of the Cold War Analysis 14 May 2015Sixty years after the signing of the Warsaw Pact on 14 May 1955, relations between Russia and Western Europe remain fraught with tension. This […] Read More
The UK Election: Surprised Winners, Sad Losers Sean Kippin — Analysis 14 May 2015The UK’s General Election was characterised by many unexpected results, including the Conservatives winning their first majority government in 23 years. On Wednesday […] Read More
Pushed Offshore, the ‘Boat People’ Crisis Demands Regional Response Gerhard Hoffstaedter — Analysis 14 May 2015In recent days, some 2000 refugees and migrants from Bangladesh and Myanmar have come ashore in Aceh, Indonesia, and Langkawi, […] Read More
A Fair Budget? Not for the Poor Losing Australian Aid in Record Cuts Stephen Howes — Analysis 13 May 2015The release of the federal budget on 12 May 2015 saw the largest foreign aid cut in Australian […] Read More
Zimbabwe: Mugabe’s Successor and the Future David Dorward — Analysis 13 May 2015As Zimbabwe’s economic crisis remains unresolved, the power struggle over who will succeed President Robert Mugabe is intensifying. After 35 years in power, […] Read More
Who Rules in Writing Asia’s Rules? Analysis 13 May 2015The Asia Pacific is going through a vivid and significant rule-making tussle. It’s unusual because rule-making and norm formation usually involve inching through […] Read More
The Budget and Cuts to Foreign Aid Sinéad Mulders-Jones — Fresh perspective 12 May 2015With federal budgets cuts expected tonight (12 May 2015), it is worth considering how foreign aid cuts may undermine gender equality in the […] Read More
Scholars, Policymakers, and International Affairs: Finding Common Cause Reviewed by Melissa Conley Tyler FAIIA — Reading room 12 May 2015Any attempt to bridge the divide between scholars and policy-makers in international affairs is so welcome that I couldn’t […] Read More
China's "One Belt, One Road" Economic Policy Dong Manyuan and Chris Farnham 11 May 2015AIIA National Office Operations Manager Chris Farnham interviews Mr Dong Manyuan from the China Institute of International Studies on President Xi Jinping’s “One […] Read More
Yemen: Sinking Under an Avalanche of Propaganda Dr Anthony Billingsley — Analysis 08 May 2015In September 2014, US President Obama cited US policy towards Yemen as one of the successes of his Middle East policy. Obama was […] Read More