Dr Leonid Petrov Interview: Security Implications of Kim Jong-Un's Leadership Consolidation 02 July 2014As an expert on Korea the AIIA welcomed Dr Leonid Petrov to share his insights into the security […] Read More
The Iraq Crisis: What’s Next for the Region? Rohan Worsdell 02 July 2014Despite the early June military successes by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), the group will neither pose a fatal […] Read More
Is Australia Powerless to Help its Citizens Abroad? AIIA Fellows responding to the burning question of the week — Analysis 01 July 2014Expert 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 […] Read More
Hanoi's Internal Divisions Hinder Its China Policy Stratfor — Analysis 30 June 2014Summary Vietnam is struggling with how to respond to maritime expansion by China and the resulting tensions in the South China Sea. Some […] Read More
A Regional Security Hotspot in the South China Sea Julia Luong Dinh — Fresh perspective 30 June 2014Mounting tensions between Vietnam and China show that the South China Sea continues to be a security hotspot following China’s renewed assertiveness in the region. […] Read More
Peter Greste’s Jail Sentence: Just the Tip of the Iceberg Eva Brockschmidt 26 June 2014The trial and conviction of Australian journalist Peter Greste and two of his al-Jazeera colleagues has attracted world wide media coverage as it […] Read More
An Ever-Changing and Important Alliance Craig Beyerinck 25 June 2014Alliance 21, in partnership with the United States Studies Centre at the University of Sydney, recently hosted an event on the ‘US-Australia: The Alliance […] Read More
The Chutzpah of the Iraq War Neocons and Fellow Travellers By Emeritus Professor Ramesh Thakur FAIIA — Analysis 25 June 2014Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair has recently denied that the lightning advance of ISIS could be blamed on the 2003 invasion of […] Read More
“Torture is Not Just Alive and Well. It is Flourishing in Many Parts of the World.” Paris Aristotle AM and Josef Szwarc — Analysis 24 June 2014That was the stark assessment of Amnesty International’s global head, Salil Shetty, launching a new global campaign by […] Read More
Offensive Cyber Capability: Why not? Patrick Hill — Fresh perspective 24 June 2014Over the long-term the benefits for Australia developing an offensive cyber capability outweigh the costs. Australia should develop the capacity to utilise technological […] Read More
