Analysis

This section provides commentary and perspectives on international issues. Articles are primarily sourced on a commission basis from a wide variety of contributors including academic, diplomatic, institutional, government and non-government organisations; however unsolicited pieces can be submitted.

Articles are around 800-1000 words covering any topic in international affairs.

20 May 2015
Indonesia needs to rethink its approach to Papua to successfully address the region’s grievances. Indonesia’s Papua, covering its two easternmost
15 May 2015
In this article, AIIA National President John McCarthy argues that Australia should reconsider its disproportionately strong security ties with the
14 May 2015
Sixty years after the signing of the Warsaw Pact on 14 May 1955, relations between Russia and Western Europe remain fraught
14 May 2015
The UK’s General Election was characterised by many unexpected results, including the Conservatives winning their first majority government in 23
14 May 2015
In recent days, some 2000 refugees and migrants from Bangladesh and Myanmar have come ashore in Aceh, Indonesia, and Langkawi, across the
13 May 2015
The release of the federal budget on 12 May 2015 saw the largest foreign aid cut in Australian history. As
13 May 2015
As Zimbabwe’s economic crisis remains unresolved, the power struggle over who will succeed President Robert Mugabe is intensifying. After 35
13 May 2015
The Asia Pacific is going through a vivid and significant rule-making tussle. It’s unusual because rule-making and norm formation usually
08 May 2015
In September 2014, US President Obama cited US policy towards Yemen as one of the successes of his Middle East
07 May 2015
The European Union and India might not seem like the most obvious of natural partners. Yet, as Professor Pascaline Winand writes, the
07 May 2015
The AIIB is likely to strengthen the global architecture of international institutions. To understand the impetus for launching the Asian
06 May 2015
As space becomes increasingly militarised, it will become crucial for states to coordinate extra-terrestrial activities. The unfortunate loss of the Russian Progress