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.

02 Dec 2014
The final piece in a series sparked by the AIIA’s National Conference “Foreign Policy for a Top 20 Nation”, executive
01 Dec 2014
To coincide with World Aids Day, Professorial Fellow Dennis Altman reflects upon the global impact of AIDS and Australia’s response
01 Dec 2014
Dr Ashok Sharma reflects upon Indian PM Narendra Modi’s visit to Australia and the deepening of the India-Australia relationship. Prime
28 Nov 2014
Professor Aurelia George Mulgan examines why Japan’s upcoming election is unnecessary and an act of political opportunism. Prime Minister Abe
28 Nov 2014
Karl Claxton analyses the outcomes of the 2014 Solomon Islands elections. Last week, as Australians focused on visits by the leaders
28 Nov 2014
Australia's next Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Gillian Bird, reports on Australia’s two year term on the UN Security
27 Nov 2014
Further continuing a series sparked by the AIIA’s National Conference “Foreign Policy for a Top 20 Nation”, Peter Dean, fellow at the Strategic and
26 Nov 2014
Recent negotiations have highlighted difficulties of achieving a comprehensive agreement to end Iran’s nuclear program, reports Ramesh Thakur. A comprehensive
25 Nov 2014
The congressional polls represent not just a Republican victory with a vengeance, but a profound crisis of confidence, according to
24 Nov 2014
Continuing a series sparked by the AIIA's National Conference "Foreign Policy for a Top 20 Nation", The Canberra Times' Nic Stuart
24 Nov 2014
Indonesia is getting more serious about defending its territorial integrity, writes Greta Nabbs-Keller Prior to President Joko Widodo’s inauguration, one of
21 Nov 2014
At the 2014 AIIA National Conference, Dr Tanya Ogilvie-White, Research Director at ANU’s Centre for Nuclear Nonproliferation and Disarmament, stressed