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.

19 Nov 2015
70 years after the world drew back from the prospect of nuclear war and established the UN Charter, the United
19 Nov 2015
The dreadful terrorist attacks in Paris came during Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull’s first overseas visits to Indonesia, Germany, Turkey, the
30 Oct 2015
This week, five EU member states most affected by the refugee crisis met in Brussels with leaders of Albania, Macedonia
19 Oct 2015
The Australian Institute of International Affairs is one of our nation’s premier think tanks and contributes a great deal to
19 Oct 2015
Kofi Annan talked about “problems without passports”: problems which are transnational, even global. They are the problems which threaten our
13 Oct 2015
While governments worldwide strive to maintain or increase economic growth, an international movement is asking the G20 to plot a
08 Oct 2015
The United States has been focusing much of its cyber diplomacy around criticism of China’s espionage. Australia has been echoing
08 Oct 2015
Nepal promulgated its federal Constitution on September 20, defying India’s diplomatic efforts. Since then, India has stepped up its threats
06 Oct 2015
In 2011, at the height of piracy attacks along the Somali coastline and the Gulf of Aden, 237 separate attacks were
01 Oct 2015
As US President Obama and Russian President Putin met this week in the US to discuss the fight against Islamic
01 Oct 2015
This was never going to be an easy meeting between the leaders of one of the oldest democracies and the
01 Oct 2015
Non-state actors in Gaza and Egypt have exploited smuggling networks to acquire arms, but they face new challenges.  The Arab Turmoil