Fresh perspectives

Fresh Perspectives gives former AIIA interns, AIIA youth members, young professionals and other emerging scholars an opportunity to write a 500-750 word article covering a foreign affairs issue. For information for contributors see below.

23 Jul 2026
Beijing's new blockbuster casts the 1683 conquest of Taiwan as a preview of "unstoppable" unification—but the film has provoked backlash
22 Jul 2026
A New York Times article recently dubbed U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio the “de facto viceroy of Venezuela” on
09 Jul 2026
In early August 2025, a photograph circulated widely on Cambodian social media. It showed a woman sitting on her luggage
02 Jul 2026
When geopolitical heat rises, foreign policy professionals are urged to mind their words. Where does this leave the curious querier
01 Jul 2026
The zenith of techno-politics has created a shift in global supply chains – from operational marvels to geopolitical flashpoints –
01 Jul 2026
Nuclear energy may very well not arrive in Australia through an energy policy revolution. However, AUKUS submarines, which are scheduled
30 Jun 2026
Antarctica's 1959 treaty locked the continent into a Cold War-era pact of 'frozen sovereignty,' reserving the world's largest freshwater reserve
30 Jun 2026
Five years after Korea and Australia upgraded ties to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership—the first such elevation for Seoul beyond Washington—both
17 Jun 2026
As autonomous underwater vehicles become more capable and widespread, the challenge of attributing interference with critical seabed infrastructure is growing.
16 Jun 2026
China’s reported travel restrictions on leading AI researchers show that Beijing increasingly treats technical talent itself as a strategic asset.
16 Jun 2026
The Indo-Pacific has no shortage of maritime security initiatives, yet many of its most pressing challenges persist because regional cooperation
16 Jun 2026
When Thai forces bombed Cambodia's border in December 2025, the "weapons facility" they destroyed turned out to be a fraud