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.

17 Jan 2024
As the Chinese Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) celebrated its 10th anniversary in 2023, the promise of its green future
17 Jan 2024
Some foreign policy analysts may wonder whether, under a new president, Indonesia would take a drastic departure from its current
12 Jan 2024
Governments have long enlisted women’s bodies to meet reproductive policy goals, often with little forethought to the broader implications. Negligent
09 Jan 2024
ASEAN seeks to be the central political body in all Southeast Asian affairs. When it comes to the Rohingya refugee
15 Dec 2023
As operating Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicles become easier, and their costs decrease over time, some expect the trend in the
08 Dec 2023
The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade's first multicultural ambassador will enable Australia to project its unique multicultural soft power
08 Dec 2023
The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) strategically positions itself to garner favour with the Muslim World, and among those who perceive
29 Nov 2023
Todays youth will be the ones to deal with the climate challenges of unfettered growth and capitalism. Making sure they
21 Nov 2023
The Covid-19 pandemic has highlighted how far human health has been securitised, but this is just one event in the
21 Nov 2023
The provision of security in Papua New Guinea is a fraught affair. With undisciplined and underfunded state-based structures being placed
17 Nov 2023
10 October underscores Beijing and Taipei’s different ideological perspectives. For China, the Xinhai Revolution marks its march toward “Socialism with
09 Nov 2023
Today, the Indonesia-led Archipelagic and Island States Forum (AIS) has become the world’s fastest-growing climate and island-centric multilateral bloc. With