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 Feb 2022
Washington has long opposed the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), viewing it as a tool for propagating Chinese influence. Now,
15 Feb 2022
US cabinet officials’ travel to the Indo-Pacific is increasingly driven by regional multilateral meetings. With these meetings held virtually in
11 Feb 2022
The establishment of AUKUS was another milestone in Australia’s development of a comprehensive maritime defence strategy. However, the advancement of
10 Feb 2022
China’s long-standing partnerships in Africa show little evidence of decline. As China increases its political and economic influence over the
08 Feb 2022
China’s increasing use of grey-zone operations in the South China Sea undermines national sovereignty, international governance, and the US alliance
13 Jan 2022
In the current strategic environment, states are looking beyond the strategies of the past to ensuring their national security. A
11 Jan 2022
The Chinese Communist Party has enacted a five-year plan for the construction of a rule of law. It has been
06 Jan 2022
With the threat of right-wing extremism accelerating due to the pandemic, understanding the gendered element of the threat is essential
03 Nov 2021
Climate change has allowed for new energy resources and trade routes to be exploited in the Arctic. This has resulted
29 Oct 2021
Australia’s approach to Pacific migration needs to refocus as climate change worsens. Going forward, Australia should prioritise migrant dignity and
26 Oct 2021
With China banning all trading and mining of cryptocurrency, crypto miners will be seeking to move operations to other locations. States will
21 Oct 2021
In the Asia Pacific, free trade has facilitated economic rise. However, trade barriers, geopolitical rivalries, the COVID-19 pandemic, and regional