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.

27 Jan 2023
This month marks one year since the eruption of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcano and the subsequent tsunami that devastated
24 Jan 2023
The analogy of a new Cold War has been taken up by pundits to draw distinction on the destabilisation of
02 Dec 2022
Populism has become a loaded word, often hurled at anyone critical of the status quo, but it is hardly an
30 Nov 2022
China's new Global Security Initiative promises a reformed regional and global security architecture. Even as its actions speak otherwise, Beijing
21 Nov 2022
The race for space-based solar power (SBSP) is underway between China and the United States. Great power competition has now
09 Nov 2022
Valery Dmitrievich Zorkin has sat atop the Russian judiciary for most of the last 20 years. Through both his rulings
09 Sep 2022
The death of Queen Elizabeth II has sparked a global conversation about her legacy. The opinions and experiences of people
19 Aug 2022
Twenty-five years after the handover, the journey of Hong Kong from British colonial rule to China’s heavy-handed governance has been
11 Aug 2022
Though Australia’s regional strategy increasingly focuses on the Pacific, regional leaders have grown distrustful of Canberra. Proactive climate policy may
05 Aug 2022
Uncertainty has been rising in the cross-strait relations between mainland China and Taiwan since a structural deterioration of US-China relations.
21 Jul 2022
English is a common language in trade and relations, but many throughout Southeast Asia and the Pacific cannot speak it.
20 Jul 2022
Environmentalists have celebrated the global transition to electric vehicles. But motorcycling communities remain concerned that the technology is not innovating