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 2020
Europe must assert its influence in the western Balkans to reduce the leverage of regional authoritarian powers. A more active
16 Jul 2020
The challenges presented by COVID-19 will have vast and unprecedented effects on the Indo-Pacific region. The Morrison government must act
09 Jul 2020
Predicting the impending liberalisation of China’s authoritarian regime is a popular pastime among some Western analysts. But it’s foolish to
08 Jul 2020
Australia's 2020 Defence Strategic Update's singular focus on US-China competition fails to account for the greater threat present in South
08 Jul 2020
Development of the Chabahar Port complements the strategic interests of both the US and India. Both states must recalibrate their
08 Jul 2020
The ICC Prosecutor’s decision to investigate war crimes in Palestine has been met with various criticisms, some of which hinge
01 Jul 2020
The Mexican government has implemented a series of different policies to try to eradicate the pervasive power of cartels, and
29 Jun 2020
The fight against the COVID-19 pandemic is shining a green light on women’s leadership skills. With only 20 countries led
25 Jun 2020
Recent Chinese state-owned media have been using colourful headlines and articles to describe Australia. This is a tried and trusted
18 Jun 2020
Pundits often negatively portray China’s current posture towards the liberal international order. A more nuanced, and arguably more apt, characterisation
15 Jun 2020
India and Australia’s relationship has evolved over the years. Once estranged nations now look to one another as key strategic
11 Jun 2020
The debate over Australia’s response to the challenges presented by China often pits pragmatists against proponents of a principles-based approach.