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.

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
21 May 2026
China has started dredging the Antelope Reef, which is situated in the Paracel Islands within the distance of 216 miles
21 May 2026
Behind the spectacle of US-China AI diplomacy lies a harder question for Australia: whether a country dependent on foreign compute
06 May 2026
Growing up Afghan, even before leaving my country, I learned that the world often decides which girls are seen and
28 Apr 2026
Somali piracy has mutated into a high-precision ransom industry, capable of challenging global navies and rewriting local welfare. Pirates legitimise
22 Apr 2026
The “CNN effect” emerged in the 1990s to describe how real-time media coverage could shape foreign policy. Scholars and policymakers
16 Apr 2026
Pakistan is actively engaged in mediating peace between the United States and Iran for various reasons. Nonetheless, even if a peace
02 Apr 2026
Artemis II has returned humans to deep space for the first time in fifty years — but the forces that
01 Apr 2026
Indonesia’s universal healthcare ambitions cannot be realised without targeted reforms to specialist training and financial structures. Paid specialist training positions
31 Mar 2026
In an era defined less by territorial conquest and more by influence, education has become one of the most powerful
25 Mar 2026
Medical assistance and defence objectives are closely intertwined, with free treatment serving to normalise a foreign military presence while advancing