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.

14 Jul 2019
Track Two dialogues, like the recent Asia-Pacific Roundtable (APR), transverse the barriers between official and unofficial and allow participants to
09 Jul 2019
Despite their regional proximity, the political engagement of youth in recent major elections in Indonesia, Thailand and Cambodia has differed
01 Jul 2019
Turkey’s acquisition of the Russian S-400 missile system is seriously challenging its relationship with the United States and its place
21 Jun 2019
India’s masculine prime minister formulates policy based on polarisation and Pakistan-bashing. The result is that protecting cows, constructing temples and
18 Jun 2019
The India-Pakistan cricket clash on 16 June was caught up in the geopolitical tensions between the two nations. Although recognized
10 Jun 2019
In the uncertainty that follows the removal of long-standing leaders, the African Union (AU) can — and should — have
20 May 2019
In the international arena, zero-sum conceptions of security focused on hard power capabilities do not foster a stable environment. States
14 Apr 2019
Voting is now underway in the world’s largest democracy. With many of India’s rural farmers affected by the government’s mismanagement
13 Apr 2019
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro recently returned from state visits to the United States and Israel. In President Trump and Prime
10 Apr 2019
After many years of negotiations and political diversions, the free trade agreement between Australia and Indonesia was signed in March.
02 Apr 2019
Reports of foreign election interference in the US, UK, and EU have brought our own vulnerability under closer examination. But
23 Mar 2019
There is potential for ISIS foreign fighters captured in Syria to be tried by the International Criminal Court. If this