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.

11 Apr 2018
China's activities in Vanuatu may have attracted scrutiny this week but its investment in military artificial intelligence has received less
11 Apr 2018
Former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva turned himself in to police on the weekend to begin serving a
03 Apr 2018
In the rapidly changing Indo-Pacific region, Australia could enhance its trilateral engagement with Indonesia, India and Japan by taking advantage
03 Apr 2018
Japanese clothing empire Uniqlo has recently expanded across Australia. So, how did your latest jeans purchase contribute to Japanese soft
26 Mar 2018
The long-awaited gas pipeline connecting Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India is finally underway. What role can Australia play? Last month the construction of the Afghan
23 Mar 2018
Pacifism has been enshrined in Japan's constitution since the end of World War II but a vote this weekend will
19 Mar 2018
In expelling Islamic State-affiliated insurgents and reclaiming the city of Marawi, the Armed Forces of the Philippines  ensured a problem
19 Mar 2018
Following the recent signing of a maritime boundaries treaty by Australia and Timor-Leste, it’s a good time to consider the standing of
13 Mar 2018
The absence of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte from this weekend's ASEAN-Australia summit presents a missed opportunity not just for the
06 Mar 2018
Following any major gun violence incident in America, a debate is sparked between two fundamentally opposed sides that eventually fades away with
06 Mar 2018
Former Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf is the first woman to win the prestigious Mo Ibrahim Prize in African Leadership. What does
06 Mar 2018
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte will not be coming to Sydney for the ASEAN Summit next week in the face of