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.

05 Mar 2018
Think tanks are a source of fascination for scholars and the media. The reality of influencing policymaking is far more prosaic
27 Feb 2018
With Australia on the Human Rights Council, there are some straightforward ways in which the country can use its new
21 Feb 2018
Cyber security is now paramount to national security. It is no surprise, then, that China has incorporated sophisticated psychological, public
13 Feb 2018
A fitness-tracking app is revealing sensitive information about military bases, personnel and supply routes via its global heat map. The
13 Feb 2018
Tehran's 'Girl on Enghelab Street', silently waving her hijab above her unveiled head, has prompted a new round of protest
12 Feb 2018
It's a dual citizenship crisis, but a long way from Canberra. As Sierra Leone prepares for elections on 7 March,
08 Feb 2018
Back from the dead, the Trans-Pacific Partnership has acquired a new lease on life without Washington's involvement. Now there's more
07 Feb 2018
Monday's big drop on Wall Street sent markets into frenzy as panic briefly swept across the world with each passing
05 Feb 2018
As the Australian Parliament opened for 2018 this week, the major parties began another year of spirited and often combative
21 Jan 2018
In the wake of recent calls for an “Africa beyond aid” by Ghana’s president Akufo Addo, it is important to
15 Jan 2018
Peacekeeping operations have long suffered from relying on a male-dominated perspective. But as peacekeeping missions continue to be marred by
09 Jan 2018
Following a soft military coup that led to the resignation of Zimbabwe’s former President, Robert Mugabe, African countries are grappling