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.

17 Feb 2019
Iran’s missile program has received worldwide condemnation. But for a cash-strapped state with outdated military hardware, developing an advanced missile
11 Feb 2019
The Brazilian dam collapse was the second such tragedy in a number of years. The evidence suggests authorities and the
04 Feb 2019
If the crisis in Venezuela escalates to an armed stand-off between forces loyal to President Maduro and opposition factions loyal
29 Jan 2019
India’s ambitions of becoming a superpower threaten more pressing domestic priorities. The funding of foreign policy has always entailed a
29 Jan 2019
By continuing to export arms to Saudi Arabia, Australia is complicit in the regime’s violations of human rights. Australia has
23 Jan 2019
1996 was a year of great tension with China for the Howard Government. On 1 January, the National Archives released
14 Jan 2019
The ramifications of Western military involvement in Syria reveal the complex nature of humanitarian intervention. Some five years ago, reporters
09 Jan 2019
Bolsonaro’s populist policies are endangering civil rights and alienating Brazil from its neighbours. Many have labelled Brazil’s incoming president Jair
09 Jan 2019
Greece faces new challenges throughout the Eastern Mediterranean. As Greece prepares for national elections this year, the pragmatic Syriza government
03 Jan 2019
Although microfinance was hailed as an important step for women’s empowerment, research has yielded conflicting evidence. The assumption that microfinance
18 Dec 2018
The conclusion of COP24 serves as a reminder of the Paris Agreement's acknowledgement of the domestically driven nature of climate
08 Dec 2018
Effective and equitable use of the Mekong River requires the interests of various stakeholders to be delicately balanced. Solar and