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.

08 May 2018
The General Election in Malaysia has the opportunity to shift government for the first time in 61 years. Who are
30 Apr 2018
In South and Southeast Asia 15-24 year-olds make up around one fifth of the population. This presents an opportunity for
17 Apr 2018
Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg recently testified that more than 300,000 Australians were touched by the Cambridge Analytica privacy scandal linked to
17 Apr 2018
Colombia's murder rate is at an all-time low but there has been a worrying jump in the number of assassinations
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