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 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
03 Jan 2018
Somalia's decades of turmoil, war and anarchy left the country's central government with control over an area extending not much
01 Jan 2018
In 2017, the Trump administration launched its first foray into the complex and hostile situation in Taiwan. But behind the
01 Jan 2018
As people around the world celebrate the beginning of a new year, the Australian government last year promised to bring
17 Dec 2017
Australia's historic relative isolation has failed to protect it from the ambitions of foreign influencers. After the most recent scandal
11 Dec 2017
The high-stakes game of name-calling between the current US administration and the Kim regime has brought back Cold War-era fears
03 Dec 2017
In the wake of IS' recent military defeats public attention has been trained on male combatants and attackers. The role
21 Nov 2017
High-profile scandals have recently pushed gender-based violence into the media spotlight. This Saturday, however, is a reminder that despite progress,
20 Nov 2017
The looming end of Robert Mugabe's rule presents the first real opportunity for change in how Zimbabwean government operates. What