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 Jul 2015
Once the 45 day period for forming a new government begins in Turkey, the make up of the government that forms could
06 Jul 2015
Has Australia’s priority push to secure the ‘trade trifecta’ – trade agreements with South Korea, Japan and China - come
01 Jul 2015
As the 2016 U.S. Presidential Election rolls around, Pope Francis is planting seeds of change in the nation’s politically polarised
25 Jun 2015
Saudi Arabia’s recent courtship with Russia and Israel should be understood as a failure of the United States government to
25 Jun 2015
The Sudanese President's escape from South Africa is a blow to the International Criminal Court. The missed opportunity to arrest
18 Jun 2015
In light of the recent Regional Summit on Countering Violent Extremism in Sydney it's time that Australia learn the lessons of
03 Jun 2015
Bougainville's referendum presents an excellent opportunity for the island to instil a culture of accountability and good governance at the ground
20 May 2015
We need a second Green Revolution to build upon and redress the imbalances of the first. The original Green Revolution
18 May 2015
The need for recognition and enforcement of foreign civil and commercial judgments in trade. As the Hague Conference on Private
12 May 2015
With federal budgets cuts expected tonight (12 May 2015), it is worth considering how foreign aid cuts may undermine gender
28 Apr 2015
Obama shies away from rigid alliances in favour of a compartmentalised approach to the Middle East. On June 4, 2009,
28 Apr 2015
Lack of cooperation between the European Union and the Kremlin-dominated Eurasian Economic Union reflects a widening divergence in their political