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.

18 Dec 2015
This week trade ministers from across the globe came together for the 10th Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization (WTO)
18 Dec 2015
In September 2009, an article from the Economist detailed a significant lack of counterinsurgency tactics in the original Star Wars sci-fi blockbusters. The
13 Dec 2015
It is a historic and game changing moment for the global youth peacebuilding movement: on 9 December 2015, the United Nations Security Council
09 Dec 2015
Central Asia does not fit comfortably in Europe or the Middle East and can present a challenge for Australian policymakers.
03 Dec 2015
The recent downing of a Russian jet by the Turkish armed forces has again highlighted Turkey’s chaotic domestic situation. The
02 Dec 2015
Indonesia will be severely impacted by climate change should carbon emissions continue at present day levels. The disastrous fires across
21 Sep 2015
It was announced during a meeting of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) in Singapore last weekend, that 20 more states
10 Sep 2015
Turkey has entered the air campaign in Syria, but there are real doubts about its true target: ISIS or the
07 Sep 2015
The misguided focus on Boko Haram as a jihadist terrorist group could prevent Nigeria from addressing the broader socio-economic environment within which it
25 Aug 2015
Ben Dickson was a Euan Crone Asian Awareness Scholarship 2014 recipient. Applications for 2015 are now open until Friday 4
06 Aug 2015
Turkey’s decision to join the United States led war against IS will bring collateral damage that will further complicate the
27 Jul 2015
In times of disaster, adoptive parents are more likely than ever to open their hearts and their homes to displaced