Disaster Preparation Means Forecast-based Financing Not Band-aids By Judy Slatyer 24 May 2016With the World Humanitarian Summit this week, it is important to consider the value of forecast-based financing. Providing […] Read More
How Weaker Allies Get Their Way By Dr Rennie J. Moon, Professor Gi-Wook Shin and Hilary Izatt 19 May 2016While power matters in alliance relations, the weaker state holds a leveraging opportunity to frame issues to its advantage. This could be done by […] Read More
How Weaker Allies Get Their Way 19 May 2016While power matters in alliance relations, the weaker state holds a leveraging opportunity to frame issues to its advantage. This could be done by […] Read More
Obsession With Sykes-Picot Says More About What We Think of Arabs Than History By Professor James L. Gelvin 16 May 2016100 years ago today, the Sykes-Picot Agreement was signed, splitting the Middle East into the colonial powers’ rule. […] Read More
Obsession With Sykes-Picot Says More About What We Think of Arabs Than History 16 May 2016100 years ago today, the Sykes-Picot Agreement was signed, splitting the Middle East into the colonial powers’ rule. […] Read More
Why Protecting the Red Cross Emblem Matters By Dr Emily Crawford 16 May 2016The Australian Red Cross recently released an app to monitor misuse of its emblem. If you see the cross somewhere it shouldn’t be, […] Read More
Would You Vote for a Eurovision Brexit? By Dr Carla Figueira 14 May 2016“Leave” had a 20 point lead over “Remain” in a recent YouGov poll – but this Brexit referendum concerned Britain’s membership of the […] Read More
The Role of Islam in World Affairs: Engaging with the "Other" By Professor Samina Yasmeen AM FAIIA 13 May 2016Despite the fact that most Muslims – accounting for 1.6 billion or 22 per cent of the world’s total population – do not support […] Read More
Five Reasons Why Yemen Matters Now More than Ever By Jacqueline Lopour 11 May 2016From the international nature of the conflict to its emerging refugee crisis, this is why the world needs to pay more attention to […] Read More
AIIA at 2016 AuSAE Conference 06 May 2016The AIIA will be represented at the AuSAE Conference and Exhibition (ACE) on 24-25 May 2016 at the National Convention Centre, Canberra, to […] Read More
Australia’s Submarine Purchase: an Unnecessary Snub to Japan By Emeritus Professor Ramesh Thakur FAIIA 03 May 2016With Australia’s recent decision on submarine design, the flawed regional politics tainted a technically right outcome. Choosing the French bidder has significant implications, particularly for […] Read More