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100 Years of International Affairs
The AIIA was founded in 1933 by member organisations that date back to the 1920s. The AIIA as a whole celebrates those founding branches as they reach 100 years of advancing knowledge and exchange on international affairs.
Australian Outlook
Since the 1997 transfer of Hong Kong’s sovereignty from the UK to PRC, the Chinese state and the people of Hong Kong have sharply diverged in how they view the city’s place within the nation-state, and its people’s place within Chinese national
The outcome of the 2025 mid-term elections senatorial contest in the Philippines will significantly shape the political landscape of the forthcoming 2028 presidential elections. The 2028 elections are promising to be a struggle for control, influence, and
For loyal followers of international climate politics, the potential of Australia's successful bid to host the United Nations climate conference, COP31, is much like having the Olympics come to our shores. An Australia-flavoured COP will enable Australia to
Once the industrial heart of the Soviet Union, Ukraine is fast becoming a cornerstone of Europe’s defence future. Despite enduring war and economic strain, its revitalised military-industrial complex now drives
A new survey of more than 850 businesses active in the Australia–China economic corridor reveals sustained confidence in China’s economic potential, despite shifting global dynamics. While the Australian government continues
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AIIA News
PRAGUE – The GLOBSEC Forum, a major security conference now in its 20th year has just wrapped up its three-day agenda of events. Started as a university conference in Bratislava, […]
WARSAW – From 7-11 June, AIIA Chief Executive Officer Dr Bryce Wakefield engaged in discussions with Polish government officials at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Defence, and the National […]
MELBOURNE – The AIIA has honoured its National Vice President Zara Kimpton OAM FAIIA, who will be stepping down from the board on 1 July after a 15-year tenure. Kimpton […]
CANBERRA – AIIA National President Dr Heather Smith PSM FAIIA was quoted extensively in national media after she appeared on the opening panel of the high-profile event on sovereignty and […]
AIIA in the Media
AIIA CEO Dr Bryce Wakefield quoted in The Australian's first article since the 2025 Federal election to cover the Albanese government's foreign policy approach. "Wakefield said as the US slapped tariffs on the rest of the world, Australia needed to work even more closely with Southeast Asia to create new economic opportunities."
AIIA Tasmania Vice President Professor James Chin's Australian Outlook article on Chinese interests in the South Pacific cited in the Australian.
AIIA National President Dr Heather Smith PSM FAIIA: "The biggest challenge to overcome is the inability of our political class to position Australia for this new world.”
AIIA CEO Dr Bryce Wakefield: "The 'golden age' in nationalist rhetoric is simply an imagined time in the past where things were always better, and in every nationalist's mind, the actual period of that golden age might be different. It's left vague for a reason."
AIIA President Dr Heather Smith PSM FAIIA: "The post-Cold War order isn’t collapsing, it has collapsed. The US is dismantling the foundations of its global hegemony, along with the norms and values that have underpinned the US-Australia relationship."
Australian Outlook article by ANU academic cited: "Some may be tempted to cite an article that’s just been published by an Australian think tank by ANU academic Edward Chan"
"According to a 2018 study tour report from the Australian Institute of International Affairs Victoria, the Australian embassy in Tehran had been 'building up' its staff over the three years prior."
AIIA CEO Dr Bryce Wakefield explained the activities of the Indo-Pacific Cooperation Network, an initiative organised by the AIIA and the Japan Foundation, to the Fiji One Breakfast team.
AIIA CEO Dr Bryce Wakefield shares his views on the Varghese review into strategic research funding
AIIA CEO Dr Bryce Wakefield quoted in the AFR: “If he is serious about doing what he says he is going to do about Panama, then I don’t think there is much hope for the global rules-based order going forward.”
AIIA CEO Dr Bryce Wakefield lays out the case for a national Museum of Australian Diplomacy in his Canberra Times article.
In his article in the Australian Financial Review, AIIA CEO Dr Bryce Wakefield responds to Chinese Ambassador Xiao Qian's claims about the nature of the bilateral relationship.