The “Agreement for Bringing Peace to Afghanistan” is undoubtedly a milestone. However, it brings new uncertainties for women and risks setting the country on a backward trajectory.

On Tuesday 3 March 2020 the Irish Consul General in Sydney, Owen Feeney, spoke to AIIA NSW about Ireland’s approach to Brexit and […]

Elizabeth Warren’s bid for the Democratic presidential nomination pitted her against three reasonably qualified male candidates.  With an end goal to oust President Trump, “electability” narratives have all but obscured the gender dynamics at play.

An upcoming constitutional plebiscite has led to civil unrest and financial uncertainty in Chile.  Although concerning, it is not yet cause to write off Latin America’s financial powerhouse.

The coronavirus seems to be keeping the bulk of protesters in Hong Kong indoors. But it seems time is not easing Hongkongers’ anger at Carrie Lam and the Chinese Government.

The US has signed an historic agreement with the Taliban.  Immediate expectations for peace in Afghanistan should remain low.

The nature of China’s decision-making processes has international policy implications. The more holistic China’s decision-making process, the deeper the international cooperation.

Without profound economic change, the United States will lose its claim to global leadership. Only Bernie Sanders can reclaim American legitimacy and power for the Asian Century.

Trump’s visit to India is characterised by close personal and strategic relations, as well as ongoing trade concerns.  This is the paradoxical nature of current India-US relations.

While Australia’s commemoration of the centenary of the First World War is now over, it behoves us to remember that, in Turkey’s case, the significant dates are 1911-23, rather than 1914-18. Jeremy Salt has written a compelling book that contextualises the experience of the Ottoman Empire in that conflict, the precursor to the emergence of modern Turkey.

Relations between India and the US are underpinned by their shared democratic values and strengthened by an extraordinary level of convergence of interests, especially the security concerns arising from terrorism and the assertive posture of China in the Indo-Pacific region. Hopefully, President Donald Trump’s maiden visit to India will further strengthen the US-India strategic partnership which is touted as the “defining partnership” of the 21st century.