Boluwatife Ajibola 24 February 2023Boluwatife Ajibola works as a Research Manager at the University of Leeds, UK. His research interest lies at the intersection of social movements, […] Read More
LGBTQIA+ Rights in Taiwan: Three Lessons for Asian Policymakers By Kazimier Lim 21 February 2023Taiwan legalised marriage equality as part of its broader democratic effort to contrast the island with Mainland China. Observers and policymakers in Asia should heed three lessons from Taiwan. Read More
Regional Reflections on the War on Ukraine: Diplomacy, Conflict, and the Future of South East Asia 17 February 2023In June 2022, the National Office of the AIIA hosted its first overseas roundtable since COVID restrictions were […] Read More
The War in Ukraine and the Future of Global Collective Security By Dr Eyal Mayroz 14 February 2023Shortly after its start, the war in Ukraine was cast as a “make or break” moment for the future of global collective security. One year later, it is time to consider the international scorecard and the remaining challenges on the way to a more peaceful world. Read More
War and Peace By Colin Chapman FAIIA 10 February 2023In The Gathering Storm, his memoir of the origins of World War II, Winston Churchill, war correspondent and later Britain’s wartime leader, wrote that at the end of the Great War of 1914-1918, there was a deep and almost universal hope that peace would reign. Are we entering a similar delusion? Read More
Pakistan, Terror, and Politics: The 30 January Peshawar Terrorist Attack By Dr Claude Rakisits 07 February 2023The latest terrorist attack in Peshawar confirms that the scourge of terrorism in Pakistan has returned with vengeance. This comes at a time when the economy is in serious trouble. Read More
After the Waves: One Year on From the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai Eruption By Emily Braun 27 January 2023This month marks one year since the eruption of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcano and the subsequent tsunami that devastated Tonga. Australia, Tonga, and other partners have worked long and hard over the past year to restore Tonga’s agriculture, infrastructure, tourism, and the livelihoods of its people. Read More
On the "New Cold War" Commentary in US-China Strategic Competition By Jackson Skinner 24 January 2023The analogy of a new Cold War has been taken up by pundits to draw distinction on the destabilization of relations between China and the United States. The simplification has it uses, but in the growing rivalry nuance and understanding is the surer bet. Read More
Dr Aiden Warren 20 January 2023Dr Aiden Warren is Professor in Politics and IR at the School of Global, Urban and Social Studies at RMIT University in Melbourne, […] Read More
Indonesia's New Criminal Code: Scaling Up Conservatism and Watering Down Protections for Critics and Minorities By Tito Ambyo 11 January 2023Jakarta’s new criminal code promises more conservatism and fewer rights for citizens. For many, it is a failure by the Indonesian House of Representatives to safeguard pluralistic democracy from corruption and anti-pluralist groups. Read More
Book Review: The Next Civil War: Dispatches From the American Future By Dr Adam Bartley 09 January 2023The United States is going through a profound transition to which there are only difficult and costly choices. In this latest book on America's political chaos, we are taken deep into the future of an unacceptable but perhaps unavoidable breakup of the union. Read More