The upcoming APEC 2018 summit serves as a reminder of the importance of the Pacific Region. China has played its political hand, and thus the pressure is on Australia to respond accordingly.

Trump’s decision this week to withdraw from the Iran nuclear deal is a global tragedy likely to unsettle an already volatile Middle East and a world in some disarray.

In the midst of all the discussion of Iran, it is worth taking a closer look at the social and cultural lay of the land, including the transformations it has undergone. In April, AIIA VIC conducted a three-week study tour that provided a much-needed reality check.

As Minister for Foreign Affairs Julie Bishop said at a recent malaria meeting held in London: “The health security of any one nation is only as strong or as weak as its neighbours”. Malaria elimination needs to be a particular priority.

      From 23-27 April 2018, members of the AIIA attended the AIIA Delegation to the Republic of China (Taiwan) to discuss […]

With New Zealand's prime minister generating prominence for New Zealand on the international stage, it has an opportunity to step up diplomatic efforts in nuclear diplomacy as a champion for peace and disarmament. It should do so.

At the recent Munich Security Conference in February, a top Chinese diplomat reaffirmed China’s long-held non-first-use commitment with […]

Vladimir Putin’s portrayal in the Western media often resembles that of a comic book villain. The Russian President […]

The Syrian civil war is raging on into its seventh bloody year, with thousands of civilians either killed or displaced as numerous internal […]

Twenty years ago, the Soeharto era ended with reformation. Today’s post-Reformasi Indonesia is full of uncertainty, with profound implications for its foreign relations.

On the 27 of March, news reports showed a mysterious armoured train leaving Pyongyang and making its way to Beijing. One day later we would find out that inside this train was Kim Jong Un who was responding to an unprecedented invitation by Xi Jinping to meet for the very first time. The question is: why now?