AIIA Early Career Research Impact Award - Call for Expressions of Interest 2018 20 February 2018The Research Committee of the Australian Institute of International Affairs (AIIA) is calling for expressions of interest for […] Read More
Why China Should Join the Trans-Pacific Partnership By Hanley Foster and Axel Doffey 08 February 2018Back from the dead, the Trans-Pacific Partnership has acquired a new lease on life without Washington's involvement. Now there's more reason than ever why China's membership would benefit everyone involved, including Beijing. Read More
Germany Finally has a Government (Almost) By Dr Patricia Hogwood 08 February 2018More than four months after Germany’s federal election, the country's two leading parties have finally agreed to form another “grand coalition”. So why is nobody cheering? Read More
Position Open - National Office Operations Manager 19 January 2018Australian Institute of International Affairs OFFICE OPERATIONS MANAGER Position Description The AIIA is seeking an experienced person to join its small National Office […] Read More
Twelve Months of Trump: Reflections From Charlottesville By Dr Elizabeth Ingleson 18 January 2018The subdued atmosphere that accompanied Trump's inauguration quickly turned to anger for many liberal Americans as protests quickly and repeatedly broke out across the country. So how did it feel to live in a country so divided? Read More
For the Many or the Few? Corbyn's Brexit Betrayal By Professor Robert G. Patman 16 January 2018Jeremy Corbyn's reluctant acceptance of Brexit has virtually ensured the UK's exit from the EU. But under pressure from Leave supporters and their wealthy backers, has he handed over Europe without a fight? Read More
Laying the Foundations for Somalia's Future By Stephanie Carver 03 January 2018Somalia's decades of turmoil, war and anarchy left the country's central government with control over an area extending not much further than its buildings' perimeter fences. As the country enters another new year of incremental progress, is a functional state on the horizon? Read More
African Union Seeks Rejuvenation By Dr David Mickler 02 January 2018In a new year, the African Union has seen an opportunity to renew the organisation which seeks to unite the burgeoning continent. With 55 diverse and disparate members, the process is however fraught with challenge. Read More
2017 in Review: The Old Order Ends By Allan Gyngell AO FAIIA 27 December 2017In 2017, Australians had to acknowledge that the global order that had shaped the world since the end of World War II was over. Not challenged. Not changing. Over. Read More
2017 in Review: Ol' Dobell's Almanac By Graeme Dobell FAIIA 27 December 2017As 2017 limps out and 2018 edges in, here’s Old Dobell’s almanac of the times, trends and twists of history. Read More
The Ugly Truth About Fake News: Fragility of Liberal Democracies in the Internet Age 26 December 2017INTRODUCTION Recent seismic political events driven by a range of populist forces have made “fake news” an increasingly […] Read More