Australia Wants to Reinvigorate Ties with Africa By Michael Sheldrick 23 December 2022With the potential to shift the world's commercial and and economic focus, it is about time Australia improved its ties with the African Continent. More ministerial trips are required, but the Labour party is off to a good start. Read More
Bargaining Chips? Taiwan’s Economy May be its Best Defence By Alexander M. Hynd and Seamus Dove 23 December 2022Taiwan faces a range of economic and security challenges, but its advanced economy may prove its saving grace. Can semiconductors help keep Taiwan safe amid a rapidly changing geoeconomic landscape? Read More
Dr Suwita Hani Randhawa 14 December 2022Dr Suwita Hani Randhawa is a Senior Lecturer in Politics and International Relations at the University of the West of England in Bristol, […] Read More
War in Ukraine and Women in Combat By Dr Keshab Giri 13 December 2022Women in combat face daunting challenges that are often misunderstood or neglected in armed forces settings. To move beyond the logics of masculinity in conflict, militaries need to better examine the intersection between gender, militarism, patriarchy, and war. Read More
The US Midterm Elections: A Sigh of Relief in a Broader Downward Trend By Dr Adam Bartley 08 December 2022The recent midterm elections in the United States were a clear repudiation of Donald Trump’s hyperbolic claims of election fraud. But his legacy and his politics remain, bringing further trouble to foreign policy. Read More
The Hon. Warwick Smith AO FAIIA: Speech to AIIA Annual Lecture – Government House Tasmania: "Foreign Policy within a Trading Nation, the Pacific, Asia and the World - the danger of mediocrity" 28 November 2022The Hon. Warwick Smith AO Speech to AIIA Annual Lecture – Government House Tasmania Monday, 21st November 2022 […] Read More
Fake News in Brazil: A Battle Was Won, But the War Continues By Ana Julia Bonzanini Bernardi 25 November 2022While fake news continued to play a major role in the 2022 Brazilian elections, efforts to combat it’s influence have demonstrated remarkable results. Read More
The Geopolitical Challenges of State Building in Post-War Afghanistan By Dr Zahid Shahab Ahmed, Muhammad Faizan Fakhar and Umar Farooq Khan 22 November 2022The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan is not yet recognised internationally. Until this happens and the international community convenes a regional peacebuilding forum, the scars of war will continue to dominate regional state-building efforts. Read More
A New Cold War: Russia Ends Over Three Decades of Optimistic Cooperation in the Arctic By Professor Stefan Kirchner 21 November 2022The escalation of Russia’s war against Ukraine has directly impacted international cooperation in the Arctic. After three decades of cooperation, Arctic governance is now de facto fragmented into two parts: Russia and the Western Arctic. Read More
The Russia-Ukraine War, Toilets, and the New Economic Policy By Dr Binoy Kampmark 18 November 2022What do toilets and war have in common? For Vladimir Putin, the trivialities of life in the frontlines reveal a more tragic conclusion for his looting troops: things are not well in Russia. Read More
Professor Guy Howard 17 November 2022Professor Guy Howard is the Director of the Cabot Institute for the Environment and Global Research Chair in Environmental and Infrastructure Resilience at […] Read More