AIIA Members have been invited to make submissions to the Senate Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade References Committee on the proposed TPP-11 10 April 2018Proposed Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership On 28 March 2018 the Senate referred to the Senate Foreign […] Read More
The Meaning Behind Kim Jong-un's Secret China Trip By Professor James Cotton FAIIA 04 April 2018When the North Korean leadership train rolled into China on 25 March, the world stopped in its tracks. Did the visit signal a derailing of American primacy in the region? Read More
Apoorva Kolluru 26 February 2018Apoorva Kolluru is the sub-editor for The Interpreter at the Lowy Institute. She previously worked as editor of Australian Outlook. She has a […] Read More
Keith Waller: Portrait of a Working Diplomat By Alan Fewster 23 February 2018How well did former diplomat Sir Keith Waller measure up against the three duties of the diplomat outlined by Arthur Balfour and the dictum of Talleyrand? An extract from his biography explains. Read More
Medals and Machiavellian Games at PyeongChang By Dr Stuart Murray 21 February 2018There is nothing new about sports diplomacy nor anything genuine about North Korea’s attempts to build bridges with its sworn enemies. Dictators, it has to be remembered, love sport just as much as everybody else. Read More
Stuck in the Swamp: The Nunes Memo's Attack on the FBI By Dr Daniel Baldino 08 February 2018In Washington DC, explosive Republican accusations of politically-motivated spying in the lead-up to Donald Trump's presidential election victory have drawn the intelligence services deeper into the growing partisan chasm. Read More
Challenges on the Move: Going Missing By Natalya Wells 30 January 2018With the global number of displaced people at a record high, refugee families are as vulnerable to separation as ever. To mitigate this, the International Committee of the Red Cross is taking innovative steps to help engineer reunifications. 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
ICC Internship Positions - Now Open! 17 January 2018CALLING FOR APPLICATIONS: 2018 International Careers Conference (ICC) Interns AIIA Victoria is looking for five brilliant interns to join our team for the 2018 […] Read More
New Year, New Uncertainties in 2018 By Colin Chapman FAIIA 04 January 2018As the world recovers from another new year's eve thoughts are now moving to what 2018 will bring. Unfortunately, following a turbulent 2017, it appears the hangover may last well into the foreseeable future. Read More
High Stakes Strategy in Taiwan By Reid Hutchins 01 January 2018In 2017, the new Trump administration launched its first foray into the complex and hostile situation in Taiwan. But behind the smoke and mirrors, what are the actual interests the new administration will have to grapple with in 2018? Read More