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One Year of Trump Two: Implications of an Epochal Shift for Australia
24
Nov
One Year of Trump Two: Implications of an Epochal Shift for Australia

Gordon Flake, Perth USAsia Centre

Nov 24, 2025 18:00 - Nov 24, 2025 19:30
Government House Tasmania, in person only
Political Earthquake in Paris, Shockwaves in the Pacific
25
Nov
Political Earthquake in Paris, Shockwaves in the Pacific

Nic Maclellan, Islands Business magazine (Fiji)

Nov 25, 2025 18:00 - Nov 25, 2025 19:00
356 Collins Street Melbourne; hybrid
2025 AIIA Queensland Annual General Meeting
25
Nov
2025 AIIA Queensland Annual General Meeting
Nov 25, 2025 17:00 - Nov 25, 2025 17:30
Level 6, 32 Turbot Street, Brisbane; in person only
An Evening with the Interns
25
Nov
An Evening with the Interns
Nov 25, 2025 18:00 - Nov 25, 2025 19:30
Glover Cottages, Sydney; in person only
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Ep. 170: Trump, Albo and (Saint?) Kevin
Podcast
24 Oct 2025
Ep. 170: Trump, Albo and (Saint?) Kevin
52:35
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Never Again! The Abomination of Genocide in Gaza
Video, Youtube
17 Oct 2025
Never Again! The Abomination of Genocide in Gaza
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Ambiguity, luck and listening: How do they shape international relations?
Video, Youtube
17 Oct 2025
Ambiguity, luck and listening: How do they shape international relations?
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Strategic Minilateralism and the Regional Security Architecture of the Indo-Pacific
Video, Youtube
14 Oct 2025
Strategic Minilateralism and the Regional Security Architecture of the Indo-Pacific
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AIIA National Conference 2025

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Photo and Video of the 2025 AIIA National Conference will be available soon, but keynote speeches are available now!

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Australian Outlook

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Selling Doubt: The Economics of Climate Denial
Fresh perspectives
14 Nov 2025
Selling Doubt: The Economics of Climate Denial
By Ananya Sarma
Would you believe that there’s a an actual “scientist” who claims climate change is a scam? With 5.7 million subscribers, conservative YouTuber Steven Crowder has videos where his audience can’t
14 November 2025: The Week in Australian Foreign Affairs
The Week in Australian Foreign Affairs
14 Nov 2025
14 November 2025: The Week in Australian Foreign Affairs
By Daweena Tia Motwany
This week in Australian foreign affairs, the Government advanced a series of strategic and values-driven priorities across defence capability, regional security cooperation, humanitarian engagement, and public diplomacy. Developments included progress
Safer Skies: Aviation Safety in the Contemporary Era
Analysis
14 Nov 2025
Safer Skies: Aviation Safety in the Contemporary Era
By Shaza Arif
November is commemorated as Aviation History Month every year to mark the advancements in the field, while reflecting back on the lessons learnt from the past. Today, the aviation dynamics
Pakistan’s Frustrations and the Dual Role of Airstrikes
Analysis
14 Nov 2025
Pakistan’s Frustrations and the Dual Role of Airstrikes
By Anna Mahjar-Barducci
Pakistan’s strategic depth doctrine—the cornerstone of its Afghanistan policy for nearly two decades—has fundamentally failed. The doctrine aimed to establish a compliant regime in Kabul that would prevent encirclement by
If the BNP Returns to Power: What Bangladesh’s Foreign Policy Must Look Like
Analysis
13 Nov 2025
If the BNP Returns to Power: What Bangladesh’s Foreign Policy Must Look Like
By Arman Ahmed
Fifty years on, Bangladesh’s foreign policy has been a mirror, reflecting the regime in power. Every government swore to protect sovereignty, yet invariably bent diplomacy to partisan ends. The country’s
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Australia in World Affairs
15 Nov 2024
Australia in World Affairs 2016-2020: A return to great power rivalry
Baogang He, David Hundt, Danielle Chubb (eds)
Diplomatic History
22 Nov 2023
Let’s Dance: A History of LGBTIQ Staff in the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Rhonda Piggott
Diplomatic History
04 Mar 2024
An Enduring Contribution? Australia’s Term on the United Nations Security Council (2013-2014)
Michael Bliss
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AIIA News

AIIA and Japan Foundation Program Informs Senate Hearing on Climate Army Proposal
AIIA National Office, Indo-Pacific Cooperation Network
29 Sep 2025
AIIA and Japan Foundation Program Informs Senate Hearing on Climate Army Proposal

SYDNEY — Dr Bryce Wakefield, Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Institute of International Affairs (AIIA), appeared before the Senate Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade References Committee to give evidence […]

AIIA CEO in Ukraine for Major Summit on Ending War
AIIA National Office, International Interaction
13 Sep 2025
AIIA CEO in Ukraine for Major Summit on Ending War

KYIV – The Australian Institute of International Affairs (AIIA) is committed to connecting Australia to key global conversations on security and international relations. In this spirit, AIIA CEO Dr Bryce […]

AIIA Strengthens Ties with Munich Security Conference and German Partners
AIIA National Office, International Interaction
13 Sep 2025
AIIA Strengthens Ties with Munich Security Conference and German Partners

MUNICH, BERLIN, AND KYIV — Australian Institute of International Affairs (AIIA) CEO Dr Bryce Wakefield travelled to Germany in early September for a series of meetings aimed at deepening cooperation […]

Foreign Minister Opens AIIA Victoria International Careers Conference
Events, Victoria, Young Professionals
10 Sep 2025
Foreign Minister Opens AIIA Victoria International Careers Conference

MELBOURNE – AIIA Victoria held its 19th International Careers Conference (ICC) today, one of its annual flagship events over 100 attendees, to provide students and recent graduates with insights and advice on building international […]

AIIA CEO Contributes to Roundtable on NATO in Italy
AIIA National Office, International Interaction
05 Sep 2025
AIIA CEO Contributes to Roundtable on NATO in Italy

CADENNABIA – Australian Institute of International Affairs (AIIA) CEO Dr Bryce Wakefield was invited this week to speak at the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung Roundtable on Rebalancing NATO, held at the former German […]

Insights on Foreign Policy and Education: Bill Shorten Headlines AIIA ACT Annual Dinner
Australian Capital Territory, Events
19 Aug 2025
Insights on Foreign Policy and Education: Bill Shorten Headlines AIIA ACT Annual Dinner

CANBERRA – The ACT Branch of the Australian Institute of International Affairs has announced its 2025 Annual Dinner, an evening set to combine distinguished company, thoughtful discussion, and fine dining […]

AIIA Victoria Welcomes Yulia Navalnaya for First Australian Visit
Events, Victoria
19 Aug 2025
AIIA Victoria Welcomes Yulia Navalnaya for First Australian Visit

MELBOURNE – The Australian Institute of International Affairs Victoria (AIIA VIC), in partnership with the Melbourne Press Club, is honoured to host Yulia Navalnaya on her first visit to Australia […]

AIIA National President Visits Chatham House
AIIA Board, AIIA National President, International Interaction
04 Aug 2025
AIIA National President Visits Chatham House

LONDON — Australian Institute of International Affairs (AIIA) National President Dr Heather Smith PSM FAIIA met with Ben Bland, Director of the Asia-Pacific Programme at Chatham House. Their conversation ranged across […]

AIIA in the Media

14 October 2025
The Nightly: Australia not invited to US President Donald Trump’s Gaza peace signing in Egypt
AIIA CEO Dr Bryce Wakefield quoted in the Nightly: “It’s hardly necessary for Australia, a country with stretched diplomatic resources that has signalled its priorities lie within its own region, to drop everything to attend an impromptu summit called by Trump.”
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19 September 2025
The Conversation: Bill Shorten ‘re-imagines universities’, with specialist institutions and bespoke degrees
Bill Shorten's remarks to the AIIA ACT Branch Annual Dinner cited: "In his address, delivered to the Australian Institute of International Affairs on Thursday, he linked the imperative for change in the university sector to Australia’s need to strengthen its economic resilience, which was a “pillar of national security”."
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18 September 2025
The Australian: Bill Shorten says Australia’s ‘holiday from history’ is over in a more dangerous world
Bill Shorten's remarks to the AIIA ACT Branch Annual Dinner cited: “For the better part of three decades, Australia has enjoyed a holiday from history,” he said in a speech to the Australian Institute of International Affairs in Canberra.
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18 September 2025
AFR: Shorten demands end to ‘tyranny’ of three-year degree
Bill Shorten's remarks to the AIIA ACT Branch Annual Dinner cited: “Reimagining our modern universities is not simply an architectural reform; it is a national security and foreign policy imperative,” he told the Australian Institute of International Affairs on Thursday evening.
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18 August 2025
The Hans India, and agencies: US needs to follow UK approach to forge trade deal with India
Various international outlets covered an Australian Outlook article on US tarriffs on India by Anna Mahjar-Barducci: India Is Not a Trade Adversary but a Partner: Lessons from the India-UK FTA
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12 August 2025
The Nightly: Who was in the room for the first Economic Reform Roundtable and where they sat
Several news outlets reported that AIIA National President Dr Heather Smith PSM FAIIA was chosen to contribute to the Australian Government's Economic Reform Roundtable this week, the sole representative of an international affairs research organisation to have been selected for this blue ribbon panel.
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5 August 2025
Article in AFR: Why Ted Cruz and Anthony Albanese are both wrong about social media bans
AIIA National Projects and Publications Manager Emily Mosley calls for better education around social media rather than an outright youth ban in her article for the Australian Financial Review.
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14 July 2025
The Nightly: Hungary says ‘novelty’ of Trump approach is gone as Russia-Ukraine war rages on
AIIA CEO Dr Bryce Wakefield quoted in the Nightly: “Orban, along with Slovakia’s Robert Fico, will continue to be the European leader most sympathetic to the MAGA cause,” Dr Wakefield said. “However, the longer Trump continues to engage Putin on Ukraine without deliverables, the more Budapest will be uncomfortable giving Washington a blank cheque.”
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12 July 2025
BBC: Trade trumps geopolitics as Australia PM visits China
AIIA CEO Dr Bryce Wakefield quoted by the BBC: "This is part of a broader, understated and mature diplomacy from the current government and it does not fall into the recriminations of previous years."
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24 June 2025
The Nightly: Indo-Pacific leaders skip NATO, leaving New Zealand’s Christopher Luxon in the cold
AIIA CEO Bryce Wakefield quoted in the Nightly: “The US strategy on pressuring allies with a one-size-fits-all approach may work with NATO, where there is a hot war near the eastern flank and a history of European nations coordinating on policy, but it’s less effective against the individual countries of the Indo-Pacific, which have different and specific political contexts within which they must operate.”
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18 June 2025
Radio New Zealand: Why NZ's involvement in possible US-Iran war may hang on Europe
AIIA Programs and Publications Manager Emily Mosley cited by Radio New Zealand: "The choice before us is clear: Engage with the whole breadth of American institutions and demand accountability and stability, or panic and risk eroding one of the most effective checks."
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3 June 2025
Frankfurter Rundschau: "Putins Technologie-Problem: Russland liegt „zehn Jahre hinterher"
Jack Jarmon's Australian Outlook article "In Russia, the Chips are Down" cited in the Frankfurter Rundschau: A problematic legacy of outdated equipment and a lack of personnel hampered Russia's efforts to build its own world-class industry. According to the Australian Institute of International Affairs, this continues to have repercussions for the Russian chip industry.
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