Sir James Plimsoll Lecture and Fellows Acceptance Speech by AIIA President Designate Dr Heather Smith PSM FAIIA: "The Decade Ahead: Disruptive, Disorderly and Dangerous" 01 December 2022Sir James Plimsoll Lecture 29 November 2022 University of Tasmania The Decade Ahead: Disruptive, Disorderly and Dangerous Chancellor, […] Read More
The Sentencing of Professor Sean Turnell: The Military Junta in Myanmar is Sending a Message to the World By Andrea Malji 15 November 2022The detainment of high-profile foreigners is a form of hostage diplomacy. The junta may feel the need to demonstrate that they do hold leverage, to prevent countries from implementing strong sanctions. Read More
What We Know, And What We Don't By Colin Chapman FAIIA 21 October 2022From war to global finance to leadership in the UK, and many places in between, there is much uncertainty. Former US Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld’s conceptualisation of the known and unknown is particularly relevant right now. Read More
Among the Sea Powers: Australia’s Maritime Strategy in the Indo-Pacific By Edward Sing Yue Chan 17 October 2022The Indo-Pacific is the busiest and most contested area in relation to international security, with multiple players, agendas, and interests. Australia’s interests in the region are driven by the recognition that great power politics are increasingly being played out in the maritime space. Read More
The Shifting Politics to Keep an Eye On By Colin Chapman FAIIA 07 October 2022The world is very clearly in transition. Change and decay is all around us, often accompanied by violence, threatened revolution, and sweeping political change. Read More
Enter King Charles III By Colin Chapman FAIIA 23 September 2022His Kingdom has finally come, but how will Charles III manage it? An arch monarchist from the English shires, an Irish nationalist steeped in Fenian history, or an Australian frustrated by lack of progress towards a republic were all agreed this week on one thing - Queen Elizabeth II will be a hard act to follow. Read More
Is Australia an Antarctic Colonial Power? By Professor Shirley Scott 26 August 2022Despite having no indigenous population, Antarctica has sometimes been referred to as having a legacy of colonialism. However, there is debate as to whether Australia has facilitated, or been an object of, this colonialism. Read More
The Future Of Foreign Policy Is First Nations. Where Then Are Our Voices? By James Blackwell 05 August 2022First Nations have a lot to offer international affairs and foreign policy, and have recently come to the foreground of many debates and announcements. But where are the First Nations voices, and why is this exclusion important? Read More
An Uncertain Cross-Strait Future By Victor Ruifeng Liang 05 August 2022Uncertainty has been rising in the cross-strait relations between mainland China and Taiwan since a structural deterioration of US-China relations. How has this affected Taiwan? Read More
What’s Next for Ukraine and the West? By Colin Chapman FAIIA 28 July 2022Mario Draghi’s resignation, the looming US midterm elections, and a decline in European support pose new challenges for Western cohesion. There is some cause for concern, both in Ukraine and further afield. Read More
Shinzo Abe: Remembering the Architect of Indo-Pacific Strategy By Dr Ashok Sharma and Professor John Blaxland 25 July 2022Perhaps no other leader has shaped the modern strategic landscape of the Indo-Pacific as much as Shinzo Abe. He will be missed. Read More