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India in Recent Geopolitical Developments in its Neighbourhood and Emerging Global Developments
The World According to Xi Jinping
The Indian Economy in the Indo-Pacific
Srebrenica Genocide 30 Years on 1995-2025: Impunity and Glorification of Mass Atrocity in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Global Health Governance
From the Bubble to the Swamp and Back
The Path to Net Zero – Investing in Ambitious NDCs for Growth & Development
AIIA National Conference
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Ep. 162: Israel attacks Iran; no Albo-Trump meeting
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Adventures in Representation in Japan and External Affairs’ first fatality | Emeritus Professor James Cotton
Closing Down Hong Kong: 5 Years of the National Security Law | Kevin Yam
From Engagement to Disengagement: America’s evolving relations with China | Professor David Shambaugh
Towards the AIIA Centenary
100 Years of International Affairs
The AIIA was founded in 1933 by member organisations that date back to the 1920s. The AIIA as a whole celebrates those founding branches as they reach 100 years of advancing knowledge and exchange on international affairs.
Australian Outlook
This week in Australian foreign affairs: Foreign Minister Penny Wong in Washington D.C. for Quad Ministers Meeting; new aid announced for Vaccine Alliance support 2026-2030; Wong addresses questions on US
The last decade has seen a substantial rise in scholarly writings on the value of diplomacy. American political scientist David Lindsey’s Delegated Diplomacy: How Ambassadors Establish Trust in International Relations contributes to this trend, arguing that
The 2025 G7 Summit was overshadowed by war, wildfires, and walkouts—most notably President Trump’s abrupt exit before launching strikes on Iran. What was meant to be a forum for unity
Claims that Pakistan is developing intercontinental ballistic missiles misread its strategic priorities and economic constraints. The real trajectory toward ICBM capability in South Asia lies with India—driven by global ambitions,
The 2025 strikes on Iran expose a dangerous erosion of international law, as powerful states bypass legal norms under the guise of self-defence. Australia’s support for these actions underscores how
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AIIA News
CANBERRA – The Australian Institute of International Affairs is pleased to announce the appointment of the Honourable Paul Lucas, current president of AIIA Queensland and former deputy premier of Queensland, […]
WELLINGTON – AIIA National Programs and Publications Manager Emily Mosley spoke at the 2025 New Zealand Institute of International Affairs (NZIIA) National Conference, delivering remarks on a panel titled “Trump […]
CANBERRA – As part of its ongoing commitment to youth engagement, the AIIA National Office partnered with the ANU Asia Pacific Week Conference to host a careers panel focused on […]
PRAGUE – The GLOBSEC Forum, a major security conference now in its 20th year has just wrapped up its three-day agenda of events. Started as a university conference in Bratislava, […]
AIIA in the Media
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.”
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."
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.
Former AIIA National Office Intern Jasper Hufschmidt Morse's Australian Outlook article covered extensively in Frankfurter Rundschau: "What would happen if Russian aircraft were intercepted in German or another NATO member state's airspace, Jasper Hufschmidt Morse asked in his analysis for the Australian Institute of International Affairs."
AIIA CEO Dr Bryce Wakefield quoted in The Australian's first article since the 2025 Federal election to cover the Albanese government's foreign policy approach. "Wakefield said as the US slapped tariffs on the rest of the world, Australia needed to work even more closely with Southeast Asia to create new economic opportunities."
AIIA Tasmania Vice President Professor James Chin's Australian Outlook article on Chinese interests in the South Pacific cited in the Australian.
AIIA National President Dr Heather Smith PSM FAIIA: "The biggest challenge to overcome is the inability of our political class to position Australia for this new world.”
AIIA CEO Dr Bryce Wakefield: "The 'golden age' in nationalist rhetoric is simply an imagined time in the past where things were always better, and in every nationalist's mind, the actual period of that golden age might be different. It's left vague for a reason."
AIIA President Dr Heather Smith PSM FAIIA: "The post-Cold War order isn’t collapsing, it has collapsed. The US is dismantling the foundations of its global hegemony, along with the norms and values that have underpinned the US-Australia relationship."
Australian Outlook article by ANU academic cited: "Some may be tempted to cite an article that’s just been published by an Australian think tank by ANU academic Edward Chan"
"According to a 2018 study tour report from the Australian Institute of International Affairs Victoria, the Australian embassy in Tehran had been 'building up' its staff over the three years prior."
AIIA CEO Dr Bryce Wakefield explained the activities of the Indo-Pacific Cooperation Network, an initiative organised by the AIIA and the Japan Foundation, to the Fiji One Breakfast team.
AIIA CEO Dr Bryce Wakefield shares his views on the Varghese review into strategic research funding
AIIA CEO Dr Bryce Wakefield quoted in the AFR: “If he is serious about doing what he says he is going to do about Panama, then I don’t think there is much hope for the global rules-based order going forward.”
AIIA CEO Dr Bryce Wakefield lays out the case for a national Museum of Australian Diplomacy in his Canberra Times article.
In his article in the Australian Financial Review, AIIA CEO Dr Bryce Wakefield responds to Chinese Ambassador Xiao Qian's claims about the nature of the bilateral relationship.