With 8 January capital riots still fresh in minds, it is imperative for Brazil’s democratic future that Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva from the Worker’s party conducts a successful administration. After a hiatus of over a decade, Lula will face many challenges the least not being its relations with the West.

Boluwatife Ajibola works as a Research Manager at the University of Leeds, UK. His research interest lies at the intersection of social movements, […]

Taiwan legalised marriage equality as part of its broader democratic effort to contrast the island with Mainland China. Observers and policymakers in Asia should heed three lessons from Taiwan.

In June 2022, the National Office of the AIIA hosted its first overseas roundtable since COVID restrictions were […]

Shortly after its start, the war in Ukraine was cast as a “make or break” moment for the future of global collective security. One year later, it is time to consider the international scorecard and the remaining challenges on the way to a more peaceful world.

In The Gathering Storm, his memoir of the origins of World War II, Winston Churchill, war correspondent and later Britain’s wartime leader, wrote that at the end of the Great War of 1914-1918, there was a deep and almost universal hope that peace would reign. Are we entering a similar delusion? 

The latest terrorist attack in Peshawar confirms that the scourge of terrorism in Pakistan has returned with vengeance. This comes at a time when the economy is in serious trouble.

This month marks one year since the eruption of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcano and the subsequent tsunami that devastated Tonga. Australia, Tonga, and other partners have worked long and hard over the past year to restore Tonga’s agriculture, infrastructure, tourism, and the livelihoods of its people. 

The analogy of a new Cold War has been taken up by pundits to draw distinction on the destabilization of relations between China and the United States. The simplification has it uses, but in the growing rivalry nuance and understanding is the surer bet. 

Dr Aiden Warren is Professor in Politics and IR at the School of Global, Urban and Social Studies at RMIT University in Melbourne, […]

Jakarta’s new criminal code promises more conservatism and fewer rights for citizens. For many, it is a failure by the Indonesian House of Representatives to safeguard pluralistic democracy from corruption and anti-pluralist groups.