The Cold War for Internet Governance: What are India's Options? 08 October 2021A prominent frontier in the Sino-US competition and the Quad’s agenda is tech and cyberspace governance. To tackle emerging security challenges, India would benefit from a modified multistakeholder approach to internet governance. Read More
Professor Tessa Morris-Suzuki 04 June 2021Tessa Morris-Suzuki is an Emeritus Professor in the College of Asia and the Pacific, Australian National University, and a past President of the […] Read More
Foreign Influence and Academic Integrity By Professor Tessa Morris-Suzuki 02 June 2021The risks of improper foreign influence on academic research have become a topic of growing concern in many parts of the world. Much of this concern has focused on efforts by China to restrict the freedom of expression of academics and students abroad as well as at home, or to obtain access to research findings. Read More
Reflections on the Year of Living on the Edge with COVID-19 By David Redman and Emeritus Professor Ramesh Thakur FAIIA 24 February 2021After a year’s experience of COVID-19 worldwide, the continuing hold of discredited mathematical models regarding lockdowns remain. As well, it is increasingly evident that medical specialists put in charge of public policy ignored existing pandemic preparedness plans, for better or worse. Read More
New Zealand’s Climate Emergency: A Test for People More Than Politicians By Rod Oram 11 December 2020Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is deeply committed to tackling the climate crisis. But the real leadership has to come from citizens living the changes they know are essential for survival. Read More
Civilian Hatred in the Armed Forces By Ned Dobos 02 December 2020Contempt for civilians among armed forces personnel is a predictable by-product of the “civil-military gap” that tends to open in liberal democratic countries. This may contribute to the perpetration of war crimes and civilian victimisation abroad. Read More
Call for Applications: 2021 Peter Nygh Hague Conference Internship 23 September 2020PRESS RELEASE 2021 applications for a 6-month internship at The Hague, Netherlands are now open for Australian law school graduates Read More
Yun Jiang 06 February 2020Yun Jiang is the inaugural AIIA China Matters Fellow. She is co-founder and former editor of the newsletter China Neican. She is currently […] Read More
Elections in Austria: A Backlash, But Not An End for The Far-Right By Dr Alfred Gerstl 03 October 2019The right-wing Freedom Party (FPOe) suffered a severe loss in the Austrian snap elections, while the Green party was surprisingly successful. Sebastian Kurz from the Conservatives will become Chancellor again, but it remains an open question who his coalition partners will be. Read More
What the Global Left is Getting Wrong on Venezuela By Henry Storey 17 March 2019Elements of the global left have contested Western recognition of the opposition leader Juan Guaidó as Venezuela’s interim president. Read More
After El Chapo: Drugs and Global Finance By Dr Saeyoung Park 20 February 2019The conviction of El Chapo in a New York courtroom was a major victory for US authorities. But the War on Drugs is increasingly being fought in the global financial system, where America’s aggressive tactics are meeting pushback from rivals and allies alike. Read More