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VIC
20
Sep

The Future of the European Union

A discussion with former MP Robert Jackson. The formation of the European Union (EU) is an impressive new development in world affairs, as […]
VIC
22
Sep

Global Terrorist Movements as Global Actors

Dr David Kilcullen. AIIA Victoria in conjunction with Social Education Victoria (SEV) is pleased to announce its first 2021 webinar for students of […]
VIC
30
Sep

Young Professionals Virtual Trivia Night

Based on the success of our trivia nights in 2020, AIIA VIC has decided to hold another sensational trivia and drinks night! This […]
VIC
01
Oct

Alexei Navalny and the 2021 Russian Parliamentary Elections

Assoc. Prof. William Partlett with Petr Kuzmin. Alexei Navalny has been the most prominent and influential opponent of Vladimir Putin in recent years. […]
VIC
07
Oct

Why did the Afghan Army Evaporate?

Richard Iron CMG OBE in conversation with Tim Willasey-Wilsey CMG. Of the approximately US$145 billion that the U.S. government spent trying to rebuild […]
VIC
27
Oct

Russia-China: The New Era Alliance, its Ambitions and its Limits

Dr Marcin Kaczmarski, Dr Matthew Sussex and Dr Elizabeth Buchanan with Rowan Callick OBE FAIIA. Russia and China’s […]
VIC
24
Mar

14th Sir Zelman Cowen Oration & Dinner

Current COVID restrictions mean that capacity at the venue has been reached, and we have had to stop taking bookings. However we are […]

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Australian Outlook

Parliament House At Dusk, Canberra ACT Source: Thennicke https://bit.ly/2ZsyTT3

17 September: The Week in Australian Foreign Affairs

By Isabella Keith
17 September 2021

This week in Australian foreign affairs: Morrison off to DC; statements on 9/11; Payne and Dutton visit Indonesia, the Republic of Korea, and India; and more.
Early morning, local time about 5 am looking west from Welch Island. Source: Bignoter https://bit.ly/2Xxbing

Antarctica in the Grey Zone

By Dr Elizabeth Buchanan
17 September 2021

The absence of overt conflict in Antarctica does not mean cooperation is thriving. Missing the elements of coercion and mistaking cooperation for a static concept in the Antarctic means stakeholders are at risk of strategic complacency.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson joins US President Joe Biden and the Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison from No9 Downing Street at the launch of the AUKUS Partnership. Picture by Andrew Parsons / No 10 Downing Street https://bit.ly/3CyQkDx

Australia's Surprise New Security Arrangement

By Colin Chapman FAIIA
17 September 2021

Leaders of the United States, Australia, and the United Kingdom have announced a new trilateral security pact. Their brief, though momentous, statements were notable more for what they did not say.

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