The Australian Institute of International Affairs (AIIA) is pleased to announce the appointment of seven distinguished Australians as 2025 AIIA Fellows. The Fellows award, established in 2008 to mark ...

Donald Trump’s tariff policies have disproportionately impacted ASEAN economies, disrupting exports, deterring investment, and straining US-ASEAN trade ties. To navigate these challenges, ASEAN ...

China’s relationship with the International Criminal Court stands in contrast to its dealings with other international institutions. Reasons for this include a history of colonialism and the need to ...

Misleading entertainment visuals on TikTok are more potent than hate speech content, making misinformation and disinformation harder to identify. The effect is subtle yet powerful. Governments ...

US Congressional report argues that Australia’s acquisition of nuclear submarines would actually undercut deterrence of China by depleting the US submarine fleet. With the promise of nuclear ...

The Australian government asserts that China’s military buildup is the largest of any country in post-war history. Their threat perception is overblown. Such claims are hard to pin down since ...

Largely unnoticed, the Afghan Taliban have been rapidly expanding a network of Madrassas to propagate their ideology to a captive audience. This may prove to be one of the most fearsome developments ...

Russian propaganda and disinformation continue to pose a global risk. Ukrainian territories that Russia unlawfully occupies have served as a testing ground for the Kremlin’s information operations and ...

The initial enthusiasm for the nearly US$30bn that China injected into Pakistan has now vanished. Rather, CPEC has become entangled in Pakistani domestic politics, even as the BRI has transformed ...

Indonesia’s growing economic alignment with BRICS partners masks a more nuanced defence strategy—one that cultivates ties with both Washington and Beijing without formal allegiance to either. By ...

Amid growing geopolitical tensions and contested security visions in the Indo-Pacific, Australia is recalibrating its maritime strategy to balance military preparedness with regional cooperation.

The intensification of wildfires, driven by climate change, drought, and extreme weather, poses a growing threat to urban areas worldwide. To reduce the devastating impact, proactive measures in urban ...