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 ...

European naval forces are setting sail towards Indo-Pacific waters to deter and, yes, contain the Chinese elephant in the room. Arguably the kind of eyebrow-raising ‘meaningful naval presence’ in the ...

The Nobel Peace Prize has long been celebrated as the pinnacle of international recognition for peace, democracy, and human rights advocacy. Yet, the authority of the Norwegian Nobel Committee relies ...

Israel’s continued participation in the Eurovision Song Contest has brought the competition into disrepute, sowing greater division across Europe while providing the Israeli government with a platform ...

As the world prepares for COP30 in Brazil, Pacific Island nations—among the most climate-vulnerable communities on earth—remain sidelined from global climate diplomacy. Despite contributing just 0.03 ...

The COVID-19 pandemic was a significant event in terms of loss of human life and economic output. After such events, governments often launch a public enquiry into what went right, what went wrong, ...

The AUKUS security pact between Australia, the United States, and the United Kingdom is uniquely both vulnerable to Chinese disruption to critical mineral supply chains and capable of countering this ...

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.

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 ...

Asia’s exceptional peace owes much to its unique, dual security structure: deterrence-based military alliances and trust-building, inclusive multilateralism. But intensifying US-China rivalry now ...

Historically, Washington viewed BRICS as a fragmented bloc with limited geopolitical weight. However, the group’s recent expansion and efforts to challenge the US dollar’s dominance have drawn a sharp ...

With the treaty set to expire in 2026, the absence of a binding arms control agreement raises concerns over unchecked nuclear expansion amid rising geopolitical tensions. While confidence-building ...