Australian Institute of International Affairs

AIIA Welcomes Seven Fellows for 2025

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 ...
Australian Institute of International Affairs

America’s Recent Critical Minerals Deals with Australia and Southeast Asia are Promising, but not Sufficient: Africa Could be the Missing Link

Critical minerals have become a frontline of great-power competition, with U.S. dependence on China exposing deep supply-chain vulnerabilities despite a flurry of domestic orders and allied deals. If ...
Australian Institute of International Affairs

The Critical Minerals Trap: Why Australia Must Proceed with Caution

Australia’s critical minerals push is being sold as a strategic win, but it risks doubling down on a “dumb” commodity economy while locking Canberra deeper into U.S.-led geoeconomic rivalry. With ...
Australian Institute of International Affairs

25 Years of WPS and the Struggle to See the Gendered Nature of Security

The 25th anniversary of the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) Agenda is a timely reminder for us to critically assess how far we have come in recognising and responding to the gendered nature of ...