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INSIGHTS
YAIA's blog, Insights, is a platform aimed at promoting the voice of emerging young Australians in the analysis and commentary of International affairs.
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Androids might dream of electric sheep, but computers can’t have conversations: The human advantage
The expansion of automation and technology has carried with it numerous speculative narratives on the future of the work-force. On one...
Feb 28, 20183 min read
Joko Widodo's battle with Indonesian self-reliance
The election of Joko Widodo (Jokowi) in 2014 heralded the beginnings of a new Indonesia. With a grass-roots campaign of bold promises to...
Feb 19, 20184 min read
Pyeongchang Olympics or Pyongyang Olympics? Identity politics in the context of the 2018 Winter Game
In January, for the first time in over two years, North and South Korea recommenced diplomatic talks in Panmunjom or ‘Truce village’....
Feb 18, 20184 min read
New year, new me? Australia takes up UNHCR seat
The recent election of Australia to the influential United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) sees the state in unlikely company,...
Feb 17, 20183 min read
The North Korean Question – Part 2: A cultural conflict
This article is part of a two-part series examining peace and security on the Korean Peninsula. In part one of this two part series, it...
Feb 15, 20186 min read
How green is Xi's Belt and Road?
As the world begins to engage with the reality of Xi’s gargantuan vision for a ‘shared future for mankind’ through China’s Belt and Road...
Feb 12, 20184 min read
Reconstructing Iraq: The country's next battle
“Despite announcing final victory, we must remain vigilant… for terrorism is an eternal enemy.” When Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi...
Feb 9, 20184 min read
Australian foreign aid: friend or farce?
Australia is vocal in its commitment to foreign aid and sustainable development, and yet successive budgets reveal a different reality,...
Feb 6, 20184 min read
The future of the ANZUS alliance
Throughout history, Australia’s identity has been conditioned by its self-perception as the Anglo-American outpost of the south....
Feb 5, 20184 min read
International security in 2017: The politics of outrage
With a new year comes the opportunity for reflection on the year that has passed, and contemplation of the year that will be. For Japan,...
Feb 1, 20184 min read
How much pressure can the US’ 'special relationship' with the UK withstand?
Since the 20th Century, successive governments and leaders of the United States and the United Kingdom have repeatedly highlighted the...
Jan 30, 20183 min read
Developing Asia’s urban transport and air pollution disaster: Where’s the tipping point?
The quality of urban transportation systems is a key defining factor separating Asia’s developed and developing nations. Hong Kong,...
Jan 29, 20183 min read
The Indo-Pacific’s climate time bomb
The Indo-Pacific is one of the world’s regions most at-risk of suffering the negative effects of climate change predicted to unfold over...
Jan 28, 20184 min read
The North Korean question – Part 1: A rational retort
This article is part of a two-part series examining peace and security on the Korean Peninsula. As tensions continue to escalate between...
Jan 27, 20184 min read
For the developed, not the developing: Explaining the change in foreign aid policy patterns
Earlier this year, President Donald Trump took to twitter to threaten a moratorium on foreign aid payments to Palestine. The President...
Jan 25, 20183 min read
Global yawning: climate change saturation and the media
Across the ages, mass media coverage has proven to be a significant influencer of scientific and policy discourse, as well as public...
Jan 11, 20183 min read
Yearning for a bygone era: The White Paper’s anachronistic overconfidence
On 23 November of 2017, the Australian federal government released the long awaited Foreign Policy White Paper. As the framework that...
Jan 8, 20184 min read
It’s beginning to look a lot like Brexmas
The official date for Brexit – set for midnight on March 29, 2019 – is fast approaching, and although it is tempting to see 2019 as the...
Jan 8, 20183 min read
Nicosia: the Forgotten Divided Capital
US President Trump’s recent decision to move the American Embassy in Israel from Tel-Aviv to Jerusalem has dominated international...
Jan 6, 20183 min read
Identity politics in Indonesia and the road to the 2019 general elections
On 2 December, upwards of 40,000 people gathered around Jakarta’s iconic National Monument to celebrate the one-year anniversary of the...
Dec 15, 20173 min read
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