top of page
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.
Search
A Daesh pivot toward Asia?
As Daesh continues to lose territory in Iraq and Syria throughout 2017, it’s capitalising upon Asian support networks to maintain...
Jul 18, 20173 min read
Has Islamic State shifted priorities to South-East Asia?
In the past months Abu Sayyaf (an Islamist terrorist group fighting for its own state in the Southern Philippines) and a criminal group...
Jul 14, 20173 min read
The ultimate test for the Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG)
Ever since the United Liberation Movement for West Papua’s (ULMWP) admission in the Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) as an observer in...
Jul 12, 20173 min read
China's rise and the opportunities and difficulties for Russia
Both Russia and China share some common perceived interests that question whether China’s economic might and Russia’s great-power...
Jul 4, 20172 min read
BIS hits back against neo-protectionism
The previous 12 months have been the epoch of the neo-protectionists. These movements have capitalised on growing inequality, trade...
Jul 3, 20172 min read
O brother, where art thou? America has lost the initiative in East Asia
Over the last few weeks, I’ve had the good fortune to attend a couple of different events here in Canberra. The first was an on-stage...
Jul 2, 20174 min read
Explaining terrorism is not a zero-sum game
In the aftermath of the recent Brighton siege and terror attacks across Europe, left and right wing commentators have engaged a series of...
Jul 2, 20174 min read
Nuclear ban talks: resolving drafting dilemmas
The UN Conference for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons released a second draft of the proposed nuclear ban treaty on Tuesday night. The...
Jun 30, 20173 min read
Bitter feuds and new alliances: the aftermath of the Qatar diplomatic crisis
Over the past few weeks, the Qatar diplomatic crisis has rapidly unfurled. A myriad of events appears to have contributed to a...
Jun 26, 20174 min read
Conflict and the climates of Sudan
Ten years ago, then-UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon was talking about Dafur, Sudan and the escalating conflict in the region, stating...
Jun 26, 20173 min read
An encircled India snubs China
China's ambitions for itself and its role in the Indo-Pacific region are grand. To achieve its shopping list of premium strategic and...
Jun 23, 20172 min read
Timor-Leste: fragile journey to peace and prosperity
On 22-23 May 2017, the Timor-Leste hosted the landmark Global Conference on the United Nations (UN) 2030 Agenda in partnership with the...
Jun 18, 20174 min read
Trump and the West: where to now?
The last few weeks have not been good for Western cooperation. Trump’s recent European tour hardly reassured America’s already anxious...
Jun 15, 20173 min read
What comes next for Hezbollah?
As of 2017, Hezbollah is all-in with the Syrian civil war. The Party of God’s involvement has been a source of irritation for many: for...
Jun 12, 20173 min read
Japan and the military: b-Abe, it’s complicated
Don’t let the name fool you. Though it’s called the ‘Japan Self-Defense Force' (JSDF), it’s still a modern, highly-capable military....
Jun 8, 20174 min read
What common values?
Speaking in Saudi Arabia, US President Donald Trump laid out his vision for US foreign policy: ‘We are adopting a “principled realism”,...
May 29, 20173 min read
Explaining the lack of women in China's elite business and politics
In both business and politics in China, there is a striking lack of representation, and lack of progress in the representation of Chinese...
May 24, 20174 min read
En attendant Macron
The image of Macron walking out of the Elysée Palace with his predecessor François Hollande amid cheers, as the youngest French head of...
May 22, 20174 min read
Stuck between a rock and a hard place: Australia and North Korea's nuclear program
The spectacle of heightened tensions on the Korean peninsula has been a notable feature of the first 100 days of Trump’s presidency. This...
May 20, 20174 min read
Profit in misery: climate change and human trafficking
When a natural disaster strikes, whether it comes in the form of a sudden impact like a tsunami or a crippling drought that lasts years,...
May 17, 20174 min read
bottom of page