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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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One step forward, ten steps back: Turkey’s referendum results
On Sunday 16 April, Turkey witnessed a historic change in its democratic system. A vote of ‘yes’ for President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s...
Apr 18, 20173 min read
Australia must remember 1973 before running back to Britain
By triggering article 50, UK Prime Minister Theresa May has indeed confirmed that ‘Brexit means Brexit’. Establishing Free Trade...
Apr 14, 20173 min read
Présidente or Président? Mapping the path to the Elysée
Walking through the streets of Lyon, France’s third most populous city, obvious signs of the discontent of French voters can be found...
Apr 10, 20173 min read
No country for coal men: China’s Great Leap into renewables
You may not have noticed, but last month marked a small but significant event in the history of global energy production. On 18 March,...
Apr 9, 20173 min read
Newton's third law and the US missile strikes in Syria
President Donald Trump’s decision to launch targeted strikes on the Syrian government airfield, which was allegedly the origin of the...
Apr 7, 20174 min read
The power of China's trade
Trade is undoubtedly an arm of China’s foreign policy. China was the third most significant export destination for the Philippines in...
Apr 6, 20174 min read
Trump’s China diplomacy: domestic policy failures could provoke combative bilateral relations
In the last two weeks of March, US President Donald Trump ran into the legislative quagmire that is the new Republican congress. In...
Apr 5, 20173 min read
Trump and Iran: rebuilding the paradigm of exclusion
Tensions are mounting between the two historically antagonistic regional powers, Iran and the United States. In recent events, Trump...
Apr 3, 20173 min read
The future of the Philippines’ war on drugs
The election of President Rodrigo Duterte in May last year has since seen the Philippines’ human rights situation deteriorate. Duterte’s...
Apr 2, 20174 min read
Deconstructing the Iran nuclear deal
During the US election campaign, US President Donald Trump described the Iran nuclear deal—known formally as the Joint Comprehensive Plan...
Mar 27, 20175 min read
UN disarmament negotiations: Australia out in the cold
In late 2016, the United Nations General Assembly voted to adopt a historic resolution to launch negotiations this year for a treaty that...
Mar 27, 20173 min read
The wolves in sheep’s clothing
With the advent of France’s Emmanuel Macron and Germany’s Martin Schulz apparently out of (centre-)left field, at first glance it’s far...
Mar 22, 20173 min read
The Rohingya situation: the perils of inaction
Recent months have seen an upsurge of inter-communal violence in Myanmar’s troubled Rakhine state. The latest outburst of violence—which...
Mar 20, 20174 min read
The Trade Facilitation Agreement won't work without the private sector
Red tape, opaque regulations and inefficient revenue collection all cost developing world economies billions of dollars per year. The...
Mar 14, 20173 min read
Can China lead the world?
An increasingly inward-looking United States has many countries and international organisations that rely on its leadership justifiably...
Mar 7, 20174 min read
Fog that chokes: smog and the air that we breathe
Increasing instances of debilitating smog blanketing major cities worldwide paints an alarming picture for the future of metropolitan...
Mar 6, 20173 min read
A new era of Turkish democracy?
Turkey’s descent into political instability after the failed military coup attempt of 15 July 2016 has been a critical turning point in...
Mar 4, 20174 min read
Anti-social media in the 2016 US election
Made in America? @BarackObama called his 'birthplace' Hawaii "here in Asia." http://t.co/dQka2PIr — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) 18...
Mar 1, 20174 min read
The heroes of the Rohingya
On 16 February 2017, Myanmar’s military announced the end of a four-month clearance operation in the Rakhine state. Since October last...
Feb 27, 20173 min read
The challenges facing a strategic Australia-India alliance in the Asia-Pacific
Narendra Modi’s address to Parliament House back in 2014 was significant for a few reasons. Apart from it being the first time an Indian...
Feb 26, 20174 min read
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