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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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The return of Taiwan
Believe it or not, but people used to really worry about Taiwan. The island was the centre of intense geopolitical calculation, the...
Feb 23, 20173 min read
Threat multiplication: Water scarcity and refugees in the Middle East
The refugee crisis in the Middle East is a human disaster of untold magnitude and one with no apparent end in sight. The complexity of...
Feb 21, 20173 min read
Australia’s South China Sea conundrum
Before Trump was inaugurated, there was speculation that his administration would ask Australia to participate in joint naval patrols or...
Feb 19, 20174 min read
Why America is the epicentre of a new wave of transnational social activism
During distinct moments in history, grassroots social movements have marked the political landscape by ushering in periods of change. In...
Feb 13, 20173 min read
Preparing for an uncertain future: Australia’s new foreign policy white paper
In August 2016, Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop announced Australia’s first foreign policy white paper since the Howard...
Feb 12, 20173 min read
Will Trump’s wall work?
By all accounts, it appears that President Trump is proceeding with his signature policy of building a wall between the United States and...
Feb 9, 20174 min read
Trump’s executive order on Syrian refugees
Just days into his presidency, President Donald Trump issued an executive order suspending the United States’ refugee program for 120...
Feb 5, 20174 min read
Indefinite article: The threats of leaving the EU to the British Constitution
It’s often said that Britain doesn’t have a constitution. While that may be true in that no supreme law codified on paper exists, clearly...
Feb 5, 20174 min read
Factory Asia: Artificial intelligence and robotics
The world is at the forefront of the fourth industrial revolution and disruptive technologies such as artificial intelligence and...
Feb 3, 20173 min read
Handing China the Asia-Pacific: How the US withdrawal from the TPP enables China’s expansion
Immediately following his inauguration as president, Donald Trump carried out his promise to remove the US from the 12-nation Trans...
Jan 31, 20173 min read
East Asia: The view from January 2017
If you’re involved in East Asian affairs, there can be no doubt that 2017 will be a most interesting year. Thanks to a chaotic and...
Jan 30, 20174 min read
Dire straits: Taiwan, Tillerson and Trump’s ‘China Policy’
The Trump administration’s China policy is misguided. But it will not cause a war between the United States and China. Mainstream news...
Jan 29, 20174 min read
Rocky road: A short history of Australia and Indonesia’s relationship, and the way forward
The recent fiasco surrounding the presence of ‘offensive’ training material at an Australian Special Forces base in Perth is just one in...
Jan 25, 20173 min read
From Asia anxiety to regional security
Earlier this month, Indonesia briefly suspended all military cooperation with Australia. Within 24 hours, Indonesia backed down and...
Jan 23, 20173 min read
Forgotten Conflicts part VI: Conflict renewed
Conflicts rarely end when the fighting stops. The opposing sides remain adversaries even after they lay down their arms. Reaching a...
Jan 23, 20173 min read
Has killing Osama bin-Laden made the world safer?
As Obama’s presidency has come to an end, commentators have reflected extensively upon his legacy. An often cited moment of Obama’s...
Jan 20, 20173 min read
Israel not ‘settling’ for recent UN Resolution
Over the past few weeks, Israel’s foreign affairs have been mired in the backlash of the recent United Nations resolution regarding its...
Jan 17, 20174 min read
The implications of a Trump presidency for Australia’s foreign policy
Ever since WW2, Australia’s foreign policy has been underscored by close military, diplomatic and economic ties with Washington,...
Jan 15, 20173 min read
3D Printing: Feeding the future of the Indo-Pacific
In the Indo-Pacific today, there are nearly 500 million people who suffer from food insecurity. Food security is fundamentally defined by...
Jan 9, 20173 min read
Economic homogenisation and its consequences: How the EU sparked its own legitimacy crisis
Looking back at 2016, it will be a year remembered for one defining feature: the revival of economic populism. All across the world, the...
Dec 24, 20166 min read
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