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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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Why are increasing numbers of refugees and migrants arriving in Yemen?
In late November, the UNHCR announced that in 2016, a total of 105,971 people from the Horn of Africa – predominantly Ethiopia and...
Dec 23, 20164 min read
Grave times ahead: Accountability options for Syria
Over the past week, developments in Aleppo have plunged Syria back under the international lens. Even after more than five years of...
Dec 20, 20164 min read
Trump, Taiwan and the Trans-Pacific Partnership
President-elect Donald Trump is still to be inaugurated as President and already there are signs that he is testing the status quo on...
Dec 20, 20164 min read
On climate change, pragmatism won't save us from Trump
'Pragmatism' seems to have become the reassuring theme of liberals and world leaders fearfully contemplating a Trump presidency, with...
Dec 20, 20165 min read
Summer reading list for emerging foreign policy/security wonks
Now that summer is well and truly upon us, we've put together a list of our favourite books from 2016 for emerging foreign policy and...
Dec 19, 20161 min read
President Trump and Europe: What next?
There has been much written about the election of Donald Trump as the next President of the United States. While American commentators...
Dec 19, 20163 min read
Outrage in Indonesian streets: An evolving account of democratic participation
Friday’s rally (02/12/16) in Jakarta was the latest in an escalating series of mass rallies responding to mounting opposition to Basuki...
Dec 17, 20163 min read
The mosaic of protagonists in the Mosul offensive
The destruction of Islamic State (IS) in Mosul is highly probable, but removing the group’s presence from the besieged city is about the...
Dec 17, 20163 min read
Time for unity: Indonesia and Australia's relationship post trump
The election of Republican candidate Donald Trump to the US Presidency on 8 November 2016, came as a surprise to many Australians. A...
Dec 16, 20163 min read
What a tangled web we weave: North Asian strategic relations
The Second World War is not yet over. Russia and Japan have failed to sign a peace treaty in the seven decades since the conflict ended....
Dec 15, 20164 min read
Watching the watchers: intelligence oversight in Australia
The government has commissioned an independent inquiry into the Australian intelligence community which is set to produce a final report...
Dec 14, 20164 min read
Myanmar optimists losing hope after latest Rohingya crackdown
Aung San Suu Kyi is an international icon; a Nobel Peace Prize laureate. Her years of house arrest made her a symbol of peaceful...
Dec 11, 20163 min read
Journey to the East: Bulgaria and Moldova’s pro-Russian presidents
The recent presidential victories of pro-Russian candidates in both Bulgaria and Moldova are the manifestation of an increasing trend of...
Dec 10, 20163 min read
Hong Kong’s disaffected youths – Is the criticism warranted?
Sixtus ‘Baggio’ Leung and Yau Wai-ching, two young legislators from the localist Youngspiration party, have been barred from Hong Kong’s...
Dec 7, 20164 min read
Libya, out of the frying pan and into the fire
The impending victory by Libyan militias over Islamic State in its Libyan stronghold of Sirte is liable to being seen as a positive...
Dec 6, 20163 min read
Guns for power: the India-Vietnam partnership
Vietnam seeks to secure its role as a key player in the Indo-Pacific by leveraging the region’s thirst for modern defence capabilities....
Dec 4, 20163 min read
Forgotten conflicts part V: Identifying the threat
In 1992, Alexander Wendt penned one of the most famous sayings in international relations: 'Anarchy is what states make of it'. Wendt’s...
Dec 1, 20164 min read
'Be the change…' An opportunity to overhaul Australian foreign policy
Without any doubt, the whole wide world has been reeling from the outcome of the 8 November 2016 US election. Officially the 45th...
Nov 30, 20163 min read
Trump and the future of Israel-Palestine
Donald Trump’s position on Israel-Palestine has oscillated dramatically throughout the American election campaign. Early on, Trump...
Nov 25, 20164 min read
Trump meets Abe: Japan and the East-Asian security test
This week, Shinzo Abe became the first foreign head of state to meet in-person with Donald Trump. Japan’s Prime Minister had good reason...
Nov 24, 20163 min read
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