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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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Echoes of Kashmir’s past
Kashmiri awakening The death of 22-year old militant commander of the Hizbul Mujahideen (HM), Burhan Muzaffar Wani, on 8 July has ignited...
Jul 22, 20164 min read
Turkey's failed coup tightens stranglehold on democracy
Last Friday's coup attempt by a faction in the Turkish army called the ‘Peace at Home Council’ was as intense as it was disastrously...
Jul 20, 20164 min read
The ‘other Islamic state’ may soon have nuclear missiles
Let’s turn the clock back to 14 July 2015, when the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action between Iran and the Permanent Members of the...
Jul 18, 20164 min read
Divide and conquer: Europe's tear is Australia's opening
On the back of Brexit, Australia and New Zealand are scrambling to form a trade deal with the UK. This Frankenstein-esque resurrection of...
Jul 17, 20163 min read
Forgotten Conflicts Part 1 – The long border: Canada-US territorial disputes
Though sometimes described as the world’s longest undefended border, the territorial demarcation between Canada and the United States is...
Jul 16, 20164 min read
Interpreting Brexit inspired violence: where minorities stand in the European Union
A spike in racially motivated violence in post-Brexit UK begs the question: with the wealth of legislative protection afforded to ethnic...
Jul 16, 20164 min read
The emerging consequences of record-low interest rates: bubbles, debt and potential crises
At the beginning of February this year, key economic indicators were released by the United States that suggested the global economy had...
Jul 13, 20163 min read
A moral and political impasse: the failure of the two-state solution
With the Syrian crisis raging since 2011 and the mass migration of Syrian refugees occupying the attention of the European Union (EU), it...
Jul 11, 20165 min read
South China Sea making waves once again
With a decision from the Permanent Court of Arbitration imminent, tensions are high across the region. Major territorial disputes rarely...
Jul 8, 20165 min read
The battle for Fallujah: liberation or occupation?
The battle for Fallujah typifies the complex problems underlying civil strife across the Middle East. Iraqi forces battling for control...
Jul 7, 20163 min read
What Brexit means for 'the special relationship'
When the news broke that the Leave campaign had claimed victory in the recent EU referendum to decide that the UK would withdraw from the...
Jul 5, 20164 min read
Linking the #IdeasBoom and China
‘Innovation’ is the buzzword of the moment – not just in Australia, but globally. In his first speech as Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull...
Jul 5, 20164 min read
Increased Inward FDI May Impact the Sheltered Japanese Market
The past months have been significantly important to the Japanese electronics market. Struggling tech giant Sharp Corporation, one of...
Jul 5, 20163 min read
NATO Still Has Purpose – The Problem Is Determining Exactly What That Purpose Is
NATO ‘bashing’ is nothing new. Faced with a security environment alien to its inception, the alliance has struggled to define its role...
Jul 4, 20163 min read
Rifts in Remembrance: Hong Kong Students Turn Back on Tiananmen Anniversary Vigil
On 4 June 2016, Hong Kong’s Victoria Park was lit up with the flickering light of tens of thousands of candles as more than 100,000...
Jul 1, 20163 min read
Brexit Has Exposed Britain’s True Political and Social Disunity
24 June 2016 will be forever remembered as a defining moment in modern European history. Just what type of emotion this date will induce...
Jul 1, 20163 min read
Combating Climate Change: Two Indian Initiatives Hold Promise
The breakthrough climate agreement between China and the United States in 2014 has meant that India has sometimes provided a pallid...
Jun 30, 20164 min read
Turnbull vs. Shorten: Wherefore Art Thou Foreign Policy?
As the 2016 federal election heats up in its final week, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and Opposition Leader Bill Shorten have been...
Jun 29, 20163 min read
Stalled Iranian Reintegration Into Global Economy Emboldens Hardliners
After positive developments occurred from mid-2015 to early 2016 around Iran's potential nuclear capabilities, stalled economic...
Jun 28, 20163 min read
Avigdor Lieberman and the Implications of Israel's Cabinet Reshuffle
Deal making and backstabbing has become the norm in the brutal world of Israeli Knesset. Never in its history has any party governed in...
Jun 27, 20164 min read
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