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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 21st Century Nuclear Arms Race
Concerns over a new arms race reminiscent of the Cold War have surfaced since the announcement in October 2018 by the United States of...
Mar 6, 20194 min read
Astronomical ambitions: China shoots for the Moon
According to Chinese folklore, a young woman named Chang’e consumed an elixir of immortality and ascended to the moon, where she became a...
Mar 6, 20194 min read
Muddy Water: the lessons the world can learn from the Murray-Darling
The mismanagement of the Murray-Darling Basin combined with a rapidly shifting climate has created one of Australia’s most horrific...
Mar 5, 20194 min read
Watching for signs: inter-Korean relations in 2019
Inter-Korean relations remain in the spotlight for 2019, but many are wondering whether the spring-like thaw here to stay. Around this...
Mar 4, 20193 min read
The Queen of Europe is stepping down, what does this mean for the future of the EU?
After spending more than a decade serving as the de facto leader of Europe, Angela Merkel has announced she will be stepping down as...
Mar 3, 20193 min read
Islam – the ticket to victory in the Indonesian election?
In the runup to Indonesia’s general elections to be held in April, the need for candidates to gain the support of Muslim groups has...
Feb 27, 20193 min read
Why Venezuela’s military is still backing Maduro
Until recently, Venezuela was the most affluent country in Latin America, with almost all of its educated urban population having access...
Feb 22, 20193 min read
Huawei: 5G espionage and hegemonic infrastructure
The saga concerning Huawei and its association as an espionage tool for the Chinese government has entered a new chapter. Secretary of...
Feb 22, 20194 min read
France and Germany at the helm of European strategic autonomy
US President Donald Trump’s criticism of European NATO members not sharing the burden of the organisation’s costs has not been unduly...
Feb 15, 20194 min read
China’s Faith Diplomacy: A pragmatic reincarnation of Buddhism
On the last weekend of October 2018, China played host to the fifth iteration of the World Buddhist Forum (WBF), held in the city of...
Feb 14, 20194 min read
History, memory and the ‘New Era’ of Sino-Japanese friendship
Anniversaries have a peculiar power to serve both as a platform for facilitating diplomatic reconciliation and fuelling nationalistic...
Feb 12, 20193 min read
The EU is losing the battle in Russia’s 'fake news' war
Russia is waging a dirty ‘fake news’ war in Europe aimed at furthering its own interests and the EU is failing to adequately respond in...
Feb 11, 20193 min read
The subtext of human rights discourse on the Korean Peninsula
Something is troubling the United States-South Korea alliance. And on the 70th celebration of International Human Rights Day, the allies’...
Feb 5, 20194 min read
The CCP’s Greatest Challenge
In December 2018, Chinese President Xi Jinping commemorated the 40th anniversary of Reform and Opening, praising the Chinese Communist...
Feb 4, 20193 min read
Hydropower in Southeast Asia - a renewable future?
New technologies are often adopted fastest in developing markets where there is no expensive existing infrastructure to replace and where...
Feb 4, 20194 min read
Venezuela: I am the president now
World leaders are in uproar over the state of the Venezuelan elections after the leader of legislature, Juan Guaidó, announced himself...
Feb 4, 20193 min read
Developing the cyber-debate: sovereignty over self-defence
The cyberspace debate has largely been defined by the increasing tensions between its two largest competitors – the United States and...
Feb 3, 20193 min read
Abe’s Third Arrow flies: foreign workers and Japan's labour shortages
Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe has fired the third arrow of Abenomics: structural reforms. A bundle of 126 measures that have been...
Feb 1, 20193 min read
The growing political power of evangelicals in Latin America
Across the Americas, evangelical voters have begun to flex their electoral muscles, with dramatic consequences for the future of politics...
Feb 1, 20193 min read
Democrats go not abroad in search of monsters to destroy
Amid the flurry of both Democrat and self-inflicted injuries Republicans suffered during the government shutdown, Mitch McConnell managed...
Jan 29, 20193 min read
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