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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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Australia’s implication in the US’ extended nuclear deterrence
On 7 July 2017, a United Nations General Assembly Conference adopted The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (NBT). Since then...
Nov 13, 20183 min read
The dark history that underpins the Honduran caravan
The recent mass migration of thousands of Hondurans across Mexico towards the US border signifies the long-term fallout of mismanaged...
Nov 12, 20184 min read
Xi’s ‘Urban Dream’: A Dream for All?
China’s position as the world’s second-largest economy is due in no small part to the state’s ability to replace their once agrarian...
Nov 12, 20183 min read
Facebook: Necessary Moderation or Liberal Agenda?
This August, Facebook, along with a host of other online digital companies, decided to ban conspiracy theorist Alex Jones and his...
Nov 7, 20183 min read
What's at stake at the US midterms?
On November 6, the US will head to the polls for a midterm election that celebrities, commentators and leaders from both sides of the...
Nov 5, 20183 min read
Odd one out: Australia needs to stand up for human rights
Outrage has been growing in governments around the world over the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in the Saudi Arabian consulate in...
Oct 30, 20184 min read
Pacific Island nations lead the way on climate policy
‘Climate change-denial’ is a senseless anachronism in the Pacific, where the devastating consequences of rising temperatures are...
Oct 23, 20184 min read
Feminist foreign policy and international security
A number of countries have pioneered progressive strategies toward foreign policy. By adopting a feminist ideological approach to...
Oct 15, 20185 min read
Putting Central Asia back on the map: the pragmatic politics of BRI
As Beijing’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) wraps itself around the Central Asian region which lies to China’s immediate west, it poses...
Oct 10, 20183 min read
Why Chinese dictatorship is dangerous
The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is the founding and ruling party of the People’s Republic of China (China) since 1949. During this time...
Oct 10, 20183 min read
Nordic hypocrisy and the race for the Arctic
In May 2016 the Norwegian government issued ten new oil production licences, opening new areas of the Barents Sea to exploration for the...
Oct 9, 20183 min read
Partner or power? Australian security and defence policy in the Pacific
Australia’s defence interests in the Pacific region have long been a critical part of its foreign and security policies. But in recent...
Oct 4, 20183 min read
Cluttered?™ Trademarks are becoming more difficult to create
Many businesses spend considerable sums building brands that can be recognised globally. They do this primarily through trademarking...
Oct 2, 20184 min read
Death iconology: A reflection of societal expectations or a tool of national power?
There was palpable furore after the Chief of Army Angus Campbell announced the banning of “death iconology” across the Australian Army....
Sep 27, 20184 min read
Syria’s Idlib province – A humanitarian disaster waiting to happen
The Syrian civil war has raged for 7 years and has involved geopolitical rivals and great powers, the United States (US) and Russia, as...
Sep 27, 20184 min read
The climate canaries in Australia’s coal mine are dying
The recent response of the federal government to drought-affected farmers and the abandonment of the National Energy Guarantee (NEG) have...
Sep 25, 20185 min read
Yemen’s collapse and US evasion – civilian targeting in the world’s largest humanitarian crisis
The war in Yemen has been an unmitigated disaster. Since the Saudi-led coalition of forces engaged in airstrikes against the Huthi group...
Sep 22, 20184 min read
Tigers and Flies: power consolidation in Xi’s anti-corruption drive
A strong anti-corruption campaign has been at the centre of Xi Jinping’s time as General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (CCP)...
Sep 22, 20183 min read
Vostok 2018: Inside Russia and China’s tricky relationship
On 17 September, Russia wrapped up its largest military exercise since the height of the Cold War. The exercise, known as Vostok 2018,...
Sep 20, 20183 min read
Australia’s reputation in the Indo-Pacific warrants consistency across leaders
The recent Australian leadership spill reveals internal tensions within national politics. Meanwhile, another foreign policy shift has...
Sep 19, 20183 min read
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