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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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Stark saving mad? - When surpluses are excessive
There has been a considerable focus on trade imbalances of late, as President Donald Trump has vociferously condemned the US’ bilateral...
Sep 19, 20184 min read
International espionage: Why not just bug everyone?
It’s understood that in international politics, not everyone is on a level playing field. Different countries have different...
Sep 17, 20183 min read
A Dragonfly on the Chinese cyberspace wall: how Google’s censorship search engine reveals our mispla
In August it was revealed that Google was secretly developing an Android search engine that would conform to China’s strict censorship...
Sep 12, 20183 min read
Climate of fear: the politics of Australia’s climate diplomacy strategy
When it comes to climate change and environmental issues, Australia’s domestic and international approaches could not be more different....
Sep 10, 20183 min read
Beijing dreams of electric sheep: Catching up in the technological arms race
In recent years, the race for Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology supremacy has been well and truly underway. While the US tech...
Sep 9, 20183 min read
Flipping on Fossil Fuels: Where to for US climate policy?
As summer draws to an end in the Northern Hemisphere, fire fighters in California are only now close to extinguishing the largest...
Sep 9, 20185 min read
Theft or heft? China’s growing importance in intellectual property
The recent tariffs imposed by the US on China were accompanied by the introduction of new limits on Chinese investment in US high-tech...
Sep 6, 20183 min read
Britain raises stakes in game of ‘deal or no deal’ Brexit
Britain is edging closer to the precipice. With just seven months until Britain leaves the European Union (EU) on 29 March, the...
Aug 30, 20183 min read
What place does democracy have in the African Union?
On 28 January this year, Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi was elected as the Chairperson of the African Union’s (AU) 31st session,...
Aug 30, 20183 min read
The foreign and domestic implications of Indonesia's VP nominations
In presidential elections, it is common for campaign strategy to determine who is leader and deputy. But in Indonesia, underlying party...
Aug 29, 20183 min read
The world steels for US tariffs
On the campaign trail Mr Trump often railed that China and others were dumping goods on the world market below cost-price. This, he...
Aug 27, 20183 min read
Pragmatism trumps theatrics at Merkel’s meeting with Putin
Shared interests transcended cheap theatrics when Germany’s chancellor Angela Merkel hosted Russia’s president Vladimir Putin for a...
Aug 27, 20183 min read
Indigenous peoples are our best environmental wardens, it’s time to stop locking them out
Indigenous communities, when empowered and supported, are among the most effective conservationists in the world. A new report released...
Aug 26, 20184 min read
United States gun control and Mexico's public safety
"Poor Mexico," former Mexican president Porfirio Díaz is said to have remarked. "So far from God and so close to the United States." In...
Aug 24, 20183 min read
‘We’re all updating our privacy policies’: the EU regulation behind the emails you keep receiving
Anyone who has opened their inbox lately would no doubt find themselves inundated with emails from various companies updating their...
Aug 21, 20183 min read
The panda in the room: China’s absence from discussions of refugee responsibility
The global refuge crisis remains a key area of focus for the world’s most significant state actors, with one clear exception: China....
Aug 21, 20184 min read
Stepping up or stepping out? Australia’s future role at the UN
Through June and July this year, Australia participated in its second session as an elected member of the United Nations Human Rights...
Aug 20, 20184 min read
Out of Africa: Trump Retreats as Xi Goes All In
Whether its tariffs and trade wars, denuclearisation summits or Twitter threats against world leaders, US president Donald Trump has made...
Aug 20, 20184 min read
Settling scores – was the World Cup really a win for European immigration?
Germany’s long-time star midfielder Mesut Ozil delivered a stark message when he announced his retirement from the national team...
Aug 17, 20183 min read
Cambodian Democracy and Emerging Patterns of Chinese Influence
Unlike the upset victory in Malaysia this May, there was little hope of a fair contest or distinct political shift in Cambodia’s election...
Aug 10, 20183 min read
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