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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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Black Gold and The Price of Doing Business in The Middle East
Across the Middle East and North Africa, movement in oil prices is inextricably linked with the region’s geopolitics. While few states...
Aug 8, 20183 min read
Xi Jinping Thought in Foreign Policy
The incorporations of Xi Jinping Thought (XJT) within China’s foreign policy heralds the formal consolidation of Xi Jinping’s legacy as...
Aug 8, 20184 min read
No Way or The Electric Highway
Fossil fuels are starting to be divested, meaning electric vehicles are no longer an option – they are a necessity. Australia must invest...
Aug 8, 20183 min read
Passive aggressive trade wars: How Trump is punishing his allies
National security is a political bipartisan issue that both sides of the fence often agree on. United States (US) President Donald Trump,...
Aug 8, 20183 min read
China’s ‘peaceful’ aggression in the South-China Sea
With close to $5 trillion in merchandise moving through the South-China Sea (SCS) each year, it’s no wonder that China is increasing its...
Aug 6, 20183 min read
Tax of wishful thinking
We are seeing a global trend to lower corporate tax rates. Governments say they are doing this to increase employment, wages, capital...
Aug 3, 20183 min read
Turkey's slide into patriarchy
According to the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), Turkey has the highest rate of youths not in employment,...
Jul 31, 20182 min read
Trump administration unlikely to achieve historic Middle East peace agreement
With the opening of the US embassy in Jerusalem coinciding with the deaths of 58 Palestinian protesters, the possibility of President...
Jul 30, 20183 min read
Improvised explosive devices and public intelligence
Improvised explosive devices (IEDs) are effective tools for terrorism. Terrorists recognise that IEDs are inexpensive, accessible, easily...
Jul 23, 20184 min read
There’s more money in the moderate — Saudi Arabia and Western investment
Saudi Arabia is the second largest state in the Arab world, the primary driver and leader of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), and an...
Jul 22, 20183 min read
A tale of two Koreas: The true end to the Korean war?
After the 1950-53 Korean War a line was demarcated, an armistice signed and North and South Korea created the Korean demilitarised zone...
Jul 21, 20183 min read
Australian Livestock are Finding out that the Grass is Not Always Greener on the Other Side
Harmony Agriculture and Food Company’s social media inundates you with the usual cute farm animals and rustic farmland that can be...
Jul 17, 20183 min read
The Care and Tear Effects of the Sharing Economy
The growth of sharing platforms such as Uber and Airbnb has introduced a new market place for international regulation to contend with....
Jul 17, 20183 min read
The World Cup: Half Empty or Half Full? A Review of the Political-Economy of Hosting the World Cup
The recent announcement that North America has been awarded the hosting rights for the 2026 World Cup from the combined bid of the United...
Jul 17, 20183 min read
Defeat is in the Detail - China’s ambitions in the South China Sea
China’s decision to militarize its holdings in the South China Sea (SCS) represents a dangerous escalation in the ongoing regional...
Jul 17, 20187 min read
Uncertain Peace on the Korean Peninsula – The Ambivalent North Korea
As with Samuel Beckett’s Waiting for Godot, the developing interplay between actors on the Korean peninsula can be described as an...
Jul 17, 20186 min read
Death by a Thousand Cuts—Jordan’s Ailing Economy
The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan has long struggled to manage its economy, relying heavily on the international community for support and...
Jul 10, 20183 min read
Is it time to recognise an independent Taiwan?
The island nation of Taiwan, the Asian Tiger once an economic powerhouse, has been consigned to a state of limbo within the international...
Jul 10, 20183 min read
Egyptian election signals more of the same
In an early morning raid on Wednesday 23 May, prominent government critic, Wael Abbas, ominously tweeted 'I am being arrested'. The...
Jul 9, 20183 min read
The Role of Emotions in World Politics - Part 2
What do a raccoon scaling an office building and the US-North Korean meeting in Singapore have to do with each other and international...
Jul 2, 20183 min read
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