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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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Beyond One Track Diplomacy: The Importance of Youth to the Australia-China Relationship
One of the first questions to the panel at the opening of the 2018 Australia China Emerging Leaders Summit in Beijing earlier this year...
Jul 2, 20183 min read
From Fire and Fury to the Summit of the Century
In June 2018, the attention of the world was focused on Sentosa Island in Singapore as a sitting US President met with a North Korean...
Jul 2, 20183 min read
O Canada! The Trials and Tribulations of Being an American Ally
In June 2018, leaders of the United States and six of its closest allies gathered in Quebec, Canada for what was expected to be a...
Jul 2, 20183 min read
A Tale of Two Embassies
In December 2017, President Donald Trump announced that he would be moving the American embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, a...
Jul 2, 20183 min read
Israel’s Northern War – Fighting Iran and Hezbollah
The perennial foe Iran, through its proxy’s, has long brought the fight to Israel’s doorstep. But the nature of the threat has evolved...
Jun 22, 20184 min read
Raging against cosmopolitanism: the Visegrád Group’s growing coalition
In early June, Slovenia propelled the nationalistic anti-migrant party, the Slovenian Democratic Party, to the top of the polls....
Jun 12, 20182 min read
The price of safety
Switzerland is turning its back on the modern banking system. Well… maybe. We will find out soon just how far the Swiss people will go to...
Jun 10, 20183 min read
What the Frack?
Last month, the Northern Territory lifted its 2 year ban on onshore gas fracking despite widespread opposition. The move ignited much...
May 22, 20183 min read
Rewriting War and Peace: Abe and Article 9
I live in Japan. In early May, I visited the beautiful port city of Kobe. An initially quiet and lazy afternoon was soon disrupted by...
May 21, 20182 min read
Mexico: Caught Between a Wall and a Hard Place
One of the most controversial campaign promises that President Donald Trump made in 2016 was his intention to build a “big, beautiful...
May 15, 20183 min read
Vote 1 Hun Sen! And 2, 3, 4, 5…
To many tourists, Cambodia is simply an idyllic destination, its spectacular temples, blissful beaches and famously welcoming culture...
May 13, 20184 min read
What on earth is going on in Venezuela?
Not long ago, Venezuela was the richest nation in Latin America. Last year the average Venezuelan lost 11kg due to food shortages, and...
May 12, 20183 min read
International Sluts United: Feminists Leading Digital Activism in China
Although notionally the same, scrolling through WeChat Moments differs from scrolling through a Facebook newsfeed in a number of ways....
May 11, 20183 min read
To ASEAN or Not to ASEAN - That is the Regional Question
The special ASEAN summit held in Sydney in March this year reflects the Australian priority on deepening engagements within Southeast...
May 11, 20183 min read
Russia and the West- a Lesson in Diplomatic Outrage
This article is part of a two-part series examining Russian diplomacy and foreign policy following the recent Russian presidential...
May 11, 20183 min read
So heavenly bound no earthly good
Professor Jeffrey D. Sachs is a world-renowned economist, global expert in sustainable development and special advisor to the United...
May 10, 20183 min read
Let's Talk about Trash, Baby
In January of this year, China banned 24 categories of foreign waste imports including waste paper, textiles, plastics and certain...
Apr 30, 20183 min read
Syria and Chemical Weapons: Re-drawing the Global Community's Red Line
Syria is once again dominating news headlines. Use of chemical weapons in early April prompted a US-led coalition to launch air strikes...
Apr 30, 20183 min read
Bringing Humanity to the Inhumane
‘In any armed conflict, the right of the parties to the conflict to choose methods or means of warfare is not unlimited’ (Protocol I to...
Apr 30, 20184 min read
Rexit and US Foreign Policy
In March 2018, as the world’s Brexit clock reached the halfway point in its countdown to the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the...
Apr 29, 20183 min read
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