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. We accept submissions for articles for publication on Insights on a rolling basis.

Mar 27, 2015
4 min

Australia in its Pacific Neighbourhood

The monster cyclone that ravaged Vanuatu on March 14 must provide a wake-up call for Australian policymakers. Though Australia already...

Mar 26, 2015
4 min

Diplomacy in a Digital World: A Security Trade-off?

The ability of states to access, control and restrict secure online communications is incredibly important. Recent allegations of...

Mar 3, 2015
3 min

Hacktivists: Cyber Activists or Cyber Vandals?

While governments continue to contend with the proliferation of traditional terrorist networks, rogue states and staple criminal...

Mar 1, 2015
3 min

Xi Jinping’s ‘Four Comprehensives’: What they mean for China’s future policy direction

Comprehensively building a moderately prosperous society, comprehensively deepening reforms, comprehensively implementing the rule of...

Mar 1, 2015
8 min

"More Jakarta, Less Geneva”: Empty Promise or Policy Shift?

When the current government came into power in September 2013, it promised a foreign policy with greater focus on Indonesia as both a...

Feb 26, 2015
3 min

The Department of Homeland Security Funding Impasse: an assessment

News from the United States has been dominated by the potential shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Principally...

Feb 25, 2015
3 min

On the Shores of Europe: ISIS in Libya

The scene was, in most ways, tragically familiar. The 21 men in orange jumpsuits – characteristic of prisoners held by the Islamic State...

Feb 9, 2015
4 min

The Sri Lankan Election: Herald of a Viable Indo-Pacific?

A month ago, a diverse coalition of parties and political, ethnic, and faith-based groupings led Sri Lanka to an election upset. The...