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WEBWelcome to Australian Institute of International Affairs. The AIIA National Conference “Facing Fragmentation: Possibilities and Partnerships in a Fragile World” will take place on November 11. Early bird registration is now open. Treasurer of Australia Hon Dr Jim Chalmers MP is confirmed as the speaker at our AIIA National Conference Gala ...
About Us - Australian Institute of International Affairs
WEBKnow. Understand. Engage. Founded in 1933 by member organisations that trace their lineage to the 1920s, the Australian Institute of International Affairs (AIIA) is Australia’s longest-existing private research institute on politics and international relations.
Australia and Globalisation - Australian Institute of International ...
WEBDecades of economic reform have underpinned a long period of Australian economic growth. However, in believing that we are invincible, we may have learned the wrong lesson from the global financial crisis.
Italy and Australia - Australian Institute of International Affairs
WEBThe Italian-Australian bilateral relationship began and ended on the basis of migration. Prior to the agreement between Australia and Italy in 1951 related to immigration arrangements for Italians migrating to Australia, relations between these two countries were somewhat minimal and framed within very different boundaries based on past association.
Football Diplomacy: How Qatar won the 2022 World Cup
WEBQatar won the right to host the 2022 FIFA World Cup by placing its bid at the centre of its national and foreign policy strategy. Qatar’s huge oil and gas reserves have, in the space of four decades, taken it from backwater to the richest country on earth per capita.
Evolving Policy: Malaysian Diplomacy in the South China Sea
WEBJun 25, 2021 · Malaysia has pragmatically optimised diplomatic and legal instruments as the principal forms of statecraft to advance its interests. Diplomacy and selective deference are central to preserving sovereignty and keeping bilateral ties, while legal means have served to protect Malaysia’s interests through quiet, indirect defiance.
The Last Drop: Protecting Australia’s Water Supply
WEBIn the midst of record-long regional droughts across the globe, the United Nations last month officially launched a 10-year global water action plan that seeks to bring about greater progress in achieving the Sixth Sustainable Development Goal. The launch came on the eve of Cape Town’s forecasted ‘Day Zero,’ when it was predicted that the city would run out of fresh water.
The Quad: What Is It And Why Does It Matter?
WEBKnown formally as the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue, the Quad is a group of procedural democracies comprising the USA, Japan, India, and Australia. It is not an alliance but rather a loose formation that first came together in 2004 …
The Key Outcomes of the Paris Agreement: What Did We Get?
WEBMar 22, 2016 · The Paris Agreement was a momentous achievement for international politics, the global economy and the environment. The culmination of almost five years of multilateral negotiating delivered an ambitious, universal climate agreement signed by all 196 parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).
Most Read of 2021: “Israel” and “Palestine”: Where Should History …
WEBThe geographic terms “Israel” and “Palestine” have a long history and specific connotations for Jews and Arabs with respect to their competing claims to the same land. The only way forward for Jewish Israelis and Palestinian Arabs is to cease looking backwards.