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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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Far-right terrorism: more than just a domestic security issue
Less than five months after the shooting of 11 people at a synagogue in Pittsburgh in the United States, the March 15 mass shootings at...
Apr 15, 20194 min read
A continent at the crossroads
For four days in May, across the European Union, elections will be held for the next iteration of the European Parliament, representing...
Apr 15, 20194 min read
The fallen trees of the Massar Jabba Forest and eco-terrorism in the 21st Century
The recent bombing of a forested region of Pakistan by Indian forces has led to a serious international discussion of eco-terrorism. It’s...
Apr 10, 20194 min read
The Germany Federal Cartel Office has blocked your Facebook friend request
Like previous years, Mark Zuckerberg began 2019 with a New Year’s resolution. On a Facebook status posted on February 5, Zuckerberg...
Apr 3, 20194 min read
Democratic Peace: the rise of the Quad
In 2016, the United States deployed the USS John C. Stennis to conduct a regular bilateral naval training exercise with the Philippines...
Mar 29, 20194 min read
Where does North Korea fit into the US Indo-Pacific Strategy?
Tom Corben | Indo-Pacific Fellow Earlier this year, the United States Studies Centre released an Outcomes Report from the inaugural 1.5...
Mar 22, 20194 min read
Go-Jek takes on goliath Grab in Southeast Asia
Grab’s acquisition of Uber’s Southeast Asian operations in March 2018 made it the dominant player in the region’s ride-hailing industry,...
Mar 21, 20194 min read
China's great southern plan
In March 2019, the crew aboard China’s icebreaker Xuelong returned to Shanghai after completing four months of polar operations in...
Mar 21, 20194 min read
Negotiating peace in a contested sea
Fish larvae are described by marine biologist John McManus as being the best driver of peace and the potential win-win solution to the...
Mar 20, 20194 min read
Trump’s border wall: mi casa, sue casa
It’s been all over the news for a while now: Donald Trump’s infamous border wall. It was one of his election promises and he’s tried to...
Mar 18, 20193 min read
In Nepal, tradition remains stronger than law in ostracising women
For many young girls around the world, menstruation is an important developmental milestone. But for many girls in Nepal, getting their...
Mar 15, 20194 min read
The gender dynamics of relapsing conflict
A significant number of the conflicts raging today are protracted wars. Areas such as Afghanistan, Somalia, Sudan, and Syria have seen...
Mar 14, 20194 min read
Women veterans in the US Congress
Last November’s US midterm elections were defined by the record-number of women candidates whose electoral victories were crucial in...
Mar 14, 20193 min read
The women leading the fight against climate change
Women around the world are at the forefront of the climate crisis. They are not only fighting on the frontlines but they are also the...
Mar 13, 20194 min read
Korean women and the pursuit of peace on the peninsula
Given that the questions raised by the #MeToo movement and the issue of comfort women continuing to make headlines in South Korea, women...
Mar 13, 20194 min read
What to know about the fight for legal abortion in Argentina
Abortion laws in Latin America remain some of the most restrictive in the world. Of the 33 countries in Latin America, only Cuba, Uruguay...
Mar 12, 20193 min read
When women have bombs: drawing lessons from female suicide terrorists
In 2005, al-Qaeda in Iraq (AQI) unveiled its newest weapon: the female suicide bomber. Armed with an explosive device, a young female...
Mar 10, 20193 min read
Unequal suffering: female vulnerability in climate change
As the term climate change takes a comfortable position in our everyday lexicon, so does fear of the phenomenon itself. But some groups...
Mar 8, 20193 min read
Australia won’t back the US to the hilt on its economic crackdown on China. Here’s why
Australia is prepared to stand up to its largest trading partner in the name of national security. The hard line on Huawei to protect...
Mar 8, 20194 min read
Nord Stream II: Merkel’s geopolitical headache
The much-maligned Nord Stream II is set to go live in November 2019, bringing with it a series of challenges for Angela Merkel and...
Mar 7, 20194 min read
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