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On Tuesday 11 June, AIIA NSW welcomed Peter Tesch, former Ambassador to the Russian Federation (2016-2019) and later Defence Department Deputy Secretary, to contextualise Russia and Putin amidst the current Ukraine war. He said he was presenting judgements and views formed over 40 years' study of Russian language, history, culture, politics and from repeated visits […]

The Australian Institute of International Affairs (AIIA) and the Australian Branch of the International Law Association (ILA (AB)) are pleased to present the Peter Nygh Hague Conference Internship. The award will support a post – graduate student or graduate of an Australian law school to undertake an internship with The Hague Conference on Private International Law (The Hague […]

Since February 2020, AIIA NSW have been sending out our newsletter, "Columns from Glover Cottages", once or twice a month prepared by our group of interns. Here is our first issue for June 2024: Columns 060624 89 Docx

On Tuesday 28 May, AIIA NSW hosted Tom Switzer, executive director of the Centre for Independent Studies. Switzer's address concerned the future of Russia's war in Ukraine and the relationship between Russia's initial attack and NATO enlargement. Switzer made reference to the analytical approach of prominent Australian realist Owen Harries, who emphasised "the parochialism of […]

On Tuesday 21 May 2024, the Australian Institute of International Affairs NSW was addressed by John Keane, Professor of history at the University of Sydney. He spoke about his latest book – China's Galaxy Empire, published this month by Oxford University Press – arguing that China is a new empire of a kind never before witnessed: […]

Since February 2020, AIIA NSW have been sending out our newsletter, "Columns from Glover Cottages", once or twice a month prepared by our group of interns. Here is our first issue for May 2024: Columns 090524 87 Docx

On Tuesday the 16th of April, Dr Duyeon Kim and Richard Broinowski addressed AIIA NSW about the current position of the Korean Peninsula on the world stage and the potential risk of conflict between North and South Korea. Dr Kim drew on her knowledge as an adjunct senior fellow at the Indo-Pacific Security Program of […]

Recently, Australia has seen a sharp decline in university students' involvement in advanced language programs. Among these, Mandarin is suffering significantly, with a 2023 report on Australia-China capabilities finding that only 17 Australian students graduated from a Chinese honours program from 2017 to 2021. On Tuesday, April 23rd, Professor Anne McLaren addressed AIIA NSW to […]

On Tuesday 9 April our current interns debated the proposition that the defence of Ukraine is the defence of democracies everywhere. The affirmative case was put by Paris Fleury, Jie Rui Lin and Isabella Crowe, and the negative by Hattie Shand, Jacob Barry, and Adam Scislowski. The affirmative team contrasted the limited western response to […]

The Australian Institute of International Affairs (AIIA) is pleased to announce the appointment of Professor Llewelyn Hughes to the position of its research chair. Dr Hughes, an expert on energy policy, is professor at the Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University, where he also serves as director of the Japan Institute at the ANU College […]

Since February 2020, AIIA NSW have been sending out our newsletter, "Columns from Glover Cottages", once or twice a month prepared by our group of interns. Here is our first issue for April 2024: Columns 040424 86 Docx

Russians citizens are not a monolithic lot, unthinking or uncritical of the current regime. Yet many don't have the resources to leave, nor do many think there is a viable option to life outside of Russia - a land where roots are deep and the information space is strictly managed.

On Tuesday 26 March 2024, the Australian Institute of International Affairs NSW welcomed Dr Wesley Morgan to launch Climate Politics in Oceania: Renewing Australia-Pacific Relations in a Warming World (Melbourne University Publishing, 2024). The launch was coordinated with the launch at AIIA Qld by Dr Morgan's co-editors, Prof Caitlin Byrne and Prof Susan Harris Rimmer […]