Fresh perspectives

Fresh Perspectives gives former AIIA interns, AIIA youth members, young professionals and other emerging scholars an opportunity to write a 500-750 word article covering a foreign affairs issue. For information for contributors see below.

24 Mar 2026
Press freedom rarely collapses in a single dramatic moment. More often, it erodes gradually through legal pressure, intimidation, and financial
26 Feb 2026
Australian legislative policy and uranium regulations are increasingly anachronous with national clean energy goals, failing to propel nuclear ambitions while
18 Feb 2026
Research has identified family separation as a key challenge for personnel with caring responsibilities deploying to UN peace operations, affecting
18 Feb 2026
The post-war global order is now in doubt as the world's superpowers behave aggressively and unpredictably. As such, the old
18 Feb 2026
India’s annual budget, announced on 1 February, included a significant boost to domestic manufacturing expenditure. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, in
05 Feb 2026
Rather than importing digital rulebooks from great powers, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) needs a model shaped by
15 Jan 2026
In response to the 2025 US National Security Strategy, Japan needs to develop its own defence capabilities and expand access
28 Nov 2025
While Africa and Latin America have seized leadership roles in shaping the UN Framework Convention on International Tax Cooperation, Asia
27 Nov 2025
In late February, the Peoples Liberation Army-Navy (‘PLA-N’) entered Australia’s exclusive economic zone (‘EEZ’) and conducted live-firing drills off Sydney.
14 Nov 2025
With 5.7 million subscribers, conservative YouTuber Steven Crowder has videos where his audience can’t help but nod along as one
13 Nov 2025
When the federal parliament announced its inquiry into Building Asia Capability in Australia through the Education System and Beyond, it
13 Nov 2025
On 22 October 2025, the government led by Giorgia Meloni marked its third anniversary. Appointed Prime Minister in late October