South China Sea: Beijing is winning, but here’s how to retake the initiative
China is once again causing concern in the South China Sea, this time by moving surface-to-air missiles to the Paracel Islands. Over several years, this… Read More
February, 2016
Why Myanmar’s rumor mill is always spinning
ANDREW SELTH | There is something about Myanmar that encourages conspiracy theories and wild rumors. Not only does the country create them in abundance,… Read More
The pieces that make the peace: the micro-processes of international security
This article uses the case study of UNIFIL in South Lebanon to provide fresh empirical evidence on how peace operations influence their security environment. This… Read More
Appointing the new Secretary-General of the United Nations
Ban Ki-moon will be retiring as the Secretary-General of the United Nations in December this year. He began his first term in January 2007 and… Read More
Contested air superiority returns to the Asia-Pacific
PETER LAYTON | In a previous century the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) did not always fly technologically advanced aircraft that gave it uncontested regional… Read More
GAI welcomes second visiting fellow from China
Visiting fellow Xiaotong Huang joined the Griffith Asia Institute (GAI) in September 2015. Her major research area is International Relations, with a focus on the… Read More
Public health emergency of international concern: The Zika case
SARA E DAVIES | On 1 February 2016, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the Zika outbreak in Central and South America a… Read More
GAI welcomes its latest visiting fellow
The Griffith Asia Institute welcomes its latest visiting fellow, Professor Zhou Li from the School of Agricultural Economics and Rural Development at Renmin University of… Read More
The potential for Army-Police rivalry in Myanmar
ANDREW SELTH | Since December 2015, a rumour has been circulating in Yangon that the Commander-in-Chief of Myanmar’s armed forces is investigating several police… Read More
Power and risk in foreign policy: Understanding China’s crisis behavior
Along with China’s rise in military and economic capabilities, foreign policy crises involving China seem more likely, as seen in the diplomatic standoffs in the… Read More
