Posts Tagged ‘ International Relations ’

Australian Institute of International Affairs (AIIA)

My association with the Australian Institute of International Affairs (AIIA) started while I was still at university in December of 2003. Having just finished my Bachelor of Arts: Asian Studies at the University of New South Wales (UNSW), I was looking for something to increase my contact with the international relations community. Motivated by my [ READ MORE ]

ACCESS NSW Event: The Future of APEC

Speaker: Chris DeCure, Head APEC Taskforce As you can see in the picture below, the turnout for this event was quite something. Special thanks must go to Mr. Steven Deady and the staff from the DFAT NSW who provided the venue. Thanks also to Mr. Chris DeCure for flying up from Canberra specifically for this [ READ MORE ]

ACCESS NSW Event: Is the future renewable? International and Australian perspectives on renewable energy

Speaker:Dr Iain MacGill Using the AIIA NSW Branch as a venue, this event provided a memorable look at the current and future issues that emerge from “renewable energy”. While at times quite shocking, Dr. Iain MacGill highlighted specific and worrying trends in the energy market, pointing towards the potential “peak oil” issues[ READ MORE ]

ACCESS NSW Event: Security Architecture in the Asia-Pacific

Speaker: Stephen Loosley In this event we tried to address some of the security issues from the Asia-Pacific region, focusing on the question, “it is time for Australia to consider whether this is the platform on which a security dialogue is constructed?” As this event was held just before the APEC Sydney Conference, we were [ READ MORE ]

ACCESS NSW Event: Power in the Middle East

Speaker: Anthony Billingsley To start of the ACCESS program for 2007, we mixed dinner with a great discussion on the Middle East. The restaurant Habibi in Surry Hills provided a good backdrop for the debate that ensued[ READ MORE ]