2022 Year in Review
The Year in Review is YDS’ biggest and most exciting publication of the year - featuring analysis that covers the most significant and impactful events that have shaped our world.
The 2022 Year in Review explores key events in all regions, from the overturning of Roe v Wade, the war in Ukraine, and the UK leadership crisis, this year’s edition is not one to miss!
Read it now !
The Year in Review is YDS’ biggest and most exciting publication of the year - featuring analysis that covers the most significant and impactful events that have shaped our world.
The 2022 Year in Review explores key events in all regions, from the overturning of Roe v Wade, the war in Ukraine, and the UK leadership crisis, this year’s edition is not one to miss!
Read it now !
1CONTENTSTHE END OF PUTIN? EXPLORING POTENTIALOUTCOMES AND CONSEQUENCES OF THERUSSO-UKRAINIAN WARCameron Smith7ROE V WADEShajara Khan1 2CHINA’S 20TH PARTY CONGRESS: EXPLORINGTHE KEY TAKEAWAYS AND BROADERSIGNIFICANCE FOR AUSTRALIACalvin Lu and Patrick Hession2 0SOUTH KOREA’S NEW PRESIDENT: VIEWS ONGENDER EQUALITYElisha Watson2 4POLITICAL CONSIDERATIONS IN CANCELLINGWORLDPRIDE TAIWAN 2025Samuel Ng2 7SHINZO ABE: A REVISIONIST NATIONALIST ORSTABILISING LEADER ? REMEMBERING THEPROMINENT BUT CONTROVERSIAL POLITICALFIGUREPatrick Hession3 3THE ELECTION OF ALBANESEYDS Team3 7BOOK REVIEW- TIDES THAT BIND: AUSTRALIAIN THE PACIFICDeclan Hourd3 9WHAT IS THE FIRST NATION’S VOICE TOPARLIAMENT AND WHY DO WE NEED AREFERENDUM ON IT?Gen MarcocciP H O T O : G A Ë L G A B O R E L / U N S P L A S H
4 4BOOK REVIEW: NO ENEMIES NO FRIENDS:RESTORING AUSTRALIA’S GLOBAL RELEVANCEDeclan Hourd4 7CHINA’S “RAILPOLITIK” INTO CENTRALASIASamuel Ng5 3FUNDING RECOVERY IN PAKISTAN: A CLASH OFDOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL PRIORITIES?Soni Porwal5 6THE RENEWED DIPLOMATIC PROCESS BETWEENARMENIA AND TURKEYMartin Makaryan6 0SRI LANKA’S ECONOMIC CRISISSoni Porwal6 6BALI G20 EASES WORLD TENSIONS ASINDONESIA ASSUMES GREATERINTERNATIONAL ROLEHaeril Halim7 0MYANMAR IN 2022: AN INTERVIEW WITH DRTUN-AUNG SHWE, REPRESENTATIVE OFMYANMAR’S NATIONAL UNITY GOVERNMENTTO AUSTRALIAEliza Wilson7 6CHINA'S (NOT SO) GREEN SILK ROADFiona De Cuyper8 1HOW PHILIPPINE’S PRESIDENT MARCOSUTILISED YOUTUBE FOR POLITICALREBRANDINGDannica Batoon
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BOOK REVIEW: NO ENEMIES NO FRIENDS:
RESTORING AUSTRALIA’S GLOBAL RELEVANCE
Declan Hourd
4 7
CHINA’S “RAILPOLITIK” INTO CENTRAL
ASIA
Samuel Ng
5 3
FUNDING RECOVERY IN PAKISTAN: A CLASH OF
DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL PRIORITIES?
Soni Porwal
5 6
THE RENEWED DIPLOMATIC PROCESS BETWEEN
ARMENIA AND TURKEY
Martin Makaryan
6 0
SRI LANKA’S ECONOMIC CRISIS
Soni Porwal
6 6
BALI G20 EASES WORLD TENSIONS AS
INDONESIA ASSUMES GREATER
INTERNATIONAL ROLE
Haeril Halim
7 0
MYANMAR IN 2022: AN INTERVIEW WITH DR
TUN-AUNG SHWE, REPRESENTATIVE OF
MYANMAR’S NATIONAL UNITY GOVERNMENT
TO AUSTRALIA
Eliza Wilson
7 6
CHINA'S (NOT SO) GREEN SILK ROAD
Fiona De Cuyper
8 1
HOW PHILIPPINE’S PRESIDENT MARCOS
UTILISED YOUTUBE FOR POLITICAL
REBRANDING
Dannica Batoon