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Analysis & Opinion - In the media

Our academics regularly provide analysis, opinion and commentary in the media.

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Time for a Pacific Business Travel Card
Athaulla A Rasheed writes in Devpolicy Blog

Australia isn't doing enough on conflict-related sexual violence
Susan Hutchinson writes in The Strategist

Gender quotas and women's participation in Pacific politics
Dr Theresa Meki speaks in ABC News

Solomon Islands enters a new era with a new PM and a visible desire for change
Dr Anouk Ride writes in The Guardian

Former diplomat Jeremiah Manele elected as new Solomon Islands prime minister
A/Prof Graeme Smith quoted in ABC News

Haiti's transitional council names new leaders with hopes of quelling gang violence
Prof Nicolas Lemay-Hebert speaks to ABC News

Voters back Maldives change in foreign policy
Athaulla A Rasheed writes in 360

Solomon Islands Elections
Dr Meg Keen speaks in SBS News

Upcoming events
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GRADNAS Seminar Series
Wed, 22 May 2024

Peace-Making and State-Making: The Case of Early Modern Japan

Graduate Research and Development Network on Asian Security (GRADNAS) Seminar Series
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Saving the World Webinars
Thu, 23 May 2024

How to win friends and influence fossil fuel companies

Episode 12 features Naomi Hogan, the Company Strategy Lead at ACCR, discussing how to influence fossil fuel companies. Naomi has experience in research, campaigns and advocacy, particul
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Image credit: Corporal Raymond Vance, Australian Government Department of Defence
Image credit: Corporal Raymond Vance, Australian Government Department of Defence
Thu, 23 May 2024

Accountability and Moral Reckoning after the Brereton Report

Department of International Relations 75th Anniversary Public Lecture Series
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Seminar and Book Launch: Forty years in the South Seas: Archaeological Perspectives on the Human History of Papua New Guinea and the Western Pacific Region. An edited volume in honour of Glenn Summerhayes’ career
Seminar and Book Launch: Forty years in the South Seas: Archaeological Perspectives on the Human History of Papua New Guinea and the Western Pacific Region. An edited volume in honour of Glenn Summerhayes’ career
Fri, 24 May 2024

Forty years in the South Seas: Book Launch and Seminar in honour of Glenn Summerhayes’ career

It is not often that one gets to witness a fitting celebration of a remarkable career, which makes this occasion extraordinary.
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Americans in the Pacific
Wed, 29 May 2024

The Pacific Plunge: America in the Pacific

Join us to explore the ongoing evolution of America's engagement in the Pacific.
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Professorial Lecture Series with Professor Luke Glanville
Professorial Lecture Series with Professor Luke Glanville
Wed, 29 May 2024

The dissonance of humane domination: How the powerful control the mobility of the vulnerable

Professorial Lecture Series 
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Kevin Pullen
Thu, 30 May 2024

Bougainville, Papua New Guinea and the Partial Implementation of the Bougainville Peace Agreement

Join DPA Doctoral Candidate Kevin Pullen as he presents his Thesis Proposal Review on the partial implementation of the BPA.
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Mercy Masta
Fri, 31 May 2024

Approaches to Engaging Men in Women's Leadership in the Pacific

Join Dr Mercy Masta as she will explore strategies for involving men in supporting women's leadership in the Pacific.
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News & stories
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A barbed wire fence with a rainbow.
A barbed wire fence with a rainbow.

The Colors of Intervention: Mapping the World, Shaping Resistance
Professor Nicolas Lemay-Hébert recently presented his ‘colourful’ research on the mapping of security risk assessments, using a range of case studies - from Kenya to Haiti and Afghanistan.
  • Global and Regional Politics
  • Policy and Governance
Women with traditional hats working at village by Phuong

Southeast Asia Institute Student Essay Prize 2024
The Southeast Asia Institute Student Essay Prize 2024 recognises the best academic essay by an undergraduate, Honours or Masters student from any discipline at the ANU.
Walk to Savo polling station 2
An election observer walking to the Savo polling station (photo credit Stephanie Russo)

Observing the 2024 elections in Solomon Islands
Small boats, 4WDs and walking long distances to reach remote communities is all part of the job for the 15 teams of ANU-SINU election observers in Solomon Islands’ 12th general elections in April 2024
Dongkeun Lee

Studying sea powers in Tokyo: Dongkeun Lee wins Japan Foundation Japanese Studies Fellowship
Meet Dongkeun Lee, a driven PhD candidate whose work and research focus have earned him the 2024-2025 Japan Foundation Japanese Studies Fellowship.
PNGDB

Revitalizing the PNG Dictionary of Biography – applications now opened
DPA is looking for submissions to participate in the PNG Dictionary of Biography Project. Applications close on 30 April.
ISA 2024

Relationality from the Pacific Perspective: Two DPA scholars attended ISA 2024
DPA members Dr George Carter and Henrietta McNeill attended the 2024 conference of the oldest interdisciplinary association dedicated to understanding international, transnational and global affairs.
Graduation ceremony on 20 March 2024 at Ritsumeikan University – Iberaki Campus in Osaka, Japan.
Graduation ceremony on 20 March 2024 at Ritsumeikan University – Iberaki Campus in Osaka, Japan.

Dual degree graduation celebrations in Japan
In March, Bell School Director A/Prof Julien Barbara visited Osaka, Japan to celebrate the graduation of 25 students from our dual degree program which we run together with Ritsumeikan University.
  • Language, Society, and Cultures of the Asia Pacific
AIG-ANU report on Defence Industry Policy launch
The panel included Ai Group CEO Innes Willox, ANU VC Prof Brian Schmidt, Ai Group Head of Defence and National Security Kate Louis, and authors Prof Stephan Frühling (ANU) and Dr Jeffrey Wilson (Ai Group)

Rethinking the Future of Australian Defence Industry Policy
Last December, the Australian Industry Group (AIG) and ANU launched a report on Australia’s Defence Industry Policy, including five key recommendations.
  • National Security, Strategy and Defence

Past events
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Thu, 16 May 2024

Book Launch: Dreaming Ecology: Nomadics and Indigenous Ecological Knowledge, Victoria River, Northern Australia

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised that this page contains images of deceased persons.

 
Fri, 10 May 2024

The Soviets and Nationalists in Manchuria: Development and International Order in Post-Manchukuo Northeast China, 1945-1948

China, Development and International Order Seminar Series
Thu, 9 May 2024

Book launch - Colonial Law Making: Cambodia under the French

ANU Southeast Asia Institute Research Seminar Series - This book launch is co-hosted with the Department of Political and Social Change in the Coral Bell School of Asia Pacific Affairs. 
Wed, 8 May 2024

High Wire book talk - the promise and perils of China’s regulation of AI

Drawing upon insights from her newly released book, Angela Zhang will explore the multifaceted nature of China's institutional dynamics and their impact on AI regulation.
Fri, 26 Apr 2024

Interconnected Asian History and “Open” World Orders

Graduate Research and Development Network on Asian Security (GRADNAS) Seminar Series
Wed, 24 Apr 2024

The colours of intervention: Mapping the world, shaping resistance

Professorial Lecture Series
Thu, 18 Apr 2024

Can area studies compare?

The ANU Southeast Asia Institute Research Seminar Series is a recurring seminar series that showcases the work of scholars within the ANU working on political, social and cultural issues in
Thu, 18 Apr 2024

How do new ideas emerge in the trade regime? Implications for addressing climate change.

Episode 11 features Matt Castle, a Senior Lecturer in the Political Science and International Relations Program at Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand whose current project e
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