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Recognition for excellence in diversity and inclusion
In an award ceremony hosted on 17 November by the ANU Vice Chancellor, Professor Brian Schmidt, Associate Professor Nicole Haley of the Department of Pacific Affairs (DPA) at the Coral Bell School of...
ASEAN-Australia Defence Postgraduate Scholarship Program
The ASEAN-Australia Defence Postgraduate Scholarship Program (AADPSP) is an innovative program that commenced in 2019, with its inaugural intake of Defence officials from Southeast Asia and Australia...
No matter who wins the US election, the alliance will be the keystone of our defence planning
No matter who is elected United States president, the alliance between our two nations remains the wellspring of our security. This is because — contrary to the views of so many Australian...
China Can Hurt Australia for Malabar Exercise But QUAD is Bracing
Earlier this week, India formally invited Australia to join the large-scale naval exercises to be conducted in the Bay of Bengal (3-6 November) and the Arabian Sea (17-20 November), involving in...
Women in Asia-Pacific Security Research Seminar Series 2020-21
Exceptional research from women academics working in international security will be highlighted in a new seminar series. Professor Evelyn Goh has been awarded an ANU Gender Institute Grant 2020-21...
Back to the drawing board on our survival strategy
Scott Morrison was not exaggerating back in July when he compared Australia’s strategic circumstances today with the late 1930s and the lead-up to World War II. Back then a rising regional power...
‘The Makings of a Success’: The Global Compact on Refugees and the Inaugural Global Refugee Forum
“The understanding of international dynamics, global governance mechanisms and diplomatic practice developed through my studies in Diplomacy have been invaluable in my current role working on...
Book Review: The Battle for Pakistan: The Bitter US Friendship and a Tough Neighbourhood
US-Pakistan relations have always been difficult and became particularly prickly at the height of the war in neighbouring Afghanistan. Washington needs to rebuild the trust if it doesn’t want to see...
Dr Judy Putt discusses low conviction rates in PNG despite high domestic violence rates
The 2018 Crime and Safety Perceptions Survey in PNG indicated that domestic violence was the third most common crime (in PNG) experienced in the previous 12 months by individuals or someone in their...
Gender and Global Threats
2020 has not been a good year for the Asia Pacific region. Achievements in the United Nation’s global Sustainable Development Goals has been poor and COVID-19 has had enormous economic impacts in an...
