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Is the Indo-Pacific just a geographic region, or something more?
The Australian Government’s use of the terms ‘Indo-pacific’ and ‘rules-based-order’ have come under question at the Council for Security Cooperation in the Asia Pacific (CSCAP) meeting held recently...
Territorial disputes in Belize - insights from an intern
BY MICHAEL BYRNE Michael Byrne is a Master of Diplomacy student currently undertaking an internship in Belize. Here he updates us on his experiences so far. Earlier this year, I was lucky enough to...
Pacific solidarity crucial to end exploitation, says Pacific Community head
Regional solidarity is crucial for Pacific Island nations to curb the influence of powerful external actors, said Dr Colin Tukuitonga at The Australian National University (ANU) in February. Dr...
ASEAN must provide vision: former Indonesian foreign minister
Former Indonesian foreign minister Dr Marty Natalegawa has challenged the Association of Southeast Nations (ASEAN) to provide leadership and vision or risk regressing at the Australian launch of his...
How to leverage power and influence on the UN Security Council: Briefing the incoming elected members.
As a popular political saying goes, “If you’re not at the table, you’re on the menu.” There are 188 UN member states that are not permanent members of the UN Security Council. When a country serves...
Students conduct in-class peace negotiation simluation
By student correspondents Mikaela Knight, Georgia Ibbett and Oskah Dunnin. First year undergraduate students in the course ‘Peacebuilding and conflict resolution - INTR1022’ have conducted peace...
Meet the new Director of the ANU Coral Bell School
Highly respected Professor of International Politics Toni Erskine has joined The Australian National University (ANU) Coral Bell School of Asia Pacific Affairs as its new Director and hit the ground...
Bell School signs MoU with Cambridge University AI centre
A new MOU has been signed between the ANU Coral Bell School of Asia Pacific Affairs and Cambridge University’s Leverhulme Centre for the Future of Intelligence (CFI). The MOU is designed to...
Change in an era of great power rivalry
“What we have since 2016 is something that none of us alive now have experienced before…a world in which there are three credible, major military powers with global reach.” These words are those of...
Claiming ‘Victory’
Dr Meighen McCrae will use her skills as a historian to examine differing notions of victory throughout the First World War to challenge the legacies they have in our modern world. “If you want to...
