01
Oct
2019
Book Launch by the Governor-General - National Versus Human Security: Australian and Canadian Military Interventions
HE General the Honourable David Hurley AC DSC (Retd), Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Austra
Join us for the launch of National Versus Human Security Australian and Canadian Military Interventions by author Dr Gregory MacCallion.
03
Oct
2019
Sino-European relations through the lens of cybersecurity
Daniel P Bagge, Cyber Attache of the Czech Republic to the United States and Canada
Daniel P Bagge, Cyber Attache of the Czech Republic to the United States and Canada discusses how a midsized European country became a cyber player in the global arena.
08
Oct
2019
King Vajiralongkorn and the new political landscape
Pavin Chachavalpongpun, Kyoto University
Pavin Chachavalpongpun discusses the beginning of the new reign under King Vajiralongkorn. In particular, it seeks to discuss his relationship with other key institutions, including the democratic forces.
10
Oct
2019
ANU DPA Bougainville Independence Referendum Symposium
Anthony Regan and others
On 23 November 2019, an unprecedented referendum will take place in Bougainville and Papua New Guinea, the culmination of more than 20 years of work towards peace. Bougainvilleans will be asked whether they wish to remain an integral part of Papua New Guinea, but with enhanced autonomy, or to...
10
Oct
2019
Book Launch - Pacific Women in Politics: Gender Quota Campaigns in the Pacific Islands by Kerryn Baker
Kerryn Baker, Stewart Firth
Please join us at the book launch of Kerryn Baker’s Pacific Women in Politics: Gender Quota Campaigns in the Pacific Islands, University of Hawai`i Press.
About the book
Women are significantly underrepresented in politics in the Pacific Islands, given that only one in twenty Pacific...
10
Oct
2019
Book Launch: Geopolitics and the Western Pacific
Professor Michael Wesley, Dean of the ANU College of Asia; Honorary Professor Leszek Buszynski, Str
Join us for the launch of Geopolitics and the Western Pacific: China, Japan and the US by author Dr Leszek Buszynski.
15
Oct
2019
War Makes States: Conflict 2019 report
Nikki Philline C. de la Rosa, executive director International Alert Philippines
The Conflict Alert 2019 Report highlights the decline of violent incidents in Muslim Mindanao in the Southern Philippines after the Marawi war and amid continuing extremist violence events, the impact of the State’s continued implementation of martial law in the region, and its implications,...
18
Oct
2019
Advancing Equal Outcomes in the Pacific
Leituala Kuiniselani Toelupe Tago-Elisara, Director, Social Development Programme (Gender, Culture &
In this seminar we will hear from Leituala Kuiniselani Toelupe Tago-Elisara, director of the Pacific Community’s Social Development Programme (SDP). The SDP’s goal is to ‘advance gender equality, social inclusion and cultural diversity to obtain equal development outcomes in key settings across the...
21
Oct
2019
Naik Sungai: The river war in Borneo
Dr Garth Pratten, Acting Head, Strategic and Defence Studies Centre
Dr Garth Pratten discusses the adaptability of the Australian Military Forces to warfare in the environment of littoral South East Asia.
30
Oct
2019
Thinking the Unthinkable: Could Australia ever contemplate nuclear weapons?
Professor Hugh White, Strategic and Defence Studies Centre; Professor Gareth Evans, ANU Chancellor
Professor Hugh White explores whether there could be circumstances under which Australia might in future think about getting nuclear weapons.
