Past events
52nd meeting Aus-CSCAP
Book Launch by Dame Meg Taylor Secretary General, Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat
Audio recording of the launch.
Join us for the launch of Framing the Islands: Power and Diplomatic Agency in Pacific Regionalism by author Honorary Associate Professor Greg Fry. The book...
The Battle for Britain: Britain and the British Empire
Seminar audio recording.
In 1940, Britain faced the threat of invasion. While Adolf Hitler and Winston Churchill fought a verbal political duel throughout the summer months, both sides...
Emotions and Power in World Politics
In recent years, the study of emotions has become one of the most exciting innovations in international relations. Emerging as a critique of the long-held dichotomy of emotion and reason, early...
The Hon Henry Tuakeu Puna, Prime Minister of the Cook Islands
This public lecture will touch upon the constitutional implications for the relationship between Cook Islands and New Zealand of Cook Islands’ progression to developed country status.
The...
'Strong Patronage, Weak Parties' and 'Democracy for Sale'
In Southeast Asia, as in many other parts of the world, the quality of democracy is undermined by varying patterns of ‘money politics’. The prevalence of patronage not only displaces policy...
Security Challenges in Vanuatu: Planning for the Future
In this seminar hosted by DPA and the ANU Australia Pacific Security College, Vanuatu’s Minister of Internal Affairs, the Hon. Andrew Napuat will discuss Vanuatu’s first national security...
Book Launch: Conflict, Identity, & State Formation in East Timor 2000 - 2017
The ANU Department of Pacific Affairs (DPA) is pleased to host the launch of DPA PhD graduate James Scambary’s book; Conflict, Identity, and State Formation in East Timor 2000 – 2017.
This...
Peacebuilding and Masculinity Transformation
While formal peacebuilding initiatives have overwhelmingly focused on shifting men’s relationship to violence, the scholarship on peacebuilding has only recently begun to address the role of...
Thinking the Unthinkable: Could Australia ever contemplate nuclear weapons?
John Gee Memorial Lecture
Professor Hugh White’s latest book How to Defend Australia has raised some challenging questions. One of them is whether there could be circumstances under which...
