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Matthew Paul Argall, Australian Flag and Australian Aboriginal Flag, Flickr.
Thu, 21 Nov 2024

Defence Indigenous Engagement: Advancing Reconciliation or Militarised Inclusion?

Department of International Relations 75th Anniversary Public Lecture Series
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Harris and Trump’s closing message to voters couldn’t be further apart
Wes Widmaier speaks to The New Daily

China’s government is about to spend big on stimulus – can it turn around the country’s sluggish economy?
Wenting He and Wesley Widmaier write in The Conversation

Addressing protection in humanitarian evaluations: what ALNAP ’s new guidance needs to achieve
Amra Lee writes in ALNAP

The Primacy of Foreign Policy in Reverse: Israel's War Aims After the Assassination of Ismail Haniyeh
Benedict Moleta writes in Australian Outlook (AIIA)
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United Nations Development Programme Nigeria
United Nations Development Programme Nigeria

From outback kitchens to the United Nations: Discover how the ANU Master of Diplomacy prepared Sally for her dream career
Discover how studying a Master of Diplomacy at the ANU College of Asia and the Pacific led alumna Sally Swinnen to work for the United Nations in Nigeria.
Amy Wardell
Amy Wardell

Forging global leaders: CAP student secures prestigious cybersecurity internship in Estonia
First-year Master of International Law and Diplomacy student Amy Wardell is undertaking a five-week cybersecurity internship in Estonia. Find out more about her journey.
The book launch of ‘The Global Politics of Sexual and Reproductive Health’ at ANU. From left to right: Bonney Corbin, Dr Faustina Pereira, Noelene Nabulivou, Dr Maria Tanyag, and Prof Bina D’Costa.
The book launch of ‘The Global Politics of Sexual and Reproductive Health’ at ANU. From left to right: Bonney Corbin, Dr Faustina Pereira, Noelene Nabulivou, Dr Maria Tanyag, and Prof Bina D’Costa.

Researching the global politics of sexual and reproductive health with responsibility: Dr Maria Tanyag publishes her first book
Dr Maria Tanyag’s new book examines everyday inequalities in sexual and reproductive health and rights.
  • Sexual health
  • Human Rights
  • gender equality
First Nations elders, organisers, and participants of the Indigenous Diplomacy workshop
First Nations elders, organisers, and participants of the Indigenous Diplomacy workshop

First Nations Elders share diplomacy practices in 2024 Indigenous Diplomacy Workshop
Learning about the traditions and ongoing life of Indigenous sovereignties in Australia and their distinct ways of making diplomacy were explored in the three-day Indigenous Diplomacy workshop in July
  • Indigenous Peoples
  • Diplomacy
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Our research

The Department of International Relations (the IR Department) is one of the world’s leading centres for the study of global politics. Home to discipline-defining scholars, the IR Department is known around the world for the ways in which it links theory and practice with historical and contemporary analysis in the fields of diplomacy and security, peace and conflict, ethics and governance, and political economy and law, with a particular focus on the Asia-Pacific region.

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UN Security Council

Diplomacy Forum
The Diplomacy Forum is a cluster of scholars focused on diplomatic studies located in the Department of International Relations in the Coral Bell School of Asia Pacific Affairs at ANU.
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CEVAW logo. Image: Molly Hunt (@mollyhunt4food), a Balanggarra and Yolngu woman from the Kimberley

Elimination of Violence Against Women (Migration and Trafficking Contexts)
The Centre aims to transform our understanding of the problem by examining the structural drivers that cause and compound violence against women, and pioneering new approaches to radically improve it.
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Preventing hate speech and discrimination: Lessons on promoting tolerance and respect for diversity in the Asia Pacific
Hate speech and incitement to violence, when tolerated or promoted by political and religious leaders, are significant risk factors for atrocities.
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Through the ballads: Memory, peace formation, and the ‘hyper’ form of negative peace
What happens when a peace framework fails to include healing of the past?
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Discover our department’s range of high-quality publications showcasing the depth and breadth of or academic expertise.

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Prioritizing Global Responsibilities

Prioritizing Global Responsibilities answers this question by proposing a two-level account of just prioritization that aims to be both philosophically sound and practically relevant.
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The Global Politics of Sexual and Reproductive Health

This book examines everyday inequalities in sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR), and the failure to address them in crisis settings from a feminist international relations (IR) perspectiv
Sepúlveda on the Spanish Invasion of the Americas: Defending Empire, Debating Las Casas

Sepúlveda on the Spanish Invasion of the Americas: Defending Empire, Debating Las Casas

Translation of the dispute between Juan Ginés de Sepúlveda and Bartolomé de las Casas regarding the justice of Spain's invasion of the Americas, peaking in their famous debate in Valladolid in 1550-51
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The IR Department is home to world-renowned specialists on the theory and practice of world politics.
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HDR candidates

Our HDR come from all around the world to study with our unique perspective on the Asia-Pacific region.
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Our extensive alumni network includes the next generation of scholars, policymakers and informed citizens in Australia, the Asia-Pacific region, and around the world.