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India to profit from the war in Ukraine and the Russia-China Joint Statement
The China-Russia Joint Statement of 4 February, which stressed that there were “no limits” to the two states’ friendship, formalised the decade-old strategic relationship between the two countries....
Removal of Putin from power only way to end Ukraine horror
Russia’s war with Ukraine has not gone as well as expected. Most Western experts predicted that Russia’s reformed and modernised military would swiftly overrun the Ukrainian armed forces. The...
Rethink needed on Russia-Ukraine war and “wicked problems” of 21st century
The current war between Ukraine and Russia demonstrates the failings of governments to embrace strategy and statecraft, according to experts at The Australian National University (ANU). Professor...
Getting inside the mind of Vladimir Putin
The danger of war between Russia and Ukraine is hotting up. Despite endless talks with Western leaders and their senior officials, Vladimir Putin continues a massive build-up of Russia’s military...
Tributes flow for defence leader
The ANU community is mourning the loss of one of its leading strategic studies and defence thinkers, Professor Brendan Sargeant, who died suddenly over the weekend in a swimming accident. Professor...
“Deep concern” for cut off Tonga
Two Tongan academics at The Australian National University (ANU) say panic and a lack of clear information are hampering search and rescue efforts in the wake of the eruption of the Hunga-Tonga-Hunga...
Brazen Putin tests divided West over Ukraine
Vladimir Putin’s talks with Joe Biden, followed by Russian diplomatic discussions with the US, NATO and the Commission on Security and Co-operation in Europe in Europe last week, have produced no...
Event next week - Symposium on family protection orders in the Pacific region
On 9 December 2021, the Australian National University and the Pacific Community (SPC) are hosting an online symposium on family protection orders in the Pacific region from 9am-5pm Canberra time....
Pacific nations can’t be left behind at COP26
Experts from The Australian National University (ANU) warn Pacific nations are at risk of being left behind in global climate negotiations if they aren’t a focus of the upcoming COP26 summit....
A Korean-Australian Scholar of Australia-Korea Relations
Dr Peter K. Lee reflects on his PhD journey with the Bell School’s Strategic and Defence Studies Centre (SDSC) at the Australian National University. As two of the region’s leading ‘middle powers’,...
