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DPA partners with University of New Caledonia to co-convene PIPSA conference, ‘Democracy, Sovereignty and Self-Determination in the Pacific Islands’
From 25 – 27 June 2019, the Australian National University Department of Pacific Affairs and the University of New Caledonia LARJE Centre co-convened the PIPSA (Pacific Islands Political Studies...
Understanding how the ‘Pacific’ fits into the ‘Indo-Pacific’
The Strategic and Defence Studies Centre (SDSC), Department of Pacific Affairs (DPA) and National Security College (NSC) of the Australian National University (ANU) recently hosted officials, public...
ANU VC launches Understanding Oceania
During his 11-14 June 2019 visit to Suva Professor Brian Schmidt, Australian National University Vice Chancellor launched Understanding Oceania, a book edited by DPA’s Stewart Firth and the...
DPA hosts Australia-China-Pacific Research Network Workshop
Analysts and academics from universities and thinktanks from Australia, New Zealand, the Pacific and China have attended a workshop convened by the Department of Pacific Affairs at ANU on 3 and 4...
Protecting children on the move
A refugee camp is not the easiest place to conduct field research, but when you are exploring how best to protect children during their migration journey, that is where the need is greatest. Olivia...
Leveraging power at the UN
We’re in a secure room of the Australian Mission at UN Headquarters, on a chilly December day in New York. No electronic equipment is permitted – no laptops, no mobiles, no cameras – but we do have...
Creating a future beyond borders : Innovative dual degree program commences in Japan with Ritsumeikan University’s College of Global Liberal Arts
Earlier this month students commencing in Japan in the dual-degree program were welcomed by the Ritsumeikan University. The Bell School at ANU has partnered with the College of Global Liberal Arts at...
From Hot War to Cool Oceans: ANU Wargames at Kioloa
By: Dr Andrew Carr, Program Convenor of the Master of Strategic Studies at the ANU Strategic and Defence Studies Centre. ANU Master of Strategic Studies students have just completed their annual...
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...
Our first cohort of dual-degree students commences
Last week the Bell School welcomed its first students into the Bachelor of Asia-Pacific Affairs, an innovative new dual degree program with Ritsumeikan University in Japan. This Orientation Week...
