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Our academics regularly provide analysis, opinion and commentary in the media.

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US imposes visa bonds of up to $27k for several Pacific countries
Jope Tarai quoted in ABC News

Trump’s Political Influence Faces Ultimate Test with Midterm Power Shift
Professor Wesley Widmaier quoted in News Finale

Trump’s shrinking missile stocks threaten to take war to dangerous new high
Professor Stephan Frühling quoted in Nine News

Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Pakistan pledge mutual defence as Middle East turmoil escalates
Dr Mansoor Ahmed speaks to Reuters

Next in Line: Thailand’s Rising Leaders and Foreign Policy
Dr Greg Raymond speaks to National Bureau of Asian Research

China's singing sailors could be latest weapon in fight for South China Sea
Associate Professor Graeme Smith quoted in ABC News

Taiwan Ceases Spot LNG Purchases From Papua New Guinea
Associate Professor Graeme Smith speaks to Taiwan Plus

Can we have peace in a sea of Pacific security pacts?
Dr Anouk Ride writes for The Interpreter - Lowy

Upcoming events
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AWM, Second World War, 1939-1945
AWM, Second World War, 1939-1945
Wed, 28 Oct 2026

2026 Robert O'Neill War Studies Lecture: The Transformative War: Australia in the war of 1939–45

Australia's WWII contribution is overshadowed by the Anzac legend, but wartime economic mobilisation transformed the nation. Joan Beaumont delivers the 2026 Robert O'Neill Lecture.
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Image: The aftermath of a hightide in Papua New Guinea’s Gaire Village in Hiri Koiari village 2026 © UNICEF/UN0866454/Nalo
Image: The aftermath of a hightide in Papua New Guinea’s Gaire Village in Hiri Koiari village 2026 © UNICEF/UN0866454/Nalo
Wed, 28 Oct 2026

Workstream Workshop: Displacement Pressures and Pathways to Gender Justice and Climate Security – linking up past and present inquiry

A CEVAW workshop bringing together Associate Investigators and Research Affiliates engaged in the migration and trafficking workstream will be held at the Coral Bell School.
Professor Marcus Mietzner with President Subianto in 2023 when he was Minister of Defence.
Professor Marcus Mietzner with President Subianto in 2023 when he was Minister of Defence.
Wed, 28 Oct 2026

Thinking about political elites in Indonesia and beyond: Some normative and methodological reflections

2026 CAP Professorial Lecture Series 
This lecture series aims to celebrate our esteemed academics and showcase their areas of expertise in research and teaching.
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Undergraduate student Sarah Meera

Choosing the unconventional path: How one degree took Sarah Meera across two countries and changed how she sees the world
Sarah's journey across Japan and Australia shows how an international dual degree can broaden perspectives, build resilience and open doors to lifelong opportunities.
Mary Joyce Bulao

CAP PhD student brings Philippine political research to the ANU 3MT Grand Final
CAP PhD student Mary Joyce Bulao will represent the College at the ANU 3MT Grand Final, bringing her research on Philippine politics to a wider audience.
Dr Mercy Masta

Visiting Scholar - Welcoming Mercy Masta to the CEVAW network
Dr. Mercy Masta joined the ARC Centre of Excellence on the Elimination of Violence against Women (CEVAW) in 2026.
United Nations' African Headquarters (UNON), Nairobi, Kenya
United Nations' African Headquarters (UNON), Nairobi, Kenya

Embedding perspectives from CEVAW in undergraduate course work
CEVAW Research Manager Michelle Godwin recently brought The ARC Centre of Excellence for the Elimination of Violence Against Women (CEVAW) research into the classroom.
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Bell School alumnus brings international law and counter-terrorism expertise back to ANU
Coral Bell School alumnus Fe Fikran returns to ANU as project lead of an Australia-Indonesia youth workshop on digital literacy and countering online radicalisation, funded by DFAT.
Sols election

Democracy in the Pacific: The 2024 Solomon Islands Elections
In 2024, researchers from the Solomon Islands National University (SINU) and ANU conducted the most comprehensive, and first longitudinal, study of elections carried out in Solomon Islands. Read about
CAP experts bring Pacific peacebuilding research to Parliament
Photo caption (left to right): Dr Mercy Masta (ANU), Dr Izabella Watts (UC), A/Prof Anouk Ride at Parliament House following the hearing

CAP experts bring Pacific peacebuilding research to Parliament
CAP researchers presented to a parliamentary inquiry, sharing research-backed recommendations to strengthen Australia's role in preventing conflict across the region.
Dr Anna Naupa
Dr Anna Naupa

Following the kastom roads: Anna Naupa becomes the first ni-Vanuatu PhD graduate from ANU
Preserving knowledge, shaping the Pacific

Past events
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Fri, 31 Jul 2026

In conversation: Maria Repnikova and Amy King

China, Development and International Order Seminar Series
Tue, 28 Jul 2026

Social Threats from Cultural Contact: Experimental Evidence on the K-Wave

Department of Political and Social Change Seminar Series
Mon, 27 Jul 2026

The Political Economy of Japanese and Chinese Infrastructure Financing in Indonesia

Join us for a panel discussion on Dr Trissia Wijaya’s new book. 
Fri, 24 Jul - Sat, 25 Jul 2026

2026 Myanmar Update: Photo Exhibition 'During the War'

This exhibition is organised by the ANU Myanmar Students’ Association (ANUMSA) with support from the ANU Myanmar Research Centre and artist Mayco Naing.

Fri, 24 Jul - Sat, 25 Jul 2026

2026 Myanmar Update: Contours of a New Myanmar

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Thu, 23 Jul 2026

World Order After Iran

This conference is hosted by our Department of International Relations
Wed, 22 Jul 2026

Patriotic Criminals: China’s Covert Netherworld in Southeast Asia and the Pacific

This event is jointly hosted by the Coral Bell School's Department of Pacific Affairs and Strategic and Defence Studies Centre
Wed, 15 Jul 2026

Concept Club

Concept Club was established by Benedict Moleta in 2024, as a PhD research seminar in the Department of International Relations, ANU.
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