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

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'Unmitigated disaster': What Donald Trump could be weighing up on Iran
Prof Wes Widmaier speaks to SBS News

Pacific People first: the critical role of education
Dr Meg Keen writes in Development Policy Blog

What you need to know about Iran's nuclear program

Prof Stephan Fruhling speaks to The Age

Why the AUKUS dream is likely to die
Em Prof Hugh White writes for Asia Times

Pacific nations Tonga, Vanuatu and Tuvalu face sweeping US travel bans — and it's not clear why
Dr Henrietta McNeill-Stowers speaks to ABC Online

Fijian politician Lynda Tabuya's private video and public dismissal
Romitesh Kant speaks to ABC Pacific

Inside Israel’s Iron Dome, David’s Sling, and Arrow air defence systems
Professor Stephan Fruehling spoke to ABC Online

Pacific Media Freedom: An Update on Rankings
Dr Amanda H.A. Watson writes for The National (PNG)

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Southeast Asianists: Scholarly Profile – Trailer
The 'Southeast Asianists: Scholarly Profile' trailer is here. It is three days until the ANU Southeast Asia Institute's eight-episode interview series is released. Join us for the launch on Sept 7.
Harold Crouch (left) with PhD students, Marcus Mietzner (now an Indonesia specialist based at ANU) and Inwon Hwang (South Korea's leading Malaysian politics expert), c. 1997.
Harold Crouch (left) with PhD students, Marcus Mietzner (now an Indonesia specialist based at ANU) and Inwon Hwang (South Korea's leading Malaysian politics expert), c. 1997.

Vale Emeritus Professor Harold Crouch
Emeritus Professor Harold Crouch, who died on 27 August 2023, was an eminent scholar of Indonesian and Malaysian politics, and of Southeast Asia generally.
IMMERSIA 2022

Ready. Steady. Immerse: Immersia 2.0
What do you get when you put calligraphy, dance, song, music, painting, wellbeing, books, exhibitions, photography, languages, trivia, gaming, and art together?
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Boyer Prize 2022 goes to Dr Denghua Zhang
Zhang's article ‘China’s influence and local perceptions: the case of Pacific island countries’ has won the revered Boyer Prize for 2022.
  • Pacific
  • Security
Kim Rubenstein and James Blackwell

It’s not just the Vibe: It’s the CONSTITUTION
New podcast series leading up to the referendum on an Indigenous Voice to Parliament, explores a whole lot more than just “the vibe” of the Constitution. Hosted by James Blackwell & Kim Rubenstein.
  • Indigenous Peoples
Museum, cemetery, etc. at Manus High School’, c. 21 Sep 1973. Photographer Bill Gammage. PMB PHOTO 46-0696
Museum, cemetery, etc. at Manus High School’, c. 21 Sep 1973. Photographer Bill Gammage. PMB PHOTO 46-0696

Dr Nayahamui Rooney: Newly Appointed Chair of the Pacific Manuscripts Bureau
The Dean of the College of Asia and the Pacific has appointed a new Chair of the Pacific Manuscripts Bureau, effective 1 July 2023.
Cover of 'Islands of Hope'
by DPA

Book Review and launch details — Islands of Hope: Pan-Pacific Indigenous Resource Management in a Changing Pacific
Dr Stewart Firth's review of 'Islands of Hope' (co-edited by Paul D'Arcy) and book launch details.
A family from the CAP graduations standing outdoors holding flowers and smiling
A family from the CAP graduations standing outdoors holding flowers and smiling

Stepping into the future: Celebrating mid-year graduations at ANU College of Asia and the Pacific
Students from the Australian National University come together in joyous celebration as they reach the culmination of their fulfilling academic journeys this July.
  • Asia
  • Pacific
  • Political science
  • Security
  • International relations
  • Diplomacy
  • Development
  • Culture
  • Climate Change

Past events
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Tue, 25 Mar 2025

Welcome to Kawthoolei: Rethinking Rebel Governance as Bricolage

Department of Political and Social Change Seminar Series
Tue, 25 Mar 2025

Conflict-related sexual violence in Myanmar: The role of the state

ANU Myanmar Research Centre Dialogue Series 2025

Timezone: 5.30–6.30pm AEDT, 1–2pm MMT, 8.30-9.30am CEST 
Tue, 18 Mar 2025

Reverting to the Norm: Locating the Parliament in Indonesias Democratic Regression

Department of Political and Social Change Seminar Series 
Wed, 12 Mar 2025

The Prabowo Presidency: An early assessment

Indonesia’s new president, Prabowo Subianto, has been in office for a little over four months now.
Wed, 5 Mar 2025

Reimagining the International Rules Based Order from a Blue Pacific Perspective

Join Sione Tekiteki and Joel Nilon as they examine the Blue Pacific's role in the future of the international rules based order.
Tue, 4 Mar 2025

Repositioning the Bamar identity in the context of establishing a Bamar state

ANU Myanmar Research Centre Dialogue Series 2025

Timezone: 5.30–6.30pm AEDT, 1–2pm MMT, 8.30-9.30am CEST 

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Tue, 4 Mar 2025

Voices of the Future: Young Women Shaping the AUKUS Discourse

Ahead of International Women’s Day and the release of the first WISP paper, WISP and Women in International Security – Australia Inc.
Tue, 25 Feb 2025

The Great Disorientation

What happens when humanity’s progress accelerates beyond its capacity to adapt?
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