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Analysis & Opinion - In the media

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

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Provocative Tasman Sea war games highlight need to bolster defence spending, warn experts
A/Prof Andrew Carr speaks to The Nightly

Middle powers such as Australia relied on the rules-based order, but that's in doubt. Here's what we must do
Prof John Blaxland writes in The Guardian

Pacific ‘not a chessboard for global competition’: Dr Aqorau
Dr Henrietta McNeill is quoted in Islands Business

Nauru sells citizenship to help fund relocations as sea levels rise
Dr Henrietta McNeill speaks to The Guardian

Emboldened China signs Pacific mining deal amid Tasman naval drills
Prof Meg Keen speaks to Australian Financial Review

Samoa's Prime Minister Fiame face vote of no confidence today
Dr George Carter speaks in Pacific Beat

Chinese flotilla exposes navy in 'chronic decline'
EmProf Hugh White speaks to Australian Financial Review

As Donald Trump upends geopolitics what happens to Five Eyes and AUKUS?
EmProf Hugh White speaks to ABC Online

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Meet Haula Noor
Having interviewed more than 30 jihadists’ families in Indonesia, Haula tells us about her experience as a PhD candidate at the Bell School.
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Henrietta McNeill
Henrietta began her PhD candidacy at ANU in 2020. She has worked widely across the Pacific region, with a particular interest in Polynesia.
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Pacific nations can’t be left behind at COP26
Four ANU experts warn that Pacific nations are at risk of being left behind in global climate negotiations if they aren’t a focus of the upcoming COP26 summit in Glasgow.
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Thomas Paterson - internship, study tour and a war-gaming retreat
Thomas just needed to look at the ANU Master of Strategic Studies program structure and its subjects to fall in love and move from Melbourne to Canberra.
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Anna Samson - focussed on the dynamics and causes of conflicts
With two first-class honours degrees, and several years’ experience working with NGOs, Anna Samson decided to do a Master at SDSC to get a new perspective on conflicts and the dynamics of war.
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Daniel Nichola - learning in a policy-relevant context
"The Master of Strategic Studies provided me with a conceptual framework for thinking about real-world strategic considerations".
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Esther Sainsbury
Living and studying in Indonesia as part of the ANU Year in Asia Program led Esther to continue her study journey in Asian studies and complete the Master of Strategic Studies at SDSC.
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Samuel John Cox
"The reputation of the Strategic and Defence Studies Centre as Australia’s centre of excellence for education in strategy and defence inspired me to uproot my life from Perth and move to Canberra".

Past events
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Thu, 18 Jul - Fri, 19 Jul 2024

Towards a different IR? 75 Years of International Relations at ANU

On 18-19 July 2024, the Department of International Relations is hosting a two-day symposium in honour of its 75th anniversary. 
Tue, 16 Jul 2024

Indigenous Rights at the UN

Panelists will explore the challenges and opportunities afforded by the UN system to Indigenous peoples, especially concerning rights and recognition.
Fri, 5 Jul 2024

France dans le Pacifique

French territories in the Pacific Ocean are often under-analysed in Anglophone settings.
Thu, 27 Jun 2024

Broken Politics of Capitalist Time: Global Crises of Capitalist Social Reproduction

Department of International Relations 75th Anniversary Public Lecture Series
Thu, 27 Jun 2024

3MT: The Three Minute Thesis Competition

The Three-Minute Thesis (often abbreviated to 3MT) is a hugely successful international competition in which higher-degree research candidates demonstrate their communication skills while showcasin
Thu, 20 Jun 2024

Pathways to a healthy 'net-zero' future

Climate change is not just an environmental threat but poses major and growing risks to the health of today’s population and future generations.
Fri, 14 Jun 2024

Agency and Ownership in Reconciliation: Youth and the Practice of Transitional Justice

Dr Caitlin Mollica (University of Newcastle) will be sharing her recently-released book, Agency and Ownership in Reconciliation: Youth and the Practice of Transitional Justice (SUNY Press)
Fri, 14 Jun 2024

History of Ignorance: A History of the Belittling of Modern Pacific Knowledge

Please join PhD candidate Opeta Alefaio as he provides an update during his research journey.
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