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To Defend Itself, Australia Mustn't Kowtow to its Rivals or its Allies

EmProf Paul Dibb speaks to Sydney Morning Herald

Can Albanese Fix Australia's Defence?
Em Prof Hugh White writes for The Saturday Paper

Trump may try to strike a deal with AUKUS review, but here’s why he won’t sink it
Prof John Blaxland writes for The Conversation

#218 – Hugh White on why Trump is abandoning US hegemony – and that’s probably good
Em Prof Hugh White speaks to 80,000 Hours

Our post-American future — what will the new world order look like?
Em Prof Hugh White speaks to ABC Listen

Development Futures: Indonesia’s economic policies under Prabowo — new era or same path?
Dr Eve Warburton speaks to Lowy Institute

Starlink is transforming Pacific internet access – but in some countries it’s still illegal
Dr Amanda H.A. Watson writes for The Conversation

Hugh White on Australia's Post-U.S. Future
Em Prof Hugh White speaks with 2 SER

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The Guardrails Quintet: Insights from Southeast Asian Experts and Scholars
Find five articles from the 2023 Regional Geopolitical Update that grappled with the discussion of security guardrails from key Southeast Asian states perspectives.
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Photograph taken by Mauk Kham Wah

Myanmar Update 2023: A window onto Myanmar’s revolutionary situation
Learn about Myanmar’s struggle against military dictatorship at the latest conference in this Update series, hosted by the ANU College of Asia and the Pacific.
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Asia Pacific Week delegates, panellists and organising committee members

Asia Pacific Week 2023: CAP students lead inspiring and successful event
ANU College of Asia and the Pacific (CAP) students helped bring together delegates from all over the world to participate in a rewarding week of panels and workshops focussing on the region.
Associate Professor Pichamon YEOPHANTONG, Deakin University
Photo courtesy: Kyle Leyden

SEAI Exclusive: How to Prevent Southeast Asia from Development in Reverse
Dr Pichamon Yeophantong discusses three key observations on Southeast Asian countries' developmental imperatives.
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Meet Asha Clementi: ACT's Young Woman of the Year 2022
College of Asia and the Pacific alumna Asha Clementi has excelled in the field of diplomacy since graduating - winning multiple esteemed awards.
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SDSC team awarded $1 million grant
SDSC’s ‘Strategic Policy for the Asia-Pacific in Transition’ Program has received a Department of Defence grant of $1,030,000 for 2022-25 to research into strategy and strategic policy in Asia Pacific
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Multiple accolades for Bell School academic Professor Evelyn Goh
Professor Evelyn Goh has been awarded three fellowships in a single year – a mark of exemplary merit and international acknowledgement of her scholarly contribution.

Eliorah Malifa
Dr Eliorah Malifa's research thesis draws on the knowledge of practitioners and stakeholders of Pacific screen to interrogate the potential for a sustainable regional screen industry.

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Fri, 14 Feb 2025

War, Memory and Diplomacy: Celebrating the career of Professor Joan Beaumont

Professor Emerita Joan Beaumont AM, FASSA is one of Australia’s foremost historians of the experience, memory and commemoration of war, as well as of Australian d
Wed, 12 Feb 2025

Tacit Understandings: Explaining Maritime Southeast Asia's Restraint towards China in the post-Cold War Period

PhD Candidate - Oral Presentation
Mon, 10 Feb 2025

Interesting Times in Papua New Guinea: Politics versus Rule of Law

Join PhD Candidate Murray Thomas as he presents his pre-submission seminar.
Thu, 30 Jan 2025

Redefining Sovereignty: Para-diplomacy of the French Oceanic Communities in the Blue Pacific

Join Mana Tevahitua as he analyses the external relations of the French Oceanic communities with foreign actors and the French state.
Tue, 28 Jan 2025

Nobodies to Somebodies: Moukele Migrant Workers from NCD, PNG in New Zealand and Australia

Join Keimelo Gima to explore the recent experiences of a few Papua New Guineans in the labour mobility schemes.
Fri, 13 Dec 2024

A strong leader that bends rules preferable? Preliminary findings from the Fiji Post-election survey on Voter Behaviour and Democracy

DPA Seminar Series
Thu, 12 Dec 2024

Japan's new Foreign and Security policy directions: Implications for the Japan-Australia partnership

This panel discussion is hosted by the Strategic and Defence Studies Centre
Wed, 11 Dec 2024

Neither Confirm Nor Deny: National Security Secrecy and Australia's Liberal Democracy

PhD Oral Presentation 
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