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Analysis & Opinion - In the media

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

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Former UK Defence Secretary Grant Shapps says Australia needs to lift defence spending
Prof John Blaxland speaks to The Nightly

Why a China deal has set off a Cook Islands-New Zealand spat
A/Prof Graeme Smith is quoted in Aljazeera

Papua New Guinea police officer holding rifle allegedly threatens to ‘blow brains’ of civilian
Prof Sinclair Dinnen is quoted in ABC News

Call for 'data diplomacy' with China after DeepSeek ban
A/Prof Graeme Smith speaks to AAP

Fiji leader to raise concerns in US after aid frozen
Dr Meg Keen is quoted in National Indigenous Times

Fijian MP Lynda Tabuya avoids expulsion, pursues legal action after circulation of explicit video
Romitesh Kant speaks to ABC Digital

Donal Trump's tactic to end the Ukraine war - and whether it would impact Australia
Prof Wes Widmaier speaks to SBS Digital

Whose canoe? ‘Moana 2’ debate exposes AI threat to Pacific languages
Jope Tarai writes in Benar News

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Tuukka Kaikkonen
Tuukka’s world took another turn when he decided to study a Master of International Relations (Advanced) at the Coral Bell School – an opportunity that opened greater doors.
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Sanjoli Banerjee - shaping leaders with pragmatic skills and values
Bachelor of International Security Studies alumna Sanjoli Banerjee recently won the Diana Award for her campaigns against female foeticide and environmental degradation.
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Australian Government Department of Defence

Better together: Counter terrorism conference
A platform for Southeast Asian and Australian representatives to tackle the question of how regional militaries meet the challenges of helping combat terrorism in the physical and information terrain.
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2019 and 2021 PIES book launch
Join us for the launch of the 2019 and 2021 PIES books: Kontestasi Nalar Keberagamaan Kontemporer, and Terobosan Akademik Australia-Indonesia.
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The blue economy in the Pacific: Promise or potential?
The Australia Awards Women’s Leadership Initiative marks World Oceans Day 2021 with a special learning and networking event on the blue economy in the Pacific: Promise or potential.
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The blue economy in the Pacific: Promise or potential?
To mark World Ocean’s Day 2021, the Department of Pacific Affairs co-hosted an event with the Australia Awards Women’s Leadership Initiative.
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PNG’s private security industry could improve public security: report
A new report shows that while the industry is in need of much greater regulation, PNG would likely face worse problems of insecurity than it currently does without the private security sector.
Private Security in Papua New Guinea - A Networked Approach
by Australian Civil-Military Centre

PNG’s private security industry could improve public safety
A new report from researchers at The Australian National University highlights the vital role private security plays in ensuring public security across Papua New Guinea.
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Wed, 22 May 2024

Peace-Making and State-Making: The Case of Early Modern Japan

Graduate Research and Development Network on Asian Security (GRADNAS) Seminar Series
Thu, 16 May 2024

Book Launch: Dreaming Ecology: Nomadics and Indigenous Ecological Knowledge, Victoria River, Northern Australia

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Fri, 10 May 2024

The Soviets and Nationalists in Manchuria: Development and International Order in Post-Manchukuo Northeast China, 1945-1948

China, Development and International Order Seminar Series
Thu, 9 May 2024

Book launch - Colonial Law Making: Cambodia under the French

ANU Southeast Asia Institute Research Seminar Series - This book launch is co-hosted with the Department of Political and Social Change in the Coral Bell School of Asia Pacific Affairs. 
Wed, 8 May 2024

High Wire book talk - the promise and perils of China’s regulation of AI

Drawing upon insights from her newly released book, Angela Zhang will explore the multifaceted nature of China's institutional dynamics and their impact on AI regulation.
Fri, 26 Apr 2024

Interconnected Asian History and “Open” World Orders

Graduate Research and Development Network on Asian Security (GRADNAS) Seminar Series
Wed, 24 Apr 2024

The colours of intervention: Mapping the world, shaping resistance

Professorial Lecture Series
Thu, 18 Apr 2024

How do new ideas emerge in the trade regime? Implications for addressing climate change.

Episode 11 features Matt Castle, a Senior Lecturer in the Political Science and International Relations Program at Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand whose current project e
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