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Analysis & Opinion - In the media

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

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Media attacks on Kamala Harris follow a bleak pattern
Jack Hayes and Dr Elise Stephenson write in 360info

This Week in History: Aung San Suu Kyi placed under house arrest in 1989

A/Prof Nick Cheesman speaks to ABC Listen

Nguyen Phu Trong’s Foreign Policy Legacy: Shaping Vietnam’s Great Power Balance
Phan Xuan Dung writes in Fulcrum

Pacific Women Triennial Conference 2024 – Gender Responsive Climate Justice 
Dr George Carter is quoted in The Pacific Community

Shifting Models of Sovereignty in the Pacific
Dr Patricia O'Brien writes in The Diplomat

A dictionary of biography
Dr Theresa Meki and Nicholas Hoare are mentioned in The National

What happened to Trump was a shock but not a surprise - and that should worry us
Prof Wesley Widmaier writes in The Canberra Times

COP31 - What's essential to see from Australia?
Dr Athaulla Rasheed writes in Development Intelligence Lab

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Jack Ayoub
"The degree digs down and examines some of the security challenges and encourages you to cast a critical eye over long-held assumptions and ideas".
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Gabriella Andrews
Pacific Studies allowed me to diversify my experiences at ANU, and to learn more about the region to which Australia is so connected.
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Launch of a series of short films from the PNG Family Protection Order Research Project
To celebrate International Women’s Day in 2021, DPA launched a series of short film from the Papua New Guinea Family Protection Order (FPO) Research Project.
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Obituary: Grand Chief Sir Michael Somare
With the death of Grand Chief Sir Michael Somare, the Pacific has lost one of its most prominent and respected leaders.
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Joel Einstein
The ideas and concepts Joel learnt throughout his Master of Strategic Studies have helped him tremendously in his role at the Department of Defence.
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Tommy Sheng Hao Chai
Tommy’s lifelong passion for studying and contributing to history — especially in Asia — was the driving force to study a Master of Strategic Studies.
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Xueyin Zha
Xueyin turned down a scholarship for the University of Toronto to study a Master of International Relations at ANU — she tells us why.
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Nathalie Blakely
Inspired after working in New Zealand’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, studying a Master of Strategic Studies was the natural choice for Nathalie.

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Tue, 28 Nov 2023

Before Algorithmic Armageddon: The Immediate Risks of AI in War

This 2023 John Gee Memorial Lecture will be delivered by Professor Toni Erskine. 
Wed, 8 Nov 2023

Transforming Economies: on the path to Planetary Health Equity

Transforming our economies to serve people and the planet is the big challenge of our time.
Tue, 24 Oct 2023

China and the Region

We have heard enough now about US-China rivalry in Asia but not enough about its implications for the region. Join us and our three panelists to unpack this and more.
Tue, 24 Oct 2023

He aha ō tātou? Understanding the 2023 New Zealand election and its impact

Join our panel discussion about the 2023 New Zealand election and its impact.
Thu, 19 Oct 2023

Australian Army Research Centre Fellowship - information session & roundtable workshop

Workshop with Prof Stephan Fruehling, LtCol James Groves, staff from the Army’s Research Centre and your fellow ANU researchers, for a light lunch and a brainstorming workshop focusing on the resea
Thu, 19 Oct 2023

Pacific states and peoples inside global climate change negotiations

Pacific states and peoples inside global climate change negotiations (UNFCCC COP): from consensus, coherence to ‘climate updated’
Tue, 17 Oct 2023

The Role of Neighbourhood Leaders in Indonesia’s CT/CVE Programs: The Case of Surabaya

Since the passage of a new anti-terrorism law in 2018 that allows for preventative strikes against suspected terrorists, law-enforce
Thu, 12 Oct 2023

Small Data: Biography, Locality and Philology in the Chinese World

Professorial Lecture Series
Watch event recordings on YouTube