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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

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

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

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

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

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

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Rethinking Strategy and Statecraft in the 21st Century
Professor Evelyn Goh and Associate Professor Jochen Prantl from our Strategic and Defence Studies Centre explores today's most pressing security challenges.
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ASEAN-Australia Defence Postgraduate Scholarship Program
Brings together the best and brightest defence officials from ASEAN and Australia to share their experiences, develop their strategic thinking and strengthen regional security.
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Celebrating women scholars in Strategic Studies: A career reception for future leaders
International security women scholars share their work and experiences with our students.
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Women in Asia-Pacific Security Research Seminar Series 2020-21
Exceptional research from women academics working in international security featured in new seminar series.
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Book Launch: Coalition strategy and the end of WWI
Celebrating Dr Meighen McCrae’s new book on allied political and military leadership in World War I.
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Salonie Dua
Salonie landed her dream job in social justice after graduating with a Master of International Relations.
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Asian security scholars launch new international exchange program
Building an international network of emerging Asian security scholars.
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Alumni, Malcolm Davis, ASPI Senior Analyst
Malcolm Davis tell us how studying the Master Strategic Studies has elevated his career to one of the most esteemed experts in strategic and defence policy.

Past events
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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

Can area studies compare?

The ANU Southeast Asia Institute Research Seminar Series is a recurring seminar series that showcases the work of scholars within the ANU working on political, social and cultural issues in
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
Tue, 2 Apr 2024

From the Colony to the Republic: Controlling Population Movement in Revolutionary Indonesia, 1945–1949

Jacob Wray addresses the strategic efforts made by Dutch and Indonesian officials to control cross-border movement during the Indonesian revolution, highlighting its significance for state survival
Wed, 27 Mar 2024

2024 Robert O'Neill War Studies Lecture

The 2024 Robert O'Neill War Studies lecture will be delivered by Professor Craig Stockings. 
Watch event recordings on YouTube