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

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Elon Musk’s DOGE has caused chaos. Now he's stepping back, what might come next?
Prof Wes Widmaier speaks to SBS News

Making Mainland Southeast Asia safe for autocracy
Dr Greg Raymond writes for New Mandala

Coalition pledges increase in defence spending to 3% GDP if elected
Andrew Carr speaks with SBS Digital

Federal Election 2025: Coalition gunning for $21b defence spend with increased tax
A/Prof Andrew Carr speaks with The Nightly

What would Australia be willing to go to war over? This needs to be made clear
A/Prof Andrew Carr and Prof Stephan Fruehling write in The Conversation

Australia being 'outplayed' in Asia-Pacific by Russia, China
Prof John Blaxland speaks to The Daily Telegraph

Indonesia has friendly ties with Russia. Experts say that's not necessarily cause for alarm
HonProf Leszek Buszynski speaks to ABC Digital

How China gains backdoor access to the Pacific Islands | The Pacific
A/Prof Graeme Smith speaks in ABC News

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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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Simon Fenske
Cairns-native Simon Fenske braved the capital’s cool climate to join a community of the world’s leaders in Pacific Studies.
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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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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.
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Operation OBOE: Study tour to Borneo!
Students go bush-bashing across Borneo to interact with the remnants of Australia’s largest amphibious military campaign.

Past events
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Tue, 20 Aug 2024

Unequal Burden: Colonial Taxation and Living Standard Disparities Within Minorities

Join A/Prof Jenny Guardado as she examines indigenous socioeconomic sorting as an unexplored consequence of Spanish colonization in the Americas.
Thu, 15 Aug - Fri, 16 Aug 2024

AUKUS: Assumptions and Implications

Join us for a two-day symposium on AUKUS strategic partnership from 15-16 August 2024 in Canberra.
Tue, 6 Aug 2024

Innovation under Decentralized State Capitalism: Government Investment, Capital Market, and the Chinese EV Industry

How is genuine technological innovation possible in an authoritarian regime which is deeply involved in the economy?
Mon, 5 Aug 2024

Post-conflict resource development and state formation in the Autonomous Region of Bougainville

Please join PhD candidate Martin Syder as he provides an update during his research journey on the institutional formation of the Autonomous Bougainville Government (ABG).
Thu, 1 Aug 2024

Book Launch: The Global Politics of Sexual and Reproductive Health

Book Launch: The Global Politics of Sexual and Reproductive Health by Dr Maria Tanyag
Tue, 30 Jul 2024

The Relationship between Unarmed and Armed Struggles in Myanmar’s Spring Revolution

Department of Political and Social Change Seminar Series
Fri, 26 Jul 2024

Seated on the Whirlwind: Artificial Intelligence, Weapons Systems and Moral Agency

Discussing AI, Automated Systems, and the Future of War Seminar Series
Thu, 25 Jul 2024

How to win friends and influence fossil fuel companies

Episode 12 features Naomi Hogan, the Company Strategy Lead at ACCR, discussing how to influence fossil fuel companies. Naomi has experience in research, campaigns and advocacy, particul
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