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

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‘A completely new world’: Why the last US-Russia nuclear treaty expires this week
Prof Stephan Frühling quoted by The Age

Cambodia looks ahead after a turbulent 2025
Chansambath Bong writes for East Asia Forum

Academia against genocide: providing spaces for hard conversations
Isabelle Zhu-Maguire writes for Croakey Health Media

International conditions are not in favour of protesters in Iran – Special interview
Prof George Lawson speaks to BBC Persia

Trump’s Greenland U-turn, Syria clashes force Kurds into retreat & China ‘brings home the bacon’
Prof Stephan Frühling speaks to SBS News

The 'Golden Dome' and why Trump wants the defence system in Greenland
Prof Stephan Frühling quoted in SBS News

Bleak economic growth and political instability plagued Solomon Islands in 2025
Dr Kerryn Baker writes for East Asia Forum

$1.5 billion for a seat: Is Trump's new Board of Peace an 'irreparable' threat?
Amra Lee quoted in SBS News

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Watson

Undersea cables in the Pacific Islands region
A Japan-funded project on undersea cables brought experts together, including DPA’s Dr Watson, producing key research and policy insights on Pacific and global communications.
  • Technology
Professor George Lawson (Chair), Ms Catherine Hirst, A/Professor Nicole George, Mr Lukas Nagel and Professor Bina D’Costa’s panel on Unruly Politics on the Contemporary World (10 July)
Professor George Lawson (Chair), Ms Catherine Hirst, A/Professor Nicole George, Mr Lukas Nagel and Professor Bina D’Costa’s panel on Unruly Politics on the Contemporary World (10 July)

CEVAW at OCIS 2025: Showcasing Feminist International Relations and the Fight Against Gendered Violence
2025 Oceanic Conference on International Studies (OCIS)
Publications

DPA Publications - Q2 2025
A summary of DPA publications published in the second quarter of 2025.
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DPA Seminars - S1 2025
A summary of DPA seminars in the first semester of 2025.
  • Seminars
Faysah Abdullah

Faysah Abdullah: How the ASEAN program is helping her gain a deeper understanding of the different dimensions of security challenges
Faysah Abdullah is in her final semester of our Master of Strategic Studies program.
Tony and Yohanni Johns

Order of Australia Award for Emeritus Professor A.H. Johns
The awarding of an AM to Tony is fitting recognition of his extraordinary life of service to scholarship on Southeast Asia and Islam.
March Workshop Group. Photo Olivia Wenholz
March Workshop Group. Photo Olivia Wenholz

Violence, Displacement, Protection
Bringing practitioners and scholars working on displacement and protection together in an academic space was powerful – allowing partners to step out of predictable agency positions and discuss openly
Meg Keen

Navigating Pacific Challenges: Reflections from Meg Keen on Geopolitics and Resilience
Beneath the postcard-perfect Pacific lies a region navigating climate threats and power struggles. Discover how Dr. Meg Keen is championing local leadership, resilience, and real change from within.

Past events
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Mon, 24 Nov - Thu, 27 Nov 2025

Interpretive Methods @ APSA

A Workshop for Research Students and Early Career Researchers
Thu, 20 Nov 2025

Enemy Friends: Schooling, Conflict and Peace in the Southwestern Pacific

Join Dr David Oakeshott as he discusses his book: Enemy Friends: Schooling, Conflict and Peace in the Southwestern Pacific.
Wed, 19 Nov 2025

Children and Justice in Gaza and the Occupied Palestinian Territories

Commemorating World Children’s Day My Day, My Rights (20 November 2025)
Wed, 19 Nov 2025

Connections Between Mongolia and Australia

ANU Mongolia Institute Panel: Connections Between Mongolia and Australia
Tue, 18 Nov 2025

Confrontation and Freedom: Denunciation Practices in Japan’s Buraku Liberation Movement

The ANU Japan Institute Seminar Series showcases cutting-edge research by leading and emerging scholars based primarily in Australia and Japan.
Fri, 7 Nov 2025

Launch: Military History Supremo

Join us for the launch of Military History Supremo, a volume honouring the remarkable career of Professor Emeritus David Horner.
Thu, 6 Nov 2025

Citizenship, Sovereignty and Self-Determination: UNDRIP and the Democratic State

2025 Coral Bell School Annual Lecture on Indigenous Diplomacy
Thu, 6 Nov 2025

A Beginner’s Guide to Land Grabbing in Port Moresby

This seminar examines how customary land in PNG’s National Capital District has been alienated since 1975 through five legal avenues, challenging the long-held belief that 40% remains customary.
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