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

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Albanese says Australian government now ‘open to consideration’ of sending troops to Ukraine
Prof John Blaxland quoted by The Guardian

Cause for Australian optimism despite US-Ukraine stoush
Prof John Blaxland quoted by AAP

Submarine cables keep the world connected. They can also help us study climate change.
Cynthia Mehboob writes in The Conversation

Could China warships, Trump fuel a national security election?
EmProf Paul Dibb speaks with ABC Listen

As Donald Trump upends geopolitics what happens to Five Eyes and AUKUS?
EmProf Hugh White speaks to RNZ

Securing Australia's new Pacific Engagement Visa costly, slow and 'stressful', applicants say
Natasha Turia speaks to ABC Digital

Nauru sells citizenship to fund climate change mitigation
Dr Henrietta McNeill speaks to The Japan Times

Provocative Tasman Sea war games highlight need to bolster defence spending, warn experts
A/Prof Andrew Carr speaks to The Nightly

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CAP fellows receive Australia Day honours

CAP fellows receive Australia Day honours
Two academics from The Australian National University (ANU) College of Asia and the Pacific (CAP) have been appointed as Members of the Order of Australia for services to the Asia Pacific.
Peter Cosgrove

CAP fellows receive Australia Day honours
Two academics from The Australian National University (ANU) College of Asia and the Pacific (CAP) have been appointed as Members of the Order of Australia for services to the Asia Pacific.
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Bell School Professor elected President of the Asian Studies Association of Australia
Professor Edward Aspinall, specialist in Southeast Asian politics, joins a long list of esteemed academics to hold the position.
Bringing serious authors and serious topics on Southeast Asia to the public

Bringing serious authors and serious topics on Southeast Asia to the public
Taking research to the masses, Dr Nick Cheesman hosts a monthly podcast on Southeast Asian studies as part of the New Books Network.
NBSEAS panel at the ASSA Conference in Sydney in June 2018: Patrick Jory, Holly High, Nick Cheesman and Lee Morgenbesser.

Bringing serious authors and serious topics on Southeast Asia to the public
Taking research to the masses, Dr Nick Cheesman hosts a monthly podcast on Southeast Asian studies as part of the New Books Network.
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Bell School historian receives top history prize
Professor Robert Cribb has been awarded Australia’s most prestigious history award for his contributions to Asia-Pacific history scholarship.

Past events
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Mon, 26 Feb 2024

Two years on: How will Russia's war on Ukraine end?

As Russia enters its third year of war against Ukraine, we need to ask: how will this war end?
Fri, 23 Feb 2024

The Resilience of Self-Reliance in China: Autonomy, Interdependence, and Order-Shaping

Amy King and Wenting He explore the enduring concept of 'self-reliance' (zili gengsheng) in Chinese political discourse over a century.
Thu, 22 Feb 2024

From ‘Our Sea of Islands’ to the ‘Blue Pacific Continent’: Stewarding Pacific Regionalism Now and into the Future

Join us to explore the ongoing development and challenges of Pacific regionalism over the past decade.
Thu, 15 Feb 2024

Partnerships for Climate Crisis Resilience

Please join PhD candidate Lauren Bland as she provides an update during her research journey.
Fri, 9 Feb 2024

Making People Matter in IPE

Department of International Relations Professorial Lecture Series
Wed, 7 Feb 2024

The Locked-up Country

In The Locked-up Country, political experts Tom Chodor and Shahar Hameiri identify the source of Australia’s recent challenges and suggest a better way forward.
Mon, 5 Feb 2024

Rethinking the Boe Declaration and Security in the Pacific

Please join PhD candidate Ms Leituala Kuiniselani Tago-Elisara as she provides an update during her research journey.
Fri, 2 Feb 2024

Norms, Storytelling and International Institutions in China: The Imperative to Narrate

Do emerging powers reinforce or reshape the existing international order? Are international institutions socialising emerging powers or being used to promote alternative norms?
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