This book launch will bring in conversation Nicolas Lemay-Hebert (ANU Coral Bell School), Rosa Freedman (University of Reading), and Siobhan Wills (Ulster University) over their recently published book The Law and Practice of Peacekeeping: Foregrounding Human Rights by Cambridge University Press.

Hal Hill addresses the challenge of understanding why certain countries consistently achieve strong development progress, questioning whether a comprehensive analytical framework can be developed to deepen the understanding of Indonesia's development dynamics.

Paul Dibb addresses the growing geopolitical alignment between China and Russia and the potential implications for the West, particularly the United States. He explores the possibility of a grand coalition between China and Russia, their shared grievances against the West, their military partnership, and the potential challenges they pose to the international security order and US-centered alliances.

Kyuri Park explores why and how the pattern of security cooperation changed in the Asia-Pacific along with the rise of China.

In 1874, Britain installed a Resident in Perak, its first colony on the Malay Peninsula. It then quickly added more territory to the south; and yet to the north it maintained an open frontier with Siam.

PSC PhD candidate Felix Pal explores the relationship between ethno-majoritarian organisations and performances of pluralism.