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Gender quotas and women's participation in Pacific politics
Dr Theresa Meki speaks to ABC News

Security & Defence PLuS Hosts Under Secretary Jenkins and Academic Experts for AUKUS Panel Discussion and Briefing Book Release
Prof John Blaxland et al. speak to Security & Defence PLuS

Solomon Islands enters a new era with a new PM and a visible desire for change
Dr Anouk Ride writes in The Guardian

Latest on the Russia and Ukraine war
EmProf Paul Dibb and Bill Browdrer speak to ABC Radio Sydney

Former diplomat Jeremiah Manele elected as new Solomon Islands prime minister
A/Prof Graeme Smith quoted in ABC News

The Enduring Relevance of Vietnam’s “Three Nos” Policy
Phan Xuan Dung writes in The Fulcrum

Voters back Maldives change in foreign policy
Athaulla A Rasheed writes in 360

Solomon Islands Elections
Dr Meg Keen speaks in SBS News

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Thu, 29 Apr 2021

What’s so special about Asian security? Dealing with non-state actors and non-traditional security
This seminar explores two potent themes that could make Asia’s security order and practices distinctive: the plurality of actors and ‘non-traditional’ security challenges that preoccupy policy-makers.
Tue, 20 Apr 2021

“When I entered the tiger zone …“ Why did people participate in genocide in Cambodia and beyond?

Genocide constitutes one of the most heinous crimes imaginable to mankind and participation in it is thus often thought of as particularly egregious. So why do people participate in genocide?
Mon, 19 Apr 2021

Artillery, tanks, and a man named Watson: First Anzac corps and the first battle of Bullecourt, 11 April 1917
Meleah Hampton looks at the battle plans for the 1917 Bullecourt attack, and how and why they were modified, to reveal some startling influences on the planning from unexpected places.
Thu, 18 Mar 2021

Living with fear: Defining a better national security outcome

One of the reasons Australia is among the fortunate countries is that it has never known fear. From a national security perspective, it has always been one of the safest countries in the world.
Tue, 16 Mar 2021

Southeast Asia faces a rising China
Sebastian Strangio discusses the dynamics of China’s expanding influence in Southeast Asia and how the various nations of the region are responding to its rise.
Mon, 15 Mar 2021

States of Justice: The politics of the international criminal court
Dr Ba will talk about his new book, States of Justice, which theorises the ways in which states that are presumed to be weaker in the international system use the International Criminal Court (ICC) to advance their security and political interests
Mon, 1 Mar 2021

To make heaven weep: civilians and the American way of war from 1608 to 2020
The book explores U.S. military doctrine and asks why and how the U.S. military emphasised civilian protection in the late 20th century.
Thu, 25 Feb 2021

Power projection and deterrence: South China Sea disputants as pawns in the US-China rivalry
Krista Wiegand argues that despite China’s claims about sovereignty and maritime rights, strategic interests dominate China’s goals in the South China Sea.
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