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

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China rejects Dalai Lama's succession plan for Tibetan Buddhism
A/Prof Graeme Smith speaks in ABC News

AUKUS: Necessary deterrent or costly sellout?
Prof John Blaxland speaks to LSJ Online

Australia's COP bid in question after diplomatic challenge from Turkey
Salā George Carter speaks to Pacific Beat

Conflict & Consequence, Compromise & Sacrifice - Hugh White Has a Clear Picture of The Hard New World
Em Prof Hugh White speaks to Finding Nature Podcast

Michaelia Cash urges Albanese to maintain ‘vital’ Pacific relations after Vanuatu dumped a key strategic pact
Dr Henrietta McNeill is quoted in The West Australian

How one phone call could lead to Thai PM’s downfall
Dr Greg Raymond speaks with ABC

Michaelia Cash urges Albanese to maintain ‘vital’ Pacific relations after Vanuatu dumped a key strategic pact
Dr Henrietta McNeill speaks to The Nightly

Australia issues Thailand terrorism travel warning after explosives allegedly seized
Dr Greg Raymond speaks to ABC News

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Bachelor of Asian Studies and Bachelor of International Security Studies student Amandine Ong.
Bachelor of Asian Studies and Bachelor of International Security Studies student Amandine Ong.

Flexible double degree supports student to find passion for Asia Pacific
Discover how the flexibility of Amandine Ong's Flexible Double Degree allowed her to explore and deepen her interests in the Asia Pacific
Young Kanak, Lifou, Loyalty Islands 2018 (Nic Maclellan)

Recordings now available – State of the Pacific 2024
Listen to the panel discussions from State of the Pacific 2024.
  • Politics
  • Security
  • Labour Migration
  • Governance and regulation
  • Geopolitics and Regionalism
  • Gender
  • decolonisation
  • environmental challenges
Jane Fisher (Chief Investigator) CI Bina D’Costa (ANU Chief Investigator), Noeleen Hayzer (a former Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations) Zoe Bell (ANU CEVAW Fellow), Sajeeda Bahadurmia (Chair, ARWDO)
Jane Fisher (Chief Investigator) CI Bina D’Costa (ANU Chief Investigator), Noeleen Hayzer (a former Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations) Zoe Bell (ANU CEVAW Fellow), Sajeeda Bahadurmia (Chair, ARWDO)

ANU brings a displacement and migration focus to the Centre of Excellence on the Elimination of Violence against Women
A world-first launched!
Dr George Carter stands with the student delegation in Baku, Azerbaijan.
Dr George Carter stands with the student delegation in Baku, Azerbaijan.

Supporting Indigenous voices: ANU students attend COP29 for ‘once-in-a-lifetime' learning experience.
A delegation of First Nation and Pacific Islander students joined ANU researchers at COP29 last month in Baku, Azerbaijan.
Parliament of Australia

Alumna Molly-Anne Bond is positively shaping Australian democracy through diplomacy and public service
Discover how studying a Master of Diplomacy helped Molly-Anne realise her goals to work in the Australian Public Service and create better outcomes for Australia.
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Marcus Mietzner is Australia's top researcher in Asian studies and history
The Australian has announced Bell School's Marcus Mietzner as Australia's top researcher in Asian studies and history
ABC Pacific Beat Podcast
ABC Pacific Beat Podcast

Why is the Commonwealth so popular, despite its colonial legacy?
Political analyst, Sala Dr George Carter from the ANU says the Commonwealth has made positive impact for member states, offering development, democratic and humanitarian support to countries.
  • Pacific
George Carter at COP29 prelim AOSIS meeting
George Carter at COP29 prelim AOSIS meeting

Trump win, 1.5 C warming breach weigh on UN COP climate finance talks
Pacific nations want clear commitments at COP29 on loss and damage funds for climate adaptation from high-emitters. George Carter speaks to Sera Sefeti from Benar News.
  • Climate Change
  • COP 29

Past events
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Fri, 27 Jun 2025

Fearing History? Making Sense of The Once and Future World Order for the Study of IR

GRADNAS Seminar Series
Tue, 24 Jun 2025

Intensifying clan conflict in Marcos’s Philippines: How it emerged and what still lies ahead

AIIA National Hybrid Event
Fri, 20 Jun 2025

Regionalism, Redistribution and Resilience: 30 Years of Decentralization in the Philippines

This year, 2025, marks the 33rd year since the Philippine Local Government Code of 1991 was implemented.  This landmark law gave local governments increased revenue-raising

Thu, 19 Jun 2025

ANU Philippines Institute Film Screening: Maria

Amid shrinking civic and democratic space, and a culture of impunity, three women named Maria are on a journey to see truth and fight for justice.
Tue, 17 Jun 2025

Meet the author - Hugh White

ANU Meet the Author Series
Thu, 5 Jun 2025

Safeguarding Cultural Security in Contemporary China

Though it forms an integral part of Chinese understandings of state security (guojia anquan), the concept of cultural security (wenhua anquan) remains largely unexplored in the En
Tue, 3 Jun 2025

Talanoa on the self-determination process in Kanaky-New Caledonia

ANU Pacific Institute Talanga Dialogue: with Mr Jimmy Naouna
Tue, 3 Jun 2025

Clientelism and Public Health: Explaining Variation in Healthcare Services in Three Indonesian Cities

Department of Political and Social Change Seminar Series
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