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Vanuatu attorney general condemns Trump’s Paris climate treaty exit as ‘troubling precedent’
Dr George Carter is quoted in Benar News

'No chance': in Myanmar, ASEAN's please for peace fall on deaf ears
Hunter Marston speaks to South China Morning Post: This Week in Asia

The Outback No More: Critical shifts in Australia's Defence Policy, Deterrence and Partnerships
Professor Stephan Fruehling speaks to Strategy Speaks podcast, Centre for Security, Diplomacy & Strategy (CSDS) Brussels

Coalition govt likely in Vanuatu, where women struggle
Dr Kerryn Baker is quoted in The Canberra Times

PNG's Australian High Commissioner disses companies 'involved in geopolitics'
A/Prof Graeme Smith speaks in Pacific Beat

When American allies' undersea cables are severed, suspicion falls on Russia and China
Cynthia Mehboob speaks to NBC News Digital

Australia closely eyes Vanuatu's election, eager for a more pro-Western parliament
A/Prof Graeme Smith speaks to The Epoch Times

Samoa's Prime Minister faces revolt within her own party
Dr George Carter speaks in Pacific Beat

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ISA 2024

Relationality from the Pacific Perspective: Two DPA scholars attended ISA 2024
DPA members Dr George Carter and Henrietta McNeill attended the 2024 conference of the oldest interdisciplinary association dedicated to understanding international, transnational and global affairs.
  • Pacific
Graduation ceremony on 20 March 2024 at Ritsumeikan University – Iberaki Campus in Osaka, Japan.
Graduation ceremony on 20 March 2024 at Ritsumeikan University – Iberaki Campus in Osaka, Japan.

Dual degree graduation celebrations in Japan
In March, Bell School Director A/Prof Julien Barbara visited Osaka, Japan to celebrate the graduation of 25 students from our dual degree program which we run together with Ritsumeikan University.
  • Undergraduate
AIG-ANU report on Defence Industry Policy launch
The panel included Ai Group CEO Innes Willox, ANU VC Prof Brian Schmidt, Ai Group Head of Defence and National Security Kate Louis, and authors Prof Stephan Frühling (ANU) and Dr Jeffrey Wilson (Ai Group)

Rethinking the Future of Australian Defence Industry Policy
Last December, the Australian Industry Group (AIG) and ANU launched a report on Australia’s Defence Industry Policy, including five key recommendations.
  • Public policy
  • Defence
ASEAN group 2024
AADPSP 2024 cohort with SDSC lecturers at the welcome reception.

ASEAN - Australia Defence Postgraduate Program renewed
Bell School welcomes a new cohort of Master of Strategic Studies students, and the renewal of our contract to deliver the ASEAN – Australia Defence Postgraduate Program for a further five years.
  • ASEAN
  • Security
  • Defence
The College Dean, Professor Helen Sullivan, holds her recently published book.
The College Dean, Professor Helen Sullivan, holds her recently published book.

'12 years of work and a lot of biscuits' College Dean shortlisted for prestigious Mackenzie Prize
Dean of the ANU College of Asia and the Pacific, Professor Helen Sullivan, has been shortlisted for the prestigious Mackenzie Prize.
Transform

SINU Vice Chancellor Dr Transform Aqorau visits DPA
SINU Vice Chancellor Dr Transform Aqorau visits DPA to discuss ongoing research collaboration between the two national universities.
  • Pacific
  • Development
European Refugee Emergency, 2016. Photo by Bina D'Costa.
European Refugee Emergency, 2016. Photo by Bina D'Costa.

Global South PhD position - applications now open
We are looking for a Global South applicant for a PhD position at ANU. Candidates with lived experience of displacement are strongly encouraged to apply.
The Malaysian Prime Minister addresses ANU.

Malaysian PM urges ‘doubling-down’ on ASEAN efforts during ANU address
The Prime Minister of Malaysia, the Honourable Dato’ Seri Anwar Ibrahim discussed the increasingly critical role ASEAN must play in regional stability.

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Fri, 18 Oct 2024

Explaining China’s Approach to the Global Governance of Sovereign Debt Distress: A State Transformation Analysis

China, Development and International Order Seminar Series
Fri, 18 Oct 2024

Sacrifices, expectations and outcomes: the children of long-term temporary migration

Join us to explore the long-term impacts on children of ni-Vanuatu seasonal workers participating in New Zealand's Recognised Seasonal Employer Scheme (RSE) and Australia’s Seasonal Worker Programm
Thu, 17 Oct 2024

Almost at 29: Reflections on implications of the UN Climate Change Conference for planetary health equity, "In-conversation" with the Planetary Health Equity Hothouse PhD researchers

Episode 15 features three Planetary Health Equity Hothouse PhD researchers, who will reflect on the upcoming Conference of the Parties (COP) and the role of international venues o
Wed, 16 Oct 2024

Institutional Cooperation and Rivalry in the Mekong Subregion

An Oral Presentation by Sach Nguyen Dinh
Tue, 15 Oct 2024

Tell Me What You Don’t Know: Large Language Models and the Pathologies of Intelligence Analysis

Discussing AI, Automated Systems, and the Future of War Seminar Series
Wed, 9 Oct 2024

2024 John Gee Memorial Lecture: Testing Times, Bold Choices

This 2024 John Gee Memorial Lecture will be delivered by Dr Robert Floyd, Executive Secretary of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Organisation. 
Tue, 8 Oct 2024

He kohuka whakarerekē: Shifting Māori-Pākehā relations and Aotearoa’s Pacific diplomacy

Join Jay as he canvases his project to trace how shifting Māori-Pākehā relations impact Aotearoa New Zealand’s Pacific diplomacy.
Tue, 8 Oct 2024

“Doing nothing”: the cultural production of inaction in ASEAN

In this talk, Deepak Nair will discuss his in-progress book project on the everyday cultural product
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