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Harris and Trump’s closing message to voters couldn’t be further apart
Wes Widmaier speaks to The New Daily

China’s government is about to spend big on stimulus – can it turn around the country’s sluggish economy?
Wenting He and Wesley Widmaier write in The Conversation

Addressing protection in humanitarian evaluations: what ALNAP ’s new guidance needs to achieve
Amra Lee writes in ALNAP

The Primacy of Foreign Policy in Reverse: Israel's War Aims After the Assassination of Ismail Haniyeh
Benedict Moleta writes in Australian Outlook (AIIA)

Beyond words: Australia must act to protect civilians in Gaza and Lebanon
Amra Lee and Felicity Gray writes in ASPI - The Strategist

Vietnam’s Bamboo Diplomacy: Lessons for Countries Facing Great Power Competition
Phan Xuan Dung speaks to China Global South Project

James Blackwell: Politics is a space where indigenous students can create a change
James Blackwell and Prof George Lawson mentioned in SBS Serbian

The Yazidi still wait for justice
Susan Hutchinson writes in Lowy Institute - The Interpreter

Upcoming and past events
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Thu, 21 Nov 2024

Defence Indigenous Engagement: Advancing Reconciliation or Militarised Inclusion?

Department of International Relations 75th Anniversary Public Lecture Series
Thu, 24 Oct 2024

Women and Peace and Security: The Next 25 Years

Department of International Relations 75th Anniversary Public Lecture Series
Wed, 23 Oct 2024

Structural power, feminist insurgency and the (false?) promise of a better future

Professorial Lecture Series 
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
Mon, 23 Sep 2024

Gender, Justice and Security: Structural Challenges, Feminist Innovations and Radical Futures

Join us either in person or virtually from 5.30 to 7.30pm (including reception) on Monday 23 September for the hybrid launch: 

Thu, 19 Sep 2024

Prioritizing Global Responsibilities

Department of International Relations Seminar Series Launch Event
Thu, 29 Aug 2024

A National Interest for Whom? Rethinking the Foundations of War, Peace, and Democracy

Department of International Relations 75th Anniversary Public Lecture Series
Thu, 1 Aug 2024

Book Launch: The Global Politics of Sexual and Reproductive Health

Book Launch: The Global Politics of Sexual and Reproductive Health by Dr Maria Tanyag

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United Nations Development Programme Nigeria
United Nations Development Programme Nigeria

From outback kitchens to the United Nations: Discover how the ANU Master of Diplomacy prepared Sally for her dream career
Discover how studying a Master of Diplomacy at the ANU College of Asia and the Pacific led alumna Sally Swinnen to work for the United Nations in Nigeria.
Amy Wardell
Amy Wardell

Forging global leaders: CAP student secures prestigious cybersecurity internship in Estonia
First-year Master of International Law and Diplomacy student Amy Wardell is undertaking a five-week cybersecurity internship in Estonia. Find out more about her journey.
The book launch of ‘The Global Politics of Sexual and Reproductive Health’ at ANU. From left to right: Bonney Corbin, Dr Faustina Pereira, Noelene Nabulivou, Dr Maria Tanyag, and Prof Bina D’Costa.
The book launch of ‘The Global Politics of Sexual and Reproductive Health’ at ANU. From left to right: Bonney Corbin, Dr Faustina Pereira, Noelene Nabulivou, Dr Maria Tanyag, and Prof Bina D’Costa.

Researching the global politics of sexual and reproductive health with responsibility: Dr Maria Tanyag publishes her first book
Dr Maria Tanyag’s new book examines everyday inequalities in sexual and reproductive health and rights.
  • Sexual health
  • Human Rights
  • gender equality
First Nations elders, organisers, and participants of the Indigenous Diplomacy workshop
First Nations elders, organisers, and participants of the Indigenous Diplomacy workshop

First Nations Elders share diplomacy practices in 2024 Indigenous Diplomacy Workshop
Learning about the traditions and ongoing life of Indigenous sovereignties in Australia and their distinct ways of making diplomacy were explored in the three-day Indigenous Diplomacy workshop in July
  • Indigenous Peoples
  • Diplomacy
Wall mural at meeting with FARC ex-combatants in Colombia
Wall mural at meeting with FARC ex-combatants in Colombia

Colombia visit to assess at-risk Afro-descendents
ANU Professor Bina D’Costa visited Colombia as a member of the United Nations (UN) Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent, part of the Special Procedures of the Human Rights Council.
  • Colombia
  • Ending violence against women and girls
  • Africa
  • Racism
  • Human Rights
  • United Nations
PhD student Aryana Mohmood
PhD student Aryana Mohmood

Meet Aryana Mohmood, the PhD student investigating Afghan women’s representations and resistance.
PhD scholar and Afghan-Australian journalist Aryana Mohmood wants to change perceptions of diverse Afghan women from victimhood to resistance.
  • Human Rights
Prof Helen Sullivan, Dean of ANU College of Asia and the Pacific, delivers her opening remarks
Prof Helen Sullivan, Dean of ANU College of Asia and the Pacific, delivers her opening remarks

Towards a Different IR? ANU Department of IR celebrates 75th anniversary
Responsibilities towards oppressed peoples, the relationship between order and crisis, and a focus on emerging voices and the Asia-Pacific permeated discussions at the ANU IR Department’s 75th anniver
  • International relations
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Benjamin Fullarton – Best of both worlds
When Ben came to ANU, he was not very sure what to study. Three and half years later, he completed his Master of International Relations with zero regrets.
  • Graduation