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Analysis & Opinion - In the media

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

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Will China target Australia and how would Australia respond?
EmProf Paul Dibb writes in ASPI - The Strategist

Ukraine war matters, but Taiwan is the big fight we must prepare for
EmProf Paul Dibb writes in The Weekend Australian

Does Russia harbour within itself the seeds of its own destruction?
EmProf Paul Dibb writes in The Weekend Australian

The Fix: How to Involve the States in Foreign Policymaking
Dr Andrew Carr writes in Australian Foreign Affairs

Opportunities for Australia–ASEAN collaboration on critical minerals
Hanh Nguyen writes in ASPI – The Strategist

Humiliated Vladimir Putin could yet pull out the nuclear option in Ukraine war
EmProf Paul Dibb writes in The Weekend Australia

Albanese govt torn over competing foreign policy visions for Australia
EmProf Hugh White writes in The Straits Times

'Tech bros' can't regulare AI themselves
Xueyin Zha writes in ANU Reporter

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Tue, 5 Apr 2022

Ceasefires as statebuilding: Evidence from Myanmar and other places
Tony Neil investigates the relationship between meso-level political agreements and micro-level forms of contestation and competition.
Tue, 29 Mar 2022

Leviathan's offer: State-building with elite compensation in early medieval China
Erik H. Wang discusses his paper that highlights a strategy of compensation, where elites receive government offices in exchange for relinquishing their vested interests.
Tue, 29 Mar 2022

Alliances, Nuclear Weapons and Escalation

As great power competition intensifies, the role of deterrence and the potential for escalation have taken on renewed importance in the security calculations of Australia and other US allies.
Thu, 17 Mar 2022

The Taiwan Choice: Showdown in Asia

If Asia’s key flashpoint erupts, what will Australia do? The decision could reshape our future in Asia.
Fri, 11 Mar 2022

In conversation event for students

To welcome our new students and kick-off the new semester, please join us for our first Bell School ‘In conversation’ event with three practitioners across the disciplines of international affairs,
Wed, 2 Mar 2022

Not your parents' Cold War: Why this time is different and more dangerous
In this lecture, Hugh will offer a different view of the similarities and differences which suggest that optimism about this new Cold War is misplaced.
Mon, 28 Feb 2022

Governance gaps and accountability traps in the global shift to renewable energy
Professors Susan Park examines the rise, spread and efficacy of accountability mechanisms that have been created by Multilateral Development Banks in order to redress the negative impacts of development.
Mon, 14 Feb 2022

Inside the mind of war: The logic of John Boyd

Colonel John Boyd (1927-1997), a maverick fighter pilot, revolutionised the art of war through his ideas on conflict, the human mind and manoeuvre warfare theory.
Watch event recordings on YouTube