Three days until "World Order after Iran", our a one-day conference on the war's impact on Australian, regional & global politics. Free, in-person, Thursday 23 July. Join us ➡️ quicklink.anu.edu.au/ijke

New episode of The Little Red Podcast: the rise & fall of China's EV industry. Fengming Lu & Yole Group's Yu Yang join hosts Graeme Smith & Louisa Lim to discuss BYD outselling Tesla, battery tech, and a viral post about Elon Musk and monkey's bums. 🎧 Listen here: https://quicklink.anu.edu.au/2od8

Our events calendar is filling out: EcoSufism, disinformation, Myanmar's post-coup transformation, Chinese foreign policy, counter-terrorism & Indonesia's evolving politics. All free, all welcome 🫶 Scan the QR code or register here: bellschool.anu.edu.au/news-events#...

World Order after Iran: a one-day conference on how the war has reshaped Australian, regional & global politics. Ft. ANU experts, academics & practitioners. Free, in-person-only with limited seats. Thu 23 July, 9am-7.30pm @ ANU. Register here: events.humanitix.com/world-order-...

World Order After Iran

Get tickets on Humanitix - World Order After Iran hosted by Coral Bell School of Asia Pacific Affairs . Lecture Theatre 1, Hedley Bull Building, 130 Garran Rd, Acton ACT 2601, Australia. Thursday 23rd...

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How can Australia better prevent conflict? AsProf Anouk Ride from our @anubellschool.bsky.social recently presented to a parliamentary inquiry, drawing on research across the Asia Pacific. ow.ly/uToS50Zg623

CAP experts bring Pacific peacebuilding research to Parliament | ANU College of Asia & the Pacific

CAP researchers presented to a parliamentary inquiry, sharing research-backed recommendations to strengthen Australia's role in preventing conflict across the region.

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⭐️ FEATURED FELLOW ⭐️ Professor Emerita Joan Beaumont @anubellschool.bsky.social “I wanted to understand why war seems to be an ineradicable part of human society and why we as human beings create systems of order only to destroy them”. Read more: socialsciences.org.au/news/feature... #history

Can Australia manage the tensions between our strategic relationship with China and the alliance with the US? China expert, Graeme Smith @anubellschool.bsky.social joins #DemocracySausage w/ @markgkenny.bsky.social to discuss China, and our relationship. 🎧👉 ausi.anu.edu.au/news/democra...

Amra Lee, PhD scholar from our Department of International Relations, writes for the Conversation ⬇️

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This is driven by an absence of legal accountability for attacks on civilians, aid workers and journalists in both Lebanon and Gaza.

A big few months ahead at the Coral Bell School. Check out what's happening and grab a spot! 🎟️ Register here: https://bellschool.anu.edu.au/news-events

Last night Dr Amitav Acharya delivered the 2026 Des Ball Public Lecture, examining whether world order can survive the decline of the West, drawing on his research into world ordering & the second Trump Presidency. Here are some of Amitav's reflections on Des Ball: https://quicklink.anu.edu.au/jbp5

Australia's intelligence history is consequential & largely unknown. Mastering Honeypots & Overcoats is a 5-day intensive with Professor John Blaxland covering intel analysis, Five Eyes, & a live crisis simulation. 6-10 July 2026 @ ANU ➡️ https://quicklink.anu.edu.au/ujhd

Here's what's on at the Bell School. Register here 🎟️ https://bellschool.anu.edu.au/news-events#section-19906

Yesterday's Concept Club covered a lot of ground in 30 mins. UnEarth Geopolitics, Emergence & Regime Complexity within 3 talks from Raj Kaithwar, Maegan J. Miccelli & Matteo Cianforlini. Concept Club returns next semester. Follow updates from Benedict Moleta 👇https://quicklink.anu.edu.au/iovb

Everything's coming up, Millhouse! Here's what's on at the Coral Bell School. Register here: https://bellschool.anu.edu.au/news-events ANU College of Asia and the Pacific

Associate Professor Graeme Smith (@anudpa.bsky.social) breaks down China's police presence in the Solomon Islands for Radio Free Asia, & what it means for the Pacific. Watch the explainer: quicklink.anu.edu.au/0l4h Read the full story: quicklink.anu.edu.au/g0e4 @anu-asiapacific.bsky.social

Interview: Pacific islands walk a ‘delicate tightrope’ as China influence rises

The Australian National University's Graeme Smith on Chinese influence in Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Palau and others.

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Comfort Ero (Crisis Group CEO) joined us for our first Public Lecture of 2026 on multilateral peacemaking, why it's breaking down, & what might come next. 👀Read the transcript here: https://quicklink.anu.edu.au/0ql1

Thanks to Dr Sarah Logan for the 8th seminar of 'Discussing AI, Automated Systems, & the Future of War'. 🎧Listen to her talk, 'Certainty & Algorithmic Accountability in the Decision to Go to War', here: https://quicklink.anu.edu.au/ijbf 👀 Read the article here: https://quicklink.anu.edu.au/cfcd

Thank you to Prof Mike Williams (@uottawa.ca) for a very thought-provoking Bell School Public Lecture on 'Constructing the Civilization State: Radical Conservatism & US Foreign Policy', & to our audience for a lively discussion that followed! Join us for future events 👉: quicklink.anu.edu.au/x3q3

RegNet, together with the Embassy of the Republic of Colombia and the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, is convening an expert roundtable on ‘Just Transition Away from Fossil Fuels’. Learn more and register here: regnet.anu.edu.au/event/just-t...

‘Just Transition Away from Fossil Fuels’ Roundtable | School of Regulation and Global Governance

The Embassy of the Republic of Colombia, the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the ANU GET Lab invite you to join an expert roundtable on Just Transition Away from Fossil Fuels.

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Dr @comfortero.crisisgroup.org, President & CEO @crisisgroup.org, will deliver our first Public Lecture of 2026, addressing the future of multilateral peace and security. 1-2PM AEDT, Tue 24 Feb @ ANU. In-person only. Join us ➡️ quicklink.anu.edu.au/y19j @anu-asiapacific.bsky.social

Most AI-war research asks how machines fight. This special issue asks how they might decide to wage war, shifting focus from the battlefield to the war-room. Read the open-access special issue guest edited by Prof. Toni Erskine here: www.cambridge.org/core/journal... @anu-asiapacific.bsky.social

@ktravouillon.bsky.social & Prof Nick Lemay-Hébert’s new article published in the @ejir.bsky.social revises IPT’s dismissive stance on document analysis, analysing a unique archive of 835 Khmer-language letters sent by Cambodians to Radio UNTAC in 1993. Read here➡️: quicklink.anu.edu.au/m4u4

Congratulations to Salā Dr George Carter, from our Dept of Pacific Affairs, on his appointment to the UN Independent Expert Group on the Multidimensional Vulnerability Index - advancing Pacific and SIDS perspectives in global policy. Read more: quicklink.anu.edu.au/6u55

📚 BOOK LAUNCH 📚 Come along to the launch ‘Gender and Politics Reimagined', a coming together of academics, gender and development practitioners and activists to reflect on the gendering of politics. 🗓️ 3 December ⏰ 11 am 📍Coombs Tea Room, HC Coombs Building, ANU Scan the QR code to register 👇

“I really don't think the US today has a functioning national government” Ep 3: Hugh White (SDSC) & @samroggeveen.bsky.social unpack what Trump & Albanese’s ASEAN visit shows about power in Asia, discuss 'A House of Dynamite', nuclear proliferation & share reading picks. 📽️: youtu.be/xNrXJUFJBqY

House of Dynamite, ICBMs in flight, and how nuclear deterrence would really go down

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We recently launched Military History Supremo, edited by ProfEm Joan Beaumont & Dr Garth Pratten, celebrating the remarkable career of soldier-scholar EmProf David Horner. Great to have MajGen Chris Smith launch this important volume, thanks to all contributors & those who joined us! 📖👏

Thank you to everyone who attended our final 2025 CAP Professorial Lecture yesterday evening. Prof Kirsten Ainley from our ANUBellSchool presented her research on the role of space when rebuilding after disasters. You can view the event recording here: quicklink.anu.edu.au/mv1o

Pacific Visiting Fellows Clara Filippi & Minetta Kakarere share how their time at DPA deepened their research & Pacific connections. 🌏 🔗 Read their story here: shorturl.at/3l4xH @anubellschool.bsky.social #PacificResearch #ANU

Finding Connection and Confidence: Pacific Visiting Fellows at DPA | Coral Bell School of Asia Pacific Affairs

Pacific Visiting Fellows Clara Filippi and Minetta Kakarere reflect on connection, confidence, and collaboration during their time at DPA.

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The Pacific Research Colloquium has opened at NUS — the first time held outside Australia! 🌏📚 Co-hosted with ANU’s DPA and funded by DFAT, the PRC equips emerging Pacific researchers with skills for evidence-based policymaking. #PacificResearch #Samoa @anubellschool.bsky.social

PM Jeremiah Manele calls for stronger collaboration at the first SINU-ANU Seminar to steer the Solomon Islands toward sustainable, inclusive growth. 💡🌏 Read more: shorturl.at/huKW3 #SINU #ANU #PacificPolicy @anubellschool.bsky.social

Prime Minister welcomes inaugural SINU-ANU seminar on Sustainable and Inclusive Development

Prime Minister Hon. Jeremiah Manele has called for deeper collaboration between government, academia, and development partners to drive sustainable and inclusive growth in the Solomon Islands. Speakin...

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