Cracker of an Australian Institute of International Affairs ourANU 'Australia in the World' podcast with Darren Lim and aphillipsintrel on Gaza, Ukraine and international order; closing, surprisingly enough, on forgiveness, a key Easter theme open.spotify.com/episode/3kvudg…

Incredible image of the exactly zero women included in Xi's meeting with US business... ft.com/content/76aceb…

Darren Lim, Benjamin Herscovitch 郝杰明 & Victor A. Ferguson examine how #Australia is grappling with trade-offs of deep economic interdependence with #China & impacts emerging national security concerns are having on bilateral exchange nbr.org/publication/au… #derisking #decoupingfromchina

How can we enhance economic security in the Indo-Pacific while pursuing climate and development goals? Roland Rajah, Grace Stanhope and I think the answer is creating a modern multilateral bank under IPEF. Read more: lowyinstitute.org/the-interprete… Summary 🧵⬇️

Beijing to Canberra and Back (19 Feb. to 3 Mar.):
1️⃣ Forthcoming visits to 🇦🇺 by 🇨🇳’s Foreign Minister & Premier
2️⃣ An alternative to sanctioning 🇨🇳 officials
3️⃣ 🇦🇺’s merchandise trade w/ 🇹🇼 in 2023 (⬇️ but 🇹🇼 is 🇦🇺’s no. 5 goods export market)
beijing2canberra.substack.com/p/more-diploma…

Always a pleasure to chat with Darren on the excellent AITW

What would a future Chinese hegemonic order look like? I was delighted to have the opportunity to respond to Darren Lim and John Ikenberry’s important recently published article, “China and the Logic of Illiberal Hegemony”. ANUBellSchool ANU Strategic and Defence Studies Centre China in the World 1/11

Yes, the Tracy Chapman / Luke Combs performance mattered because it was a connection across supposed divides, but it also mattered because Combs embodied unbridled joy, admiration,and respect for Chapman, something we see FAR too rarely when these sorts of bridges are celebrated.

While were talking about Tracy Chapman, let’s remember this fantastic performance as one of the final musical guests on Letterman.

Some slightly surprising professional news to share...

I've been working with a team on turning my Risk, Reward and Resilience (RRR) Framework into an AI-charged software application.

Which has led me to found a start-up called Dragonfly Thinking...
csiro.au/en/news/All/Ne…

I published my final Australian Institute of International Affairs weekly column (for now) last week. It's been nearly 4 years of writing 'The Week in Australian Foreign Affairs' each week since its inception in 2020, back when I was an intern at the AIIA's National Office.
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From incorporating a First Nations element in the ceremonial welcome of foreign dignitaries to resourcing the foreign service properly, Vafa Ghazavi recalls five of Allan Gyngell's ideas for a better Australian foreign policy.
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Missing Allan Gyngell today, his wisdom, warmth and unstinting generosity. Wish I could ring him up and ask him about the Falepili Union. Would love to hear him muse on its trade-offs and fine balances. I can almost hear his voice