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Rt Hon Malcolm Fraser

Abolishing all Nuclear Weapons (October 28 2009)

The Right Hon Malcolm Fraser, AC, CH, Former Prime Minister of Australia

Mr Fraser addressed the current state of nuclear weapons acquisition and distribution and the present danger and opportunities facing the world. He covered the failures in disarmament and non-proliferation…

Professor M. Nazif Shahrani

President Obama’s ‘New’ Afghanistan-Pakistan Strategy: Why it is Unlikely to Work (October 20 2009)

Professor M. Nazif Shahrani, Professor of Anthropology, Central Asian & Middle Eastern Studies, Indiana University

Shifting resources from Iraq to the so called ‘war of necessity' in Afghanistan by President Obama, while significant, is unlikely to be effective. This is largely because the fundamental assumptions…

Emeritus Professor Paik Nak-chung

Korea’s Division System and Its Regional Implications (August 25 2009)

Emeritus Professor Paik Nak-chung , Seoul National University, Republic of Korea

The partition of the Korean peninsula has since the end of the Korean War solidified into a ‘division system' encompassing two otherwise contrastive societies. This notion enables an important…

China Panel

Does China Play By Our Rules And How Much Does It Matter (August 24 2009)

Professor Hugh White, Adjunct Professor Peter Bailey, Dr Jane Golley and Professor Geremie Barmé, ANU College of Asia and the Pacific and ANU College of Law

The arrest of Rio Tinto executive Stern Hu, and more recently China's cancellation of a ministerial visit over Canberra's decision to grant a visa to Uighur figurehead Rebiya Kadeer has put Australia-China…

Dr Bruce Jenks

Reforming the United Nations (October 20 2008)

Dr Bruce Jenks, Assistant Secretary General of the UNDP and Director of the Bureau for Resources and Strategic Partnerships

 Graduate students from The Australian National University have greater access to show their skills on the world stage now The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and ANU have signed…

Professor David Kennedy

Modern War & Modern Law (June 02 2008)

Professor David Kennedy, Vice-President for International Affairs, Brown University

Warfare has become a legal institution. Law organises and disciplines the military, defines the battle-space, privileges killing the enemy, and offers a common language to debate the legitimacy of waging…