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Gay marriage: As important as race? Raimond Gaita (November 10 2011)

Raimond Gaita

, Author & Lecturer at the University of Melbourne

The Herbert & Valmae Freilich Foundation Annual Lecture in Bigotry and Intolerance 2011

Child soldiers and child protection in African conflicts (August 17 2011)

Professor Simon Reich

, Distinguished Visiting Professor from Division of Global Affairs, Rutgers University, Newark campus

The global number of child soldiers has grown significantly in the course of the last two decades, despite a series…

India and China: Can two tigers share a mountain? (July 04 2011)

Mr David M Malone

, President of the Canadian International Development Research Centre

To outsiders, India and China show some striking similarities. Both are ancient civilizations reincarnated as modern republics in the mid twentieth century, and are now rising powers. Both have nuclear…

2011 Allan Martin Lecture - Slavery at Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello (May 10 2011)

Professor Annette Gordon-Reed

, Professor of Law and Professor of History at Harvard University.

Thomas Jefferson enslaved over 700 people…

'Michael Kirby Paradoxes and Principles' is the first biography of The Honorable Michael Kirby AC CMG; written by one of Australia's leading public law and political science scholars, AJ Brown.

Michael Kirby Paradoxes and Principles (April 18 2011)

The Honourable Michael Kirby AC CMG, Professor AJ Brown

'Michael Kirby Paradoxes and Principles' is the first biography of the honourable Michael Kirby AC CMG; written by one of Australia's leading public law and polictical science acholars, AJ Brown.

NATO in a globalised world (February 07 2011)

Ambassador Claudio Bisogniero

, NATO Deputy Secretary General

NATO was formed in April 1949 in response to the rapidly emerging Soviet threat to the nations of Western Europe and North America. Its founding treaty declared that an attack against one of its member…

Burma votes 2010 - Episode 4 (December 01 2010)

Hosted by Dr Nicholas Farrelly featuring Benjamin Zawacki and Dr Aung Si

Amnesty International Southeast Asia researcher Benjamin Zawacki and Dr Aung Si - the grandson of former Prime Minister of the Union of Burma U Nu - are the guests in the fourth and final Burma votes…

Burma votes 2010 - Episode 2 (November 08 2010)

Hosted by Nicholas Farrelly

'Burma votes 2010' presenter Nicholas Farrelly gives a special post-poll update to the vod and podcast series. This episode was recorded on 9 November 2010 and in the second in the series.

'Burma…

Burma votes 2010 - Episode 1 (November 02 2010)

Hosted by Dr Nicholas Farrelly featuring Morten Pedersen and Professor Desmond Ball

Des Ball and Morten Pedersen are the guests in the first ‘Burma votes 2010' vodcast.  This video was recorded on 2 November 2010 and is hosted by Nicholas Farrelly. It is the first in a series…

The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation’s New Strategic Concept (August 02 2010)

Admiral Di Paola

, Chairman of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation Military Committee

The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) is a politico-military alliance of countries from Europe and North America. It provides a unique link between these two continents for consultation and…

Thailand in Crisis- Episode 6 (July 02 2010)

Nicholas Farrelly

, ANU College of Asia and the Pacific

In the final Thailand in Crisis vodcast, ANU PhD students Nattakant Akarapongpisak, Pongphisoot Busbarat and Preedee Hongsaton join host Nicholas Farrelly for a panel discussion about Thailand's political…

Thailand in Crisis Episode 5 (June 25 2010)

Nicholas Farrelly

, ANU College of Asia and the Pacific

Professor Peter Warr discusses how economics has impacted Thailand and on perceptions of the Thai government while Professor Andrew Leigh talks about development economics in the fifth Thailand in Crisis…

Democracy in Timor-Leste: Challenges and Prospects (June 22 2010)

Dr Jose Ramos-Horta

, President of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste

After two years of peace and almost a decade since independence there is hope that the days of occupation, violence, disease and starvation have passed for the young country of Timor-Leste.

Thailand in Crisis- Episode 4 (June 18 2010)

Nicholas Farrelly

, ANU College of Asia and the Pacific

Professor Thongchai Winichakul is the special guest for the fourth Thailand in Crisis vodcast. With host NIcholas Farrelly, he discusses the 1976 protests, his time in detention, his reaction to the…

Thailand in Crisis- Episode 3 (June 11 2010)

Nicholas Farrelly

, ANU College of Asia and the Pacific

Dr Tyrell Haberkorn and Professor Hilary Charlesworth are the guests in the third Thailand in Crisis podcast - discussing issues of human rights and international law in the Thai context. Host Nicholas…

Thailand in Crisis- Episode 2 (June 04 2010)

Nicholas Farrelly, Des Ball and Marcus Mietzner

 

Thailand in Crisis is a series of six vod and podcasts from The College of Asia and the Pacific at The Australian National University. They are released each Friday, beginning 28 May 2010.

Thailand in Crisis- Episode 1 (May 28 2010)

Nicholas Farrelly

, Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence in Policing and Security at ANU

Thailand in Crisis is a series of six vod and podcasts from The College of Asia and the Pacific at The Australian National University. They are released each Friday, beginning 28 May 2010.

In…

Against the odds? Pathways to peace in East Timor, Aceh and West Papua (May 19 2010)

Professor John Braitwaite and Dr Michael Cookson

, ANU College of Asia and the Pacific

States rarely disintegrate in the way that former Yugoslavia did in the 1990s. Many thought Indonesia would disintegrate in the wake of a large number of violent internal conflicts at the turn of the…

Julian Burnside AO QC

In conversation with Julian Burnside (May 18 2010)

Julian Burnside AO QC

, Barrister

'In conversation with ...' is a series of events presented by the Law Reform and Social Justice Program at the ANU College of Law, to profile people in Australia who are active in addressing…

India and the Nuclear Non-Proliferation treaty (April 21 2010)

Professor Swaran Singh

, Jawaharlal Nehru University, India

How does a nuclear power & non-signatory of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty engage in international debate on the issue?

Following the US-led campaign for global nuclear disarmament…

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…

His Royal Highness Prince Turki AlFaisal

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Today (June 04 2009)

His Royal Highness Prince Turki AlFaisal, Chairman of the Board, The King Faisal Centre for Research and Islamic Studies Riyadh

HRH Prince Turki AlFaisal is Chairman of the Board of the King Faisal Centre for Research and Islamic Studies in Riyadh.

He is one of Saudi Arabia's leading intellectuals, with a very rich record…

Dr David Kilcullen

The Accidental Guerrilla:  Fighting Small Wars in the Midst of a Big One (June 01 2009)

Dr David Kilcullen, Counterterrorism Strategist

 

In the first few years of the post-9/11 era, the established models for fighting ‘small wars' proved distressingly ineffective against resilient insurgencies in Iraq and Afghanistan.…

Dialogue, Justice and Peace (March 24 2009)

H.E. Dr Seyed Mohammad Khatami, Former President of the Islamic Republic of Iran

Our interdependent world creates both new opportunities and new challenges.  The gravest danger today is insecurity, which has taken on global proportions.  In order to deal with the threat…

Professor Hugh White

Clear Thinking about National Security: Why is it so Hard? (March 13 2009)

Hugh White, Professor of Strategic Studies and Head of the Strategic and Defence Studies Centre

We often behave as if National Security is too important to think clearly about.  Some risks are ignored, while others are exaggerated.  Policies are adopted to meet threats without any clear…

Andrew Macintosh

Do Garnaut’s targets add up? (November 18 2008)

Andrew Macintosh, Associate Director, ANU Centre for Climate Law and Policy

On Friday, 5 September 2008, Professor Ross Garnaut released his much awaited supplementary draft report on targets and trajectories. The report argues that Australia's mid- and long-term targets should…

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…

Mike Kelly

Regional Security and Middle Power Diplomacy (August 29 2008)

The Honourable Dr Mike Kelly, AM MP, Parliamentary Secretary for Defence Support, Member of Eden-Monaro

This lecture is the Annual Dr John Gee Memorial Lecture and was presented by the Lowy Institute for International Policy and The Strategic and Defence Studies Centre.

Dr Kelly will address the…

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…

Professor Michael Wesley

Risk, Uncertainty & The Future of National Security (May 08 2008)

Professor Michael Wesley, Professor of International Relations and Director of the Griffith Asia Institute, Griffith University

Officially we are still fighting a "War on Terror", but few people in Australia would say we are still living in an "Age of Terror". Oil prices have quadrupled, but we have not seen the same panicked…

Hugh White

Realism and the Value of Peace (May 05 2008)

Professor Hugh White, Head, Strategic and Defence Studies Centre, ANU College of Asia and the Pacific

In this lecture, Professor White discusses the morality and ethical challenges of war, as examined by Professor Coady in his new book, Morality & Political Violence. Political violence,…

ANU Sign

Socratic Forum: That Canberra is Taking Too Much Power from The States (March 11 2008)

Hosted by Professor Ian Chubb AC

In this debate, ANU plays host to a number of influential public figures including ACT Attorney General Simon Corbell; Dr Clive Hamilton, The Australia Institute; Professor Peter Bailey, ANU; Channel…

Professor Malcolm Dando

Biosecurity: Upgrading the Web of Prevention (February 13 2008)

Professor Malcolm Dando, Professor, International Security, Department of Peace Sudies, University of Bradford, UK

In this lecture Professor Dando reviews international control of the biotechnology revolution, the threat of deliberate disease - from biowarfare, bioterrorism, and the possible misuse of benignly…

United Nations Flags

The Future of the United Nations Security Council (February 12 2008)

Colin Keating, Executive Director, Security Council Report, NY

2008 has already brought major new challenges for diplomats. The situations in Kenya and Pakistan underline the depths of the problems in Africa and elsewhere. The Security Council and UN peacekeepers…

Just War Theory & Chemical/Biological Weapons (November 21 2007)

Professor Larry May, Professor of Philosophy, Washington University

For several thousand years, philosophers, lawyers, and theologians have developed a theory of the just war, where rules are set for deciding when a war should be fought and what tactics can be employed…

Pryor Devil's Advocate

The Devil’s Advocate Series: Debate 3 - Guarding Australia (Citizenship, Security & Terrorism) (November 13 2007)

Moderated by Mark Baker, Editor, The Canberra Times, Panel: Dr Rachel Bloul, Professor Kim Rubenstein, Clive Williams

Part of a series of public debates hosted by the Australian National University and The Canberra Times. Join a diverse panel of ANU experts in a lively discussion of the major issues driving this election.

Pryor Devil's Advocate

The Devil’s Advocate Series: Debate 2 - The States of the Nation (Federation’s Future) (November 07 2007)

Moderated by Andrew Fraser, Political Reporter, The Canberra Times, Panel: Dr Norm Abjorensen, Professor Job Altman, Dr Daniel Connell, Dr Andrew Leigh

Part of a series of public debates hosted by The Australian National University and The Canberra Times. A diverse panel of ANU experts in a lively discussion of the major issues driving this election.…

Coercive Reconciliation Book Cover

Coercive Reconciliation: Stabilise, Normalise, Exit Aboriginal Australia (October 09 2007)

Hosted by Jack Waterford, Editor at large, The Canberra Times

On 21 June 2007 Prime Minister John Howard and Minister for Indigenous Affairs Mal Brough declared a ‘national emergency’ in relation to child sexual abuse in the Northern Territory. In…

Luis Moreno-Ocampo

The New System of International Justice in the Wake of the Criminal Court (August 07 2007)

Luis Moreno-Ocampo

The International Criminal Court (ICC) is the first permanent judicial body with jurisdiction over genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes. The ICC has recently embarked on its first prosecution:…

Professor Danielle Conway-Jones

Contracting Cultures: Indigenous Intellectual Property and the Creative Commons (July 17 2007)

Professor Danielle Conway-Jones, Terri Janke, Dr Matthew Rimmer

In intellectual property, there has been much interest of late in the creative use of contract law - especially with the development of the Creative Commons.

By necessity, Indigenous communities…

Her Excellency, Ms Tarja Halonen

Consolidating & Reaching Out: Europe as a Global Actor (February 15 2007)

Her Excellency, Ms Tarja Halonen, President of the Republic of Finland

The European Union (EU) has huge potential to enhance its influence in the world with its 27 Member States and almost 500 million citizens. Europe is also increasingly connected to the Asia-Pacific…

Dr Jose Ramos-Horta

The Future of East Timor (October 12 2006)

Dr Jose Ramos-Horta, Prime Minister, Timor-Leste

In his first visit to Australia as Prime Minister of Timor-Leste, Dr Jose Ramos-Horta discusses the current political…

Major Michael Mori

US Military Commissions & International Humanitarian Law in the ‘War on Terrorism’ (August 18 2006)

Major Michael Mori, US Marine Corps

David Hicks, accused of being an enemy combatant in the war on terrorism and held at Guantanamo Bay, has become a household name in Australia. Reports of his…

Father Frank Brennan

The Confessions of an Erstwhile Land Rights Advocate (June 23 2006)

Father Frank Brennan, SJ, AO

Late in his term on the High Court, Justice McHugh, one of the majority in the Mabo decision and one of the dissentients in Wik, expressed criticism of the "costly and time-consuming" native title system.…

Emeritus Professor Peter Russell

The Mabo Case: Its Significance for Australia and the World (March 16 2006)

Emeritus Professor Peter Russell, University of Toronto

A judicial revolution occurred in 1992 when the High Court discarded the doctrine of terra nullius in the Mabo case. The ruling had repercussions for Indigenous peoples within Australia and around the…

The Hon Kevin Rudd MP

The 70th Annual George E Morrison Lecture: Australia and China in the World (January 01 1970)

The Hon. Kevin Rudd, MP

, Prime Minister of Australia

Prime Minister Kevin Rudd delivered the 70th annual George E Morrison Lecture in the Hall at University House at ANU. Speaking on the theme Australia and China in the world, the Prime Minister also…