Reimagining Australia's international relations.
A platform for collaboration between the development, diplomacy and defence communities.
Whole-of-Nation Symposium
On 16 February AP4D held an online launch for the options paper What does it look like for Australia to take a whole-of-nation approach to international policy. An expert panel shared their insights and sectoral perspectives on the opportunities and barriers in implementing a whole-of-nation approach, and identified lessons that can be learned from existing cross-sector collaboration.
Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Birmingham recently said that "It’s a really important phrase, that whole-of-nation phrase… it stems from some amazing work that AP4D did with a strong paper looking at how we bring the different strands of statecraft together as tools for getting outcomes."
Our people
The AP4D Advisory Group is co-chaired by Marc Purcell and Michael Wesley.
Recent commentary by Advisory Group members include:
Bridi Rice on people centred approaches to justice, what's next for Australian development and Southeast Asian views of Australia's development program.
Susannah Patton on Southeast Asian views of AUKUS and the ASEAN-Australia Special Summit.
Marc Purcell on the need to scale up aid for security.
Richard Maude on 2023 in international affairs and what to expect this year.
Joanne Wallis on the use of the term 'statecraft' in key Australian policy documents.
William Stoltz on revelations that an Australian politician was recruited by a foreign intelligence agency.
Huong Le Thu on the ASEAN-Australia Special Summit.
Julie Ballangarry on First Nations and feminist foreign policy perspectives.
Caitlin Byrne, Joanne Wallis and the late Brendan Sargeant on Climate Politics in Oceania.
Our program
On 21 February AP4D hosted a dialogue on 'Countering Coercive Economic Statecraft'. Experts discussed how economic statecraft manifests in the region, identified barriers to effective response, and explored how Australia could leverage its tools of statecraft and work with regional partners to counter coercive economic statecraft.
On 28 February AP4D held a dialogue to look at the question: what should Australia's role be in Pacific regionalism? Discussions focused on the challenges and opportunities that exist, and explored how Australia can be a supportive and invested part of Pacific regionalism, contributing to stability and prosperity.
AP4D dialogues are the first step in a collaborative process to produce future-facing, propositional options papers. If you'd like to be involved in either of the above consultations, please get in touch at secretariat@asiapacific4d.com.
In the news
AP4D has been featured in:
ABC NewsRadio
Washington Post, New Delhi Times and The Independent plus more than 200 other outlets.
AP4D staff have spoken at:
Asia Institute - Lessons from the ASEAN Australia Special Summit
Blue Security Program - Contested Waters: Maritime Security in Southeast Asia
ASEAN-Australia Youth Diplomacy Networking Night
