Reimagining Australia's international relations.
A platform for collaboration between the development, diplomacy and defence communities.
AP4D Symposium
You are warmly invited to attend the online launch of a new AP4D options paper, What does it look like for Australia to strengthen its Indian Ocean engagement, on Wednesday 24 April, 2:00-3:00pm Canberra time.
The paper is the culmination of five months of consultations with more than 30 experts from Australia and across the region. It outlines a vision of strengthened Australian engagement with the countries of the region – particularly the Northeast Indian Ocean – and offers pathways by which this vision can be realised across all tools of statecraft.
Our people
The AP4D Advisory Group is co-chaired by Marc Purcell and Michael Wesley.
Recent commentary by Advisory Group members include:
Michael Wesley on Australia’s Role in Asia and the Pacific.
Marc Purcell on development as a key tool of statecraft and the death of Australian aid worker Zomi Frankcom.
Bridi Rice on Pacific integration and Indonesia's development priorities.
Richard Moore on the role for development in Australia’s Southeast Asia Economic Strategy.
Richard Maude on how to manage a second Trump term.
Joanne Wallis on Australia-UK relations under a second Trump presidency and reimagining Australia's security.
Julie Ballangarry on what feminist foreign policy and First Nations foreign policy have in common and how the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People can inform the latter.
Huong Le Thu on the recent ASEAN-Australia Special Summit.
Hayley Channer on the geopolitics of undersea cables.
Our program
Join us on Tuesday 30 April, 1:00-2:00pm Canberra time for the online launch of a new AP4D options paper: What does it look like for Australia to use all tools of statecraft in the information environment.
The culmination of five months of consultations with some of Australia’s foremost experts on information and communications practices, the paper sets out a vision of an information environment that is not just defined by threats or hazards, but by a positive vision of what Australia wants in relation to security, prosperity, sovereignty, rule of law, equality and freedoms.
Speakers include Australia's Ambassador for Cyber Affairs and Critical Technology Mr Brendan Dowling.
In the news
AP4D has been featured in:
International Women's Development Agency
ANZSOG The Bridge
AP4D is on the Advisory Board of Women in International Security-Australia, an organisation dedicated to advancing the leadership and professional development of women and gender-diverse individuals in the field of international peace and security within Australia. Click here to learn more about WIIS-Australia membership.
