Reimagining Australia's international relations.
A platform for collaboration between the development, diplomacy and defence communities.
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High-level, bipartisan support
AP4D's mission to foster collaboration between development, diplomacy and defence was endorsed at the Australian Council for International Development National Conference.
Minister for International Development and the Pacific Senator the Hon Zed Seselja
"The Australian Government is using all the tools of statecraft to play an active role in securing our future.”
“This is a resounding endorsement of Australia’s commitment to supporting development, not just through our ODA budget but through a deeply integrated foreign and development policy.”
Shadow Minister for International Development and the Pacific Pat Conroy MP
“We need greater coordination between development, diplomacy and defence policy, and we need greater involvement by non-government organisations and civil society.”
“I congratulate ACFID and the International Development Contractors Community for their support for the new Asia-Pacific Development, Diplomacy & Defence Dialogue. I hope this initiative can help generate new ideas on how Australia can tackle issues of conflict, security governance and state fragility in our region.”
Our people
The AP4D Advisory Group is co-chaired by Marc Purcell and Michael Wesley.
Recent commentary by Advisory Group members include:
Allan Gyngell on the importance of diplomacy
Brendan Sergeant on climate change as a strategic priority
Caitlin Byrne on ‘entrepreneurial regional citizenship’ in ASEAN
Huong Le Thu on COVID-19 in Southeast Asia
Richard Maude on diplomatic engagement with Southeast Asia
Richard Moore & Melissa Conley Tyler on an Australian integrated review
Our program
AP4D’s inaugural program is well under way. Shaping a shared future — deepening Australia’s influence in Southeast Asia is funded by the Australian Civil-Military Centre.
More than 150 people attended online diagnostic sessions and dialogue events held from July to September on critical issues for Australia in Southeast Asia. Resulting from these sessions, working groups have been formed and have begun the process of producing options papers across five identified topics.
If you’re part of Australia’s development, diplomacy or defence community and are interested in being involved with any of the below working groups, please contact secretariat@asiapacific4d.com.
In the news
AP4D has been featured on:
Program Lead Melissa Conley Tyler has spoken at:
A Bridging the Gap roundtable
The Youth National Security Strategy symposium
La Trobe Asia’s ‘Regional Perspectives on the Free and Open Indo-Pacific' Dialogue
Global Policy Insights' Diplomacy Sustainability Fellowship Program, GPODS
The CSIS-GRIPS-RSIS conference: ‘Indo-Pacific Cooperation: Way Forward for the ASEAN Outlook on the Indo-Pacific'
The Taipei Security Dialogue (organised by the Institute for National Defense and Security Research)
