Reimagining Australia's international relations.
A platform for collaboration between the development, diplomacy and defence communities.
Upcoming AP4D Dialogue
The next topic for stage II of AP4D's Shaping a Shared Future program, funded by the Australian Civil-Military Centre, has been confirmed: 'Australia as an infrastructure partner for Southeast Asia and the Pacific'.
Register now for the interactive dialogue being held virtually on Thursday 1 December, 11:30am-1:00pm (Canberra time). This dialogue will bring together development, diplomacy and defence experts to discuss infrastructure investment in Southeast Asia and the Pacific and explore what Australia's approach should be.
Our people
The AP4D Advisory Group is co-chaired by Marc Purcell and Michael Wesley.
Recent commentary by Advisory Group members include:
Marc Purcell and Michael Wesley on development as a key part of statecraft.
Marc Purcell on Australia's new development policy and aid and the federal budget
Michael Wesley on the war in Ukraine and implications for Asia.
Michael Wesley and Caitlin Byrne on lessons for Australia's diplomacy and engagement with Southeast Asia
Caitlin Byrne on Indonesia’s global leadership moment.
Huong Le Thu on Australia's foreign policy approach to Southeast Asia and ASEAN centrality.
Richard Maude on the Chinese Communist Party Congress, Australia-China relations and Southeast Asian relations under the Albanese government.
Bridi Rice on multiplying the impact of the development dollar and the federal budget.
Joanne Wallis on Chinese influence in the Pacific.
Allan Gyngell on the Chinese Communist Party Congress, US export controls and Australia-Japan relations.
Our program
AP4D has held three interactive dialogues in the past month:
Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing explored how Australia can work together with regional partners to deter, prevent and combat IUU Fishing. Thanks in particular to Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency Director-General Dr Manumatavai Tupou-Roosen and Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center Secretary-General Malinee Smithrithee for their comprehensive regional overviews.
Australia and Timor-Leste: Shaping a Shared Future brought together more than 40 development, diplomacy and defence experts to discuss what Australia's priority areas of focus should be in engaging with Timor-Leste. AP4D is grateful to Timor-Leste's Ambassador to Australia, Her Excellency Ms Inês Maria De Almeida, and The Asia Foundation's Timor-Leste Country Representative, Héctor Salazar Salame, for their excellent remarks that set the scene for discussions.
Women, Peace & Security in the Pacific was the first dialogue in AP4D's Office of the Pacific-funded program. Peseta Noumea Simi, CEO of the Samoa Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade and chair of the 2019 Pacific Women, Peace and Security Summit, kicked off proceedings with an authoritative overview of the Pacific WPS agenda. Dr Ludmilla Kwitko from the Australian Civil Society Coalition on WPS then provided valuable perspective on WPS in Australia, with subsequent discussions looking at how Australia can partner with Pacific countries to progress WPS efforts in the region.
AP4D is convening working groups to collaborate on options papers for each of the above topics. If you have relevant expertise and would like to be involved, please contact secretariat@asiapacific4d.com.
In the news
AP4D has been featured in:
AP4D staff have spoken at:
La Trobe Asia QUADMIN Emerging Leaders Dialogue
University of Melbourne, Master of International Relations
University of Notre Dame, Sydney, Bachelor of Arts (Politics & International Relations)
