Reimagining Australia's international relations.
A platform for collaboration between the development, diplomacy and defence communities.
Jakarta Geopolitical Forum
Last month AP4D featured at the Jakarta Geopolitical Forum, which this year focused on geo-maritime resilience challenges in the Indo-Pacific. Executive Director Melissa Conley Tyler spoke of the importance of all tools of statecraft, whole-of-nation approaches on a panel about middle power agency. Many thanks to Indonesia's National Resilience Institute and to the Coordinating Ministry for Maritime and Investment Affairs for the invitation.
Our people
The AP4D Advisory Group is co-chaired by Marc Purcell and Michael Wesley.
Recent commentary by Advisory Group members includes:
Jennifer Parker on Britain's place in the world, Australia's naval fleet, maritime lessons from Ukraine, rethinking national defence, and events in the Middle East including the Hezbollah pager explosions & Iran's missile attack on Israel.
Susannah Patton on recent Quad and ASEAN summits, Joko Widodo's legacy and the transition to Prabowo Subianto, the Lowy Institute Asia Power Index, China's growing military power, Timor-Leste's regional influence and Kamala Harris' Asia policy.
Bridi Rice on Australia’s Civil Society Partnerships Fund and gender equality in the Pacific.
Fitriani on cybersecurity in the Pacific and Prabowo's defence and foreign policy.
Richard Moore on intergenerational approaches to foreign policy.
Huong Le Thu on middle power activism.
William Stoltz on supply chain vulnerabilities.
Joanne Wallis on the Australia-New Zealand alliance.
Our program
There's still time to register for the Australian Council for International Development 2024 National Conference in Sydney next week (22-24 October), where AP4D will be running an interactive session: Policy ideas for Australia to promote compliance with international humanitarian law and protection of civilians.
Featuring:
- Dr Helen Durham AO, CEO of RedR Australia
- David Tuck, Head of Mission in Australia of the International Committee of the Red Cross
Juliette Brassington, Assistant Secretary, Protracted Crises Resilience and Partnerships Branch, Humanitarian Division at DFAT
This theme of this year's conference, Solidarity and Resilience: The Power of the Collective, focuses on practical solutions to global challenges. If you have an interest in international policy and engagement, don’t miss your chance to be part of this important conversation.
If you missed AP4D's recent dialogue on Australia’s preparedness to undertake regional stabilisation activities but would like to be involved in consultations, please get in touch at secretariat@asiapacific4d.com.
In the news
AP4D has been featured in:
- ABC News Breakfast
- The Interpreter (17 September & 8 October)
- East Asia Forum
- Asia Agenda
- Australian Outlook
AP4D staff have spoken at:
- Jakarta Geopolitical Forum
- National Climate Security Summit Roundtable
- Australian War College
- Development Intelligence Lab
- Australia-Philippines Track 1.5 Dialogue
- Australia-Philippines Maritime Security Academic Workshop
- Maritime Genie Workshop
AP4D was delighted to meet with Ambassador Phubadi La-Or-ngern and a delegation from Thailand’s Devawongse Varopakarn Institute of Foreign Affairs recently for a discussion on the future of diplomacy.
