Daniel Flitton, The Lowy Institute

Daniel Flitton

The Lowy Institute

Australia

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Past:
  • The Lowy Institute
  • The Guardian
  • The Sydney Morning Herald
  • Brisbane Times
  • The Age
  • WAtoday

Past articles by Daniel:

If you had 30 minutes with the PM, what would you ask?

To kick off a new series with foreign envoys in Canberra, I quiz Botswana’s representative about dealing with Australia. → Read More

Public holiday reading: the Queen’s Birthday

What explains the fascinating and “strange persistence of monarchies”? → Read More

Wong’s Bahasa pitch to Indonesia

Australia will benefit by drawing more of its multicultural character into senior diplomacy. → Read More

Does Australia have too many elections?

Governments might worry about short-term political horizons. But have faith the public can judge the long-term risks. → Read More

Madeleine Albright: “I have come a long way, so I must be frank”

The first woman to serve as US Secretary of State also inspired the first woman to be Australia’s Foreign Minister. → Read More

Keeping Australian uranium out of Russian hands – and bombs

After MH17 was shot down the Abbott government banned yellowcake sales to Russia. But then struck a deal with Ukraine… → Read More

Putin seeks to rewrite history

The Russian leader wants to turn the preferred language of sovereignty and governance back on the West. → Read More

A test of Australia’s place in the world

For a sporting nation, why doesn’t competition with the region hold more appeal? → Read More

That 70s show for an Interpreter 2021 favourite

No, not a television re-run. A book about the enduring power of personality over world politics. → Read More

Jake Sullivan on the challenges “no one country can solve”

The White House National Security Adviser stressed the chance for cooperation even in a challenging global era. → Read More

Alliance management – a history in pictures

In a game of diplomatic spot-the-difference, a sense of continuity is evident at recent AUSMIN meetings. → Read More

Personality in foreign policy

How leaders interact and are judged can shape a country’s approach to the world as much as economics or military might. → Read More

Donald Rumsfeld: Defiance defined by Iraq

Rumsfeld’s memorable quips should not obscure his central role in the catastrophe of the 2003 Iraq invasion. → Read More

An unwelcome wake up call

A story of spies and deception and the deadly consequences of crossing a tiny nation in the heart of Africa. → Read More

Addressing a mistake – words matter

My article on the Pacific Island Forum leadership fallout was ill-considered. → Read More

Does it really matter if the Pacific Islands Forum falls apart?

Last week’s fiasco over electing a new leader revealed an organisation too fragile to confront big challenges. → Read More

International relations video of the year – by February

Extraordinary footage of the coup in Myanmar by no stretch of the imagination. → Read More

Favourites of 2020: Women make excellent spies

Chauvinist assumptions are a big part of the reason the West lost its nuclear edge. → Read More

More pollies in more posts

Are changing contours of global power or suspicions of the “swamp” driving more politicians to fill key diplomatic jobs? → Read More

Australia’s PM: “How good is international relations theory!”

Scott Morrison is adopting a philosophical approach to strategic challenges – but don’t confuse this with doing nothing. → Read More