Daniel Flitton

Managing Editor, The Interpreter
Daniel Flitton
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Daniel Flitton is one of Australia’s most experienced foreign affairs journalists and is now Managing Editor of the Lowy Institute’s international magazine, The Interpreter.

Before joining the Institute, he was diplomatic editor and senior correspondent at The Age in Melbourne and was posted as a political correspondent in the parliament house bureau in Canberra. Daniel previously worked as an analyst for the Office of National Assessments, Australia’s peak intelligence assessment agency. He has held academic positions at the Australian National University and at Deakin University, where he developed a breadth of knowledge on Asia, the Middle East, and the Pacific. As a Fulbright scholar in 2004, he researched the Australia–United States alliance at Georgetown University in Washington DC.

Penny Wong is quizzed about Trump, again, again and again
Penny Wong is quizzed about Trump, again, again and again
And her main message was to be confident about Australia.
America makes Trump great, again
America makes Trump great, again
First thoughts on where Trump will steer US actions in Asia, the Pacific, and the rest of the world.
Succumbing to the parochialism of the present
Succumbing to the parochialism of the present
The world always looks dangerous, depending on your vantage point.
Peter Varghese on “constraining” China
Peter Varghese on “constraining” China
The former DFAT secretary captures a tension that bedevils Australian policy makers.
Quad leaders trade symbolism over substance
Quad leaders trade symbolism over substance
A practical agenda amounts to a fine aim. But such details don’t demand the scrutiny of busy leaders.
In Delaware, meeting at a wobbly Quad high table
Commentary
In Delaware, meeting at a wobbly Quad high table
Originally posted in The Hindu
Harris vs Trump marks the lines of foreign policy debate
Harris vs Trump marks the lines of foreign policy debate
Look past the barbs and snappy sound bites and the real choice is clear.
Maid in Australia: When international relations and industrial law collide
Maid in Australia: When international relations and industrial law collide
Two recent court cases have raised uncomfortable questions about diplomatic immunity.
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