Daniel Flitton

Managing Editor, The Interpreter
Daniel Flitton
Biography
Publications

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.

Writing off Trump
Writing off Trump
A testy interview puts the spotlight on the President – but do the facts matter?
Marise Payne stakes a claim for cooperation
Marise Payne stakes a claim for cooperation
The Foreign Minister’s China challenge will grab most attention – but what she said about multilateralism matters more.
Everything a post-lockdown new normal needs we haven't thought about enough
Commentary
Everything a post-lockdown new normal needs we haven't thought about enough
Rethinking how we live and work might just keep the community and economy healthy, says Daniel Flitton. Originally published in Channel News Asia. 
Who really killed the Quad 1.0?
Who really killed the Quad 1.0?
Australia has borne the blame for sinking the first Quadrilateral Security Dialogue. The history is not so simple.
A G7+?
A G7+?
Donald Trump’s offer to bring Australia into the G7 isn’t nearly so simple as pulling up a chair to the top table.
Designing a “built environment” for the pandemic age
Designing a “built environment” for the pandemic age
Thinking about how – and just as importantly where – we live and work might just keep the community and economy healthy.
For Australia, a testing friendship
For Australia, a testing friendship
It’s not a question for polite conversation, but PMs will always wonder, just how reliable is Australia’s big ally?
Presenting The Interpreter self-isolation cooking special
Presenting The Interpreter self-isolation cooking special
A round-the-world tour of culinary tips to give your quarantined kitchen a truly international flavour.
From books to cooks: What readers recommend to cope in quarantine
From books to cooks: What readers recommend to cope in quarantine
We’ve heard your books recommendations. Now for an isolated weekend, how about your favourite national dish?
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