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Debate Topic
Australia's approach to global economic governance
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If G20 leaders want migration on the agenda, they should tread carefully but confidently
Hugh Jorgensen
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G20: An essential element in Australia's international economic diplomacy (Part 2)
Barry Sterland
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G20: An essential element in Australia’s international economic diplomacy (Part 1)
Barry Sterland
4
The verdict on Australia's economic diplomacy: Must try harder
Mike Callaghan
5
Australia must continue to lead on international economic governance
Kelly O'Dwyer
6
Australia's G20 leadership: Fairly sharing the benefits of growth
Wayne Swan
7
Time to double down on economic engagement
Joe Hockey
8
Australia's international economic engagement: Opportunities and challenges
Glenn Stevens
9
The G20 is a policy no-brainer for Australia
Tristram Sainsbury
Debate Topic
South China Sea ruling
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DFAT on China and Timor-Leste: No 'two-step' but one considered approach
Allaster Cox
2
Poker, chess and Go: How the US should respond in the South China Sea
Crispin Rovere
3
The PCA ruling, Australia and Timor-Leste
Michael Leach
4
More heat than light in Australian FONOPs debate
Greg Raymond
5
South China Sea ruling sweeps away diplomatic ambiguities
Tim Johnston
6
Shaping China’s response to the PCA ruling
Bonnie S Glaser
7
An inevitable precedent: Where states stand on the South China Sea ruling
8
South China Sea ruling: India takes a stand
Darshana Baruah
9
South China Sea: A course-correction needed
Stephen Grenville
10
Advantage Vietnam: The PCA ruling impact on Hanoi-Beijing relations
Santiago Saez Moreno
11
One ruling, four very challenging tests
Malcolm Cook
12
The bolt from The Hague
Euan Graham
Debate Topic
Do embassies still matter?
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Indonesia: Diplomacy as nation building
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His Excellency is dead, long live the ambassador
Daniel Woker
3
A diplomatic necessity: Why embassies persist in the digital age
Kishan Rana
4
Embassy work in North Korea: Achieving a lot with a small team and not many telephone calls
David Slinn
5
Seeing Britain as a foreign country: The story of Australia House, London
James Curran
6
A few reflections on embassies
John McCarthy
7
That time in the '80s when the Foreign Minister came to Belgrade
Lucinda Holdforth
8
When the diplomatic tap was turned off
Denise Fisher
9
Australia's biggest embassy
Catriona Croft-Cusworth
10
DFAT, come home! Why foreign posts no longer make sense
Jason Murphy
11
Embassies can shape policy
Ric Smith
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