Australian Diplomacy
Digital diplomacy @DFAT
A week ago Australia's Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade launched its first digital media strategy and accompanying blog.
It's about time. Digital diplomacy is expanding,…
A diplomatic necessity: Why embassies persist in the digital age
In conjunction with the launch of the Lowy Institute's Global Diplomacy Index, we present a series of pieces on the role and continued relevance of embassies.
Do countries…
Embassies can shape policy
In conjunction with this week's launch of the Lowy Institute's Global Diplomacy Index, we present a series of pieces on the role and continued relevance of embassies.
Embassies —…
Analyses
The Lowy Institute Global Diplomacy Index
The Global Diplomacy Index is an interactive web tool which maps and ranks the diplomatic networks of all G20 and OECD nations: 42 countries in total.
Alex Oliver
Plenty of challenges await Joe Hockey as Australia's new ambassador to the US
So Mr Hockey goes to Washington. The former treasurer will take up his post at the Australian chancery on Massachusetts Avenue early in the new year.
Hockey's appointment,…
Much at stake for Turnbull and the region at East Asia Summit
The 10th East Asia Summit this weekend promises to be one of the most interesting bits of summitry in some time. This, the last stop on Malcolm Turnbull’s five-nation tour which…
All change: Election result may see another round of the Burma/Myanmar name game
Shortly after the Abbott Government took office in September 2013, it overturned the decision by Labor Foreign Minister Bob Carr in 2012 to recognise Burma’s new official name,…
Turnbull in Jakarta: Relationship reheat
Malcolm Turnbull's visit to Jakarta this week did not signal any drastic changes for the direction of the Australia-Indonesia relationship, but it did leave relations considerably…
Commentary
Jakarta visit is big gesture, but is it the right one?
Jakarta visit is big gesture, but is it the right one?
Aaron L. Connelly
Australian Financial Review
10 November 2015
Click here for the online text.Aaron L Connelly
DFAT: Not perfect, but in our national interest
A few days ago a suggestion was made on Crikey that DFAT, Australia's Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, should be scrapped. I was tempted to ignore it, because as far as I…