Daniel Flitton

Managing Editor, The Interpreter
Areas of expertise

Australian foreign policy and politics; Australia’s intelligence services; international relations in Asia

Daniel Flitton
Biography
Publications
News and media

Daniel Flitton is one of Australia’s most experienced foreign affairs journalists and is 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.

America in the age of the envoy
America in the age of the envoy
A new emphasis in diplomacy isn’t all downside.
London calling, political patronage, and the diplomatic curtain
London calling, political patronage, and the diplomatic curtain
The Foreign minister’s pledge to prioritise diplomats over politicians hasn’t extended to breaking one posting tradition.
AUKUS doesn’t need protection from politics
AUKUS doesn’t need protection from politics
Democracy works best when defence debates are transparent.
A bingo card guide for Anthony Albanese’s speech to the United Nations
A bingo card guide for Anthony Albanese’s speech to the United Nations
Australia’s recent national statements reveal the familiar script the PM will likely follow in his first address to the global body.
Daniel Andrews, private statesman, grubby diplomacy
Daniel Andrews, private statesman, grubby diplomacy
A former state leader’s appearance at China’s military parade tells a story of Australia’s ongoing China dilemma.
The gap between Quad rhetoric and reality
The gap between Quad rhetoric and reality
Flowery language from reporters masks a forum that struggles to deliver on grand promises about containing China.
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