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 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.

A delicate dance: latest India allegations test the rules
A delicate dance: latest India allegations test the rules
How far can “strategic trust” be stretched?
The foreign policy case for the PM to spend more time at home
The foreign policy case for the PM to spend more time at home
Instead of tall poppy syndrome, ask about effectiveness.
Australia’s next challenge for Indigenous foreign policy
Australia’s next challenge for Indigenous foreign policy
The defeat of the Voice referendum may be a chance to tell a broader story about the challenges facing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
Israel-Hamas conflict: Key questions for a “long and difficult war”
Israel-Hamas conflict: Key questions for a “long and difficult war”
The latest fighting is quickly being incorporated by other nations to advance their own goals.
How Australia features in Trump’s crosshairs
How Australia features in Trump’s crosshairs
Another Trumpian persecution again has an alliance partner connection.
The Fix: Solid rock, fatal bites
The Fix: Solid rock, fatal bites
Your weekly Interpreter feature to rake up resources and reads you might otherwise miss.
“Australia’s future to 2063” and debating the world beyond the horizon
“Australia’s future to 2063” and debating the world beyond the horizon
How much value does the nation gain from peering into a crystal ball?
Who leads the world as longest in charge of their country?
Who leads the world as longest in charge of their country?
Put together a list and you can start to see a pattern.
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