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

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.

Trump’s troop withdrawal and what’s next for Islamic State
Trump’s troop withdrawal and what’s next for Islamic State
Having pre-emptively declared the militant group “100% defeated”, the pull back from Syria raises different threats.
Donald Trump's bizarre logic damages US allies' trust in intelligence sharing
Commentary
Donald Trump's bizarre logic damages US allies' trust in intelligence sharing
The US president appears to believe Australian spies are part of a deep-state conspiracy. Australia should be wary of the risks of getting drawn into his defence. Originally…
Jumping at shadows: The great Aussie conspiracy to bring down Donald
Jumping at shadows: The great Aussie conspiracy to bring down Donald
Australian spies among three US treaty-allies in an elaborate plot to derail the Trump campaign? Yeah, that’ll fly.
Trump, Morrison, the media, and hearing what you want to hear
Trump, Morrison, the media, and hearing what you want to hear
The danger for journalists in normalising dealing with the President applies just as much to his bilateral counterparts.
A White House dinner for two: A tell-tale of tweets and transcripts
A White House dinner for two: A tell-tale of tweets and transcripts
Ahead of a Washington rendezvous, Donald Trump and Scott Morrison revel in their own words.
Bolton sacking means Morrison will visit a White House again in chaos
Bolton sacking means Morrison will visit a White House again in chaos
So much diplomatic energy is wasted when Donald Trump decides to fire another key administration official.
The withering of Robert Mugabe, as told by Australia’s Prime Ministers
The withering of Robert Mugabe, as told by Australia’s Prime Ministers
It’s hard to fathom looking back, but Zimbabwe’s troubles consumed countless hours for Australia’s political leaders.
Australia in the Gulf: The order-based rules
Australia in the Gulf: The order-based rules
Scott Morrison backed the Iran nuclear deal to reinforce “the rules-based international system”, only to be Trumped.
The embattled envoy and the need for frank assessment
The embattled envoy and the need for frank assessment
Britain’s Kim Darroch was caught in a whirlwind because he did his job.
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