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.

Yes, Hillary could have led the world to war with Kim Jong-un
Yes, Hillary could have led the world to war with Kim Jong-un
A hoary “what if”, but Trump has helped calm Korean peninsula dangers in a way that may have eluded his 2016 rival.
Do away with Australia Day, celebrate Republic Day instead
Do away with Australia Day, celebrate Republic Day instead
There is no need to reach back to history to find an excuse to celebrate. Australia should make history.
Brexit barneys and three big questions
Brexit barneys and three big questions
The rejection of May’s Brexit deal has Daniel Flitton speaking to Philomena Murray to help make sense of the moment.
“The whales have won” – even as Japan sharpens its harpoons
“The whales have won” – even as Japan sharpens its harpoons
Japan’s withdrawal from the International Whaling Commission may counterintuitively offer hope to conservation efforts.
The Asia-Pacific in 2019: What to Expect
Commentary
The Asia-Pacific in 2019: What to Expect
Daniel Flitton on “A one horse race”. Originally published in The Diplomat.
Responses to Australia’s Israel capital decision
Responses to Australia’s Israel capital decision
How the world reacted to Scott Morrison’s decision to formally recognise West Jerusalem Israel’s capital.
Australia jostles over its Iran policy
Australia jostles over its Iran policy
The Jerusalem embassy debate has overshadowed a potential shift in Australia’s longstanding independent stance on Iran.
What went wrong? Taiwan fails to legalise same-sex marriage
What went wrong? Taiwan fails to legalise same-sex marriage
Foreign influence helped scupper a bid to be the first Asian nation to formally legalise gay marriage.
US midterms: the no-joke elections
US midterms: the no-joke elections
Is anything short of a punishing defeat for Republicans actually an endorsement of Donald Trump?
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