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.

NZ election: From go-it-alone strategy to a more pragmatic approach
Commentary
NZ election: From go-it-alone strategy to a more pragmatic approach
Originally published in The Australian.
Trump gets sick and the media dives into the deep end
Trump gets sick and the media dives into the deep end
The reporting of Trump’s health has quickly fallen into the same polarised pattern of so much of his presidency.
How much did the spies really know about the virus?
How much did the spies really know about the virus?
What was said (and, just as importantly, not said) in Australia hints at early intelligence assessments of Covid-19.
Melbourne or Washington, all politics is local, again
Melbourne or Washington, all politics is local, again
Coping with the pandemic will be a long haul, not just for cities or countries, but for the world.
Writing off Trump
Writing off Trump
A testy interview puts the spotlight on the President – but do the facts matter?
Marise Payne stakes a claim for cooperation
Marise Payne stakes a claim for cooperation
The Foreign Minister’s China challenge will grab most attention – but what she said about multilateralism matters more.
Everything a post-lockdown new normal needs we haven't thought about enough
Commentary
Everything a post-lockdown new normal needs we haven't thought about enough
Rethinking how we live and work might just keep the community and economy healthy, says Daniel Flitton. Originally published in Channel News Asia. 
Who really killed the Quad 1.0?
Who really killed the Quad 1.0?
Australia has borne the blame for sinking the first Quadrilateral Security Dialogue. The history is not so simple.
A G7+?
A G7+?
Donald Trump’s offer to bring Australia into the G7 isn’t nearly so simple as pulling up a chair to the top table.
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