Diplomacy is the most important institution of our society of states. Diplomacy’s main aim is to enable states to secure their foreign policy objectives without resorting to force. Its primary tools are international dialogue and negotiation. Its success for any country is influenced by both the country’s hard and soft power with diplomats playing an important role in the projection of soft power. Based on a career spent promoting Australia’s interests overseas, John Richardson, former Ambassador to Brazil, discusses with James Carey what it means to conduct diplomacy, what a diplomatic negotiation looks like, and his experience of bridging cultural gaps.
With America's global influence in decline and China steadfast in its pursuit of regional dominance, Australia sits at the cross-roads of an uncertain future....
Episode three features Dr Kym Brown, a Senior Lecturer at Monash University in the Department of Banking and Finance. Dr Brown has published works...
In this episode we spoke with long-term watcher of Kurds, Monash University's Will Gourlay, about the Kurdish struggle for political equality in Turkey. As...
