View Event code of conductComing up this month, due to rising concern and lack of public debate, we're hosting a three part series on AUKUS, as part of our Disarm Kōrero series. We're co-hosting these sessions with our friends at World Beyond War. These sessions will be held on Zoom over three consecutive Friday lunchtimes, starting on Friday November 22nd at 12pm.
We have a fabulous line up of speakers who'll each speak to their area of expertise which will help to fill in some gaps in knowledge. Join us for our three part series where we'll canvas a number of different angles and issues with a range of expert guest speakers.
These three sessions will be held on consecutive Fridays, at 12pm, on Zoom.
Register for the sessions here, to receive the Zoom link: https://forms.gle/zNvXNsvZRAebajh6A
Our sessions and speakers:
Session One Speakers:
Dr Sian Troath, Australian National University
Sian is a postdoctoral fellow in Political Science at ANU with research expertise in militarism in Australia and the politics of emerging technologies such as lethal autonomous weapons systems and military AI. She completed her PhD in International Relations at Flinders University in 2020 and has been a researcher for the Centre for United States and Asia Policy and the Jeff Bleich Centre for Digital Technology, Security & Governance, as well as a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Canterbury.
Dr Damien Rogers, Massey University
Damien is an Associate Professor of International Relations and Security Studies at Massey University’s Auckland Campus. His research touches upon how the intelligence community responds to armed conflict. Prior to becoming an academic, he held intelligence roles in the Ministry of Fisheries, Immigration NZ, the New Zealand Defence Force, and the GSCB. He holds two PhDs: one in Political Science and IR (ANU) and one in Law (Waikato).
Session Two Speaker:
Dr Marco de Jong is a leading voice in the AUKUS debate. He’s a lecturer at the AUT Law School, has been bestowed the title of Faumuinā in Papa Puleia, Sāmoa, and is a historian with Pacific expertise. He was a Rhodes scholar at the University of Oxford and is currently on the steering committee of Te Kuaka which recently organised Te Hui Oranga O Te Moana Nui A Kiwa. His historical research has delved into the Nuclear Free and Independent Pacific movement and he regularly provides important news commentary on AUKUS and its impacts on the Pacific region.
Session Three Speakers:
Dr Marianne Hanson, University of Queensland
Dr Marianne Hanson is Associate Professor at the School of Political Science and International Studies at the University of Queensland
She teaches and researches in the field of international security focusing on arms control, disarmament, international organizations, and international law. Dr Hanson is a member of the Asia Pacific Leadership Network and the co-Chair of ICAN Australia.
Dr Iati Iati, Victoria University of Wellington
Dr Iati Iati is a Senior Lecturer in Politics and International Relations and Pacific security fellow at the Centre for Strategic Studies at Victoria University of Wellington. Dr Iati Iati is fluent in Samoan,he has a PhD from the University of Hawaii.
Register for the sessions here, to receive the Zoom link: https://forms.gle/zNvXNsvZRAebajh6A
