Join AIIA WA for drinks and festive food as we celebrate another successful year with AIIA’s National President, Allan Gyngell. Drawing on his book Fear of Abandonment: Australia in the World since 1942, a history of Australian foreign policy since 1942, Allan will look at the looming challenges for Australia in the Indo-Pacific.
Australian politicians and policymakers agree that the country is facing strategic changes in the world greater than any we've known since the end of the Second World War. The United States is retreating from some of the institutions and values it has supported in the past, and China is asserting a greater role for itself in the region. Nationalism and protectionism are on the rise. What does all this mean for Australia? Is a new Cold War brewing? And how can we navigate the hazards?
Food and drinks are included in the price of admission and will be served to all guests on the University Club Balcony following Allan's presentation.
We will also be continuing the tradition of the Christmas book swap. Guests are encouraged to bring along a wrapped book to receive one in return.
For catering purposes, all Christmas Party tickets must be purchased by Friday 7 December. There will be no door sales for the December Christmas Party event.
Purchase tickets online, or contact Secretary Jeremy on 0432 956 895 to organise cash/cheque payments cheque payments.
About the speaker
Allan Gyngell is National President of the Australian Institute of International Affairs, an Honorary Professor at the ANU, and a Board Director of China Matters. His long career in Australian foreign and national security policy included appointments as Director-General of the Office of National Assessments (ONA), as the inaugural Executive Director of the Lowy Institute, and to senior positions in the Prime Minister's office, the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, and the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. He is the author of Fear of Abandonment: Australia in the World Since 1942, and co-author of Making Australian Foreign Policy. Allan is an Officer in the Order of Australia and a Fellow of the Australian Institute of International Affairs.
| Ticket Type | Price | |
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| Members and Non-members Ticket | $55.00 | Sold out |
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