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News and events
James Manicom, a PhD candidate in the School of Political and International Studies, has had a think piece published in highly influential The China Brief. Published by the Jamestown Foundation, a leading think-tank based in Washington D.C, The China Brief enjoys wide circulation among US policy-makers, intelligence and military personnel, academics, journalists, and business leaders. Manicom investigates the validity of popular claims that China and Japan are on the cusp of resolving the long-standing East China Sea territorial dispute.
New Masters Program in International Law and International Relations
Between 29 Feb-2 Mar, classes for the first intake of the new intensive Masters
program in International Law and International Relations were held at Flinders.
The program is a joint initiative of the School of Political and International
Studies and the School of Law. The photo shows students with Professor Andrew
Goldsmith from Law (far left) and Dr Andrew ONeil from SPIS (far right). Further
information on the program is available at:
http://www.flinders.edu.au/courses/postgrad/laws.htm
School events and activity—January 2008
Mr Benjamin Habib--a PhD candidate in the School of Political and International
Studies was recently awarded first prize in the 2007 Australian Defence Business
Review Magazine's Strategic Essay Competition for an essay entitled: “Another
Perfect Storm? Predictors of Radical Change in North Korea”. Ben is pictured
here receiving his prize from the Chief of the Defence Force, Air Chief Marshal
Angus Houston, and Trevor Thomas, editor-in-chief of the ADBR. The essay competition
is held annually to find the best articles on forward-looking strategic issues
written by Australians under the age of 35. Ben's essay will be published as
an article in the fully refereed journal Security Challenges.
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