This launch of Issue 6 of the La Trobe Asia Brief brings together emerging leaders to discuss critical issues facing the Indo-Pacific. Written by students and young professionals from a diverse range of areas, this event will explore gender and conflict resolution in the Indo-Pacific, Australian foreign policy and South Korea’s maritime strategy. As the balance of power shifts in the Indo-Pacific, future leaders are looking at strategic challenges from a fresh perspective. To understand the future of the Indo-Pacific, it is vital we listen to future leaders.

This La Trobe Asia Brief is in conjunction with the 2021 La Trobe Asia Emerging Leaders Program: Regional Perspectives on the Free and Open Indo-Pacific. Over two months 40 Emerging Leaders participated in a series of Masterclasses and academic dialogue with regional experts.

This event is supported by the U.S. Embassy Canberra.

Speakers:

Tom Barber (Program Officer, Asia-Pacific Development, Diplomacy & Defence Dialogue (AP4D))

Isadora Vadasz (Victoria Department of Justice and Community Safety)

Alexander M. Hynd (PhD Candidate and Research Associate, University of New South Wales)

Chair:

Kate Clayton (Research Officer, La Trobe Asia

Associate Professor Bec Strating (Director, La Trobe Asia)

Recorded on 24 March 2022.