At our traditional Christmas event we were pleased to have John R Goodlad as our end-of-year speaker. In this special lecture, John took his lead from the Ian Drury and the Blockheads song “Reasons to be Cheerful” expanded on what is going right in the world as we enter 2022. John reflected on noteworthy positive developments to show that it is not all darkness and gloom when it comes to international relations.
John is our Immediate Past President and was a Member of the National Committee of the AIIA for 9 years. He has represented the Institute on various occasions including a lecture at NATO Headquarters, leading a delegation to the Republic of Korea and participation in at the second track Australia-New Zealand/ASEAN talks in Kuala Lumpur in 2019. He is a former Australian diplomat who served in Thailand and Indonesia and he has a keen interest in the immediate region and Australia’s place in the world. John is the Honorary Consul for Colombia in Western Australia and is on the Committee of the Consular Corps of WA Inc. John is also a Master of International Law from the Australian National University. He speaks fluent Thai and Indonesian, and some Mandarin, French and Spanish.
Dr Daniel Twining - The future of the US role in the Indo-Pacific and implications for US allies and
Prof Tsutomu Kikuchi - Regional Institution Building in the Asia-Pacific: A Japanese View
Rowan Callick - Refugees: The International Dimension
An address by His Excellency James A. Michel - President of the Republic of Seychelles
China’s Grand Strategy – Past, Present, and Future - Professor Gilbert Rozman, Princeton University
Australia’s Struggle for Security - Mr Cameron Stewart, Associate Editor, ‘The Australian’
From the Heart of West Africa - HE Mr Ian McConville, Australian High Commissioner in Nigeria
ACCESS Annual Debate - Aid vs. Trade. Tuesday 19th July
Can the European Union Survive? Dr Stefan Auer, La Trobe University, Thursday 14 July, 2011
Time to Get Serious About India, Dr Pradeep Taneja, Thursday 7 July, 2011
Inside Latin America Today, H.E. Ms Virginia Greville.
Professor Geoffrey Lawrence - Food Security: Global Realities
Alex Bellamy - Getting Away with Mass Murder: A Guide for Despots
Asia’s Rise: What it Means for Australia, Mr John McCarthy, AO,
Defending Australia: Getting it Right? Mr Neil James Tuesday 19 April, 2011
Poland Today: Challenges and Opportunities H.E. Mr Andrzej Jaroszynski, Ambassador for Poland,
Asia’s Rise: What it Means for Australia Mr John McCarthy, AO, Wednesday 11 May, 2011
Europe’s Energy Crisis: is Eurasia the Answer? - Dr Luca Anceschi
Saving the US from Itself - Dr Paul Monk
Kevin Rudd’s World – Mr Daniel Flitton
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