Daniel Flitton
@danielflitton.bsky.social
Managing ed The Interpreter, by Lowy Institute. Like Tigers.
None without achievements – but each adds to the busy-work of summitry, and outcomes drift.
Fixing the blocked plumbing of global affairs is worth doing. It's just grubby work of compromise, not another launch. The world doesn't need another venue for debate. It has one. The UN.
Fixing the blocked plumbing of global affairs is worth doing. It's just grubby work of compromise, not another launch. The world doesn't need another venue for debate. It has one. The UN.
September 22, 2026 at 6:22 AM
None without achievements – but each adds to the busy-work of summitry, and outcomes drift.
Fixing the blocked plumbing of global affairs is worth doing. It's just grubby work of compromise, not another launch. The world doesn't need another venue for debate. It has one. The UN.
Fixing the blocked plumbing of global affairs is worth doing. It's just grubby work of compromise, not another launch. The world doesn't need another venue for debate. It has one. The UN.
Why a new summit? Held on the sidelines of UN leaders' week, Albanese and Modi will tag along.
It's the reflex of the modern era. Confront a crisis, set a new table.
COP for climate.
The G20 after the crash.
BRICS to answer the G7.
MIKTA for those left out.
It's the reflex of the modern era. Confront a crisis, set a new table.
COP for climate.
The G20 after the crash.
BRICS to answer the G7.
MIKTA for those left out.
September 22, 2026 at 6:22 AM
Why a new summit? Held on the sidelines of UN leaders' week, Albanese and Modi will tag along.
It's the reflex of the modern era. Confront a crisis, set a new table.
COP for climate.
The G20 after the crash.
BRICS to answer the G7.
MIKTA for those left out.
It's the reflex of the modern era. Confront a crisis, set a new table.
COP for climate.
The G20 after the crash.
BRICS to answer the G7.
MIKTA for those left out.
I thought Albanese's comment on China's ambition for hegemony quite striking. Curious how this lines up with Australian attitudes revealed in the latest @lowyinstitute.bsky.social poll on views of China as a threat. 📊 poll.lowyinstitute.org/charts/china...
China: economic partner or security threat - Lowy Institute Poll
In your own view, is China more of an economic partner or more of a security threat to Australia?
poll.lowyinstitute.org
June 23, 2026 at 10:54 PM
I thought Albanese's comment on China's ambition for hegemony quite striking. Curious how this lines up with Australian attitudes revealed in the latest @lowyinstitute.bsky.social poll on views of China as a threat. 📊 poll.lowyinstitute.org/charts/china...
Ha! I did see the equivalent poll for this year and never got around to voting.
March 2, 2026 at 12:31 AM
Ha! I did see the equivalent poll for this year and never got around to voting.
Indeed, that was indeed a moment of national consciousness about the relationship.
November 13, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Indeed, that was indeed a moment of national consciousness about the relationship.
And perhaps the secrecy of the 1995 deal explains why yesterday was an announcement of “substantive” agreements rather than presenting the treaty in full? That, or they missed a deadline again? 🤷♂️
November 13, 2025 at 12:29 AM
And perhaps the secrecy of the 1995 deal explains why yesterday was an announcement of “substantive” agreements rather than presenting the treaty in full? That, or they missed a deadline again? 🤷♂️