Daniel Flitton

Managing Editor, The Interpreter
Areas of expertise

Australian foreign policy and politics; Australia’s intelligence services; international relations in Asia

Daniel Flitton
Biography
Publications

Daniel Flitton is one of Australia’s most experienced foreign affairs journalists and is now Managing Editor of the Lowy Institute’s international magazine, The Interpreter.

Before joining the Institute, he was diplomatic editor and senior correspondent at The Age in Melbourne and was posted as a political correspondent in the parliament house bureau in Canberra. Daniel previously worked as an analyst for the Office of National Assessments, Australia’s peak intelligence assessment agency. He has held academic positions at the Australian National University and at Deakin University, where he developed a breadth of knowledge on Asia, the Middle East, and the Pacific. As a Fulbright scholar in 2004, he researched the Australia–United States alliance at Georgetown University in Washington DC.

Donald Rumsfeld: Defiance defined by Iraq
Donald Rumsfeld: Defiance defined by Iraq
Rumsfeld’s memorable quips should not obscure his central role in the catastrophe of the 2003 Iraq invasion.
An unwelcome wake up call
An unwelcome wake up call
A story of spies and deception and the deadly consequences of crossing a tiny nation in the heart of Africa.
We only have a guest seat at G7 table
Commentary
We only have a guest seat at G7 table
Originally published in the Australian Financial Review. Australia has been invited to this gathering of friends, but has no say in any decisions about how to get China to play by…
Addressing a mistake – words matter
Addressing a mistake – words matter
My article on the Pacific Island Forum leadership fallout was ill-considered.
Does it really matter if the Pacific Islands Forum falls apart?
Does it really matter if the Pacific Islands Forum falls apart?
Last week’s fiasco over electing a new leader revealed an organisation too fragile to confront big challenges.
International relations video of the year – by February
International relations video of the year – by February
Extraordinary footage of the coup in Myanmar by no stretch of the imagination.
Favourites of 2020: Women make excellent spies
Favourites of 2020: Women make excellent spies
Chauvinist assumptions are a big part of the reason the West lost its nuclear edge.
More pollies in more posts
More pollies in more posts
Are changing contours of global power or suspicions of the “swamp” driving more politicians to fill key diplomatic jobs?
Australia’s PM: “How good is international relations theory!”
Australia’s PM: “How good is international relations theory!”
Scott Morrison is adopting a philosophical approach to strategic challenges – but don’t confuse this with doing nothing.
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