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.

Israel-Hamas conflict: Key questions for a “long and difficult war”
Israel-Hamas conflict: Key questions for a “long and difficult war”
The latest fighting is quickly being incorporated by other nations to advance their own goals.
How Australia features in Trump’s crosshairs
How Australia features in Trump’s crosshairs
Another Trumpian persecution again has an alliance partner connection.
The Fix: Solid rock, fatal bites
The Fix: Solid rock, fatal bites
Your weekly Interpreter feature to rake up resources and reads you might otherwise miss.
“Australia’s future to 2063” and debating the world beyond the horizon
“Australia’s future to 2063” and debating the world beyond the horizon
How much value does the nation gain from peering into a crystal ball?
Who leads the world as longest in charge of their country?
Who leads the world as longest in charge of their country?
Put together a list and you can start to see a pattern.
No playing games with Australia’s reputation
No playing games with Australia’s reputation
The Commonwealth Games – like its diplomatic counterpart – belongs to a different age.
The Fix: Spies and ties
The Fix: Spies and ties
In this new Interpreter feature, we’re inviting short observations about issues or resources that might otherwise be missed.
Lessons from history: Comparing Australia’s response to war crimes with the United States
Lessons from history: Comparing Australia’s response to war crimes with the United States
The fallout from the Ben Roberts-Smith case is only the beginning of a reckoning about justice in war.
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