In a difficult and contested world, all tools of statecraft are needed to contribute to Australia’s international aims. Australia’s education sector is a significant national asset which is often overlooked. This paper looks at the way that education underpins Australia’s foreign policy and defence goals including social cohesion, economic prosperity, national security, resilience and global...

The strategy sets out a new vision for Australia’s sports diplomacy. It positions the nation to take advantage of the opportunities presented by increased international interest in Australian sporting excellence while also managing the challenges that Australian sporting organisations increasingly face around the world. It contains nine actions.

This publication reports on a conference that explored the relationship of arts and cultural initiatives to soft-power agendas which, along with ‘market’ and ‘audience development,’ often underpin the Australian government’s investment in international arts activities.

In this article, Dr Natalia Grincheva argues that the convergence of soft power and smart city ambitions and strategies is inevitable, and that museums play a key role as centres of soft power through their ability to attract visitors, elevate the global visibility of cities and shape urban identities.

This report finds that the concept of “soft power” is an overrated explanation for Chinese influence in the Pacific Islands. The buzzword often disguises more than it reveals about Chinese influence in Australia’s nearest region.