
This week James Brasington (President) is joined by Professor Benjamin Goldsmith, head of International Relations and Politics at the ANU. His work has appeared in leading academic journals including American Political Science Review, Comparative Political Studies, Journal of Conflict Resolution, Journal of Politics, and World Politics.
In this episode, Professor Goldsmith discusses public diplomacy, foreign aid, soft power and high-level visits. He also mentions some future research he hopes to conduct surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic and ‘vaccine diplomacy’.