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Election 2013: Foreign policy

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Saturday 31 August 2013 8:05AM

IMAGE: AUSTRALIA HOLDS THE PRESIDENCY OF THE UN SECURITY COUNCIL THROUGHOUT SEPTEMBER ( FRANCOIS@EDITO.QC.CA - FLICKR CC )

Tomorrow (Sunday 1 September) Australia becomes the President of the UN Security Council for the first time in more than 27 years.

No matter who is in government after the election, they’re going to be faced with the massive dilemma of what to do about Syria.

So what are the challenges and the possibilities in the months and years ahead?

 

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Guests

Elena Douglas

Research Associate, Perth-USA Asia Centre
Convenor, Centre for Social Impact, University of WA Business School

Michael Fullilove

Executive Director, Lowy Institute for International Policy

Anthony Milner

Basham Professor, ANU College of Asia and the Pacific

Thom Woodroofe

Co-founder and board member of Left Right think-tank, associate fellow of The Asia Society and freelance journalist.

Credits

Presenter

Geraldine Doogue

Producer

Dina Volaric