On Thursday, May 30, starting at 12 noon, the Institute of European Studies is organizing a
lecture
Prof. Dr. Nina Markovic Khaze
AUSTRALIA’S RELATIONSHIP WITH EUROPE IN THE 21ST
CENTURY: DEFENCE, ECONOMY, POLITICS AND DIASPORA
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At the very beginning of the 21st century, Australia completely reoriented its security policy to
the common Anglo-American foreign policy priorities in the Middle East. At the same time, the
growing importance and influence of the EU in the economic sense brought Cambera and
Brussels closer together, but also led to tensions that have not been resolved to this day despite
huge efforts from both sides. This presentation from the domain of political science seeks to
explain the development path of Australian foreign and trade policy in relation to Europe over
the last twenty years. A brief introduction would lead to a deeper analysis of structural and
institutional changes within foreign policy actors in Australian politics (primarily institutions
such as the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade) as well as the role of changes in political
elites at the federal level. The presentation would be based on Robert Putnam’s thesis that foreign
policy requires maintaining a delicate balance between actors within domestic politics and
foreign policy partners. The role of the diaspora has not been sufficiently explored in the domain
of this comprehensive topic, so the last part of the presentation will present, through practical
examples, the different roles of the diaspora in the relations between Australia and Europe,
including Serbia.
Prof. Dr. Nina Marković Kaze is a Serbian scientist, political analyst, journalist and poet, who
lives and works in Sydney. She was born in the capital of Serbia, where she grew up and
received her primary education. She has been living in Australia since 1999, where she earned
her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in diplomacy and Italian language studies, and then her
doctorate in political science at the Australian National University. The topic of her dissertation
was “Historical cross-section of diplomatic relations between Serbia and the European Union”.
In addition, she has published more than a hundred political scientific and professional papers,
reviews and articles, She was a senior research associate for Europe and the Middle East in the
federal Parliament of Australia, a parliamentary delegate for the Pacific States and the president
of the European Studies Association of Australia and New Zealand, and now is an Associate
Professor in the Department of Security Studies and Criminology at Macquarie University in
Sydney, director of communications in a legal-immigration firm, journalist of the Serbian-
language program of the state radio “SBS Radio” and member of the Executive Board of the
Australasian Association for Communist and Post-Communist Studies. He is one of the founders
and a member of the board of directors of the Serbian Council of Australia. Within it, in 2022,
she led the largest public opinion survey of the Serbian community. Also, she was a
representative of the Council at meetings with representatives of the Australian government,
local institutions and the media on important issues concerning the Serbian diaspora in Australia.
The audience can follow the lecture live, as well as via Zoom, with a prior registration at the
following link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_s3BloqCxROSYuzojDbkGpg