Asia-Pacific 4D

The Asia-Pacific Development, Diplomacy & Defence Dialogue (AP4D) creates a new dimension in Australia’s international policy-making by bringing together the development, diplomacy and defence communities.

It combines the skills and experience of each to achieve new insights, develop new ideas and promote strategic collaboration around shared interests.

AP4D stems from the insight that a substantial increase in the scale and sophistication of Australian international activity is needed to respond to a deterioration in Australia’s strategic circumstances and lift Australia’s declining ability to influence regional and global developments.