Bio

Richard Woolcott is a former Secretary of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and former Australian Ambassador to Indonesia, the Philippines and the United Nations. He is the Author of The Hot Seat: Reflections on Diplomacy from Stalin’s Death to the Bali Bombings, published in 2003 by Harper Collins.

Richard Woolcott's contributions:

Australia-US Alliance Series: Week 4

In the fourth week of this series, Richard Woolcott believes the changing world order and the government’s exploitation of the alliance for domestic purposes will change Australian attitudes to the alliance. Paul Barratt discusses the importance of managing the national interest when it conflicts with alliance demands by explaining Australia’s resistance to US pressure during revisions to the law of the sea in the 1970s

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Lecturing More and Listening Less: Recent Australian Attitudes Towards Multilateralism

Richard Woolcott examines Australia's recent retreat from multilateralism and how we perceived at the United Nations, and calls for the government to change of attitude.

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• Global economy
• Australia and the world