AWW22 Good International Citizenship: The Case for Decency - Gareth Evans

Chaired by Kerry O’Brien


As our Foreign Minister from 1988 – 1996 and President of the
Brusselsbased International Crisis Group thereafter, Gareth Evans
is uniquely qualified to discuss the importance of good
international citizenship in our interconnected world. Outlining
four key tenets to assess a country’s record – foreign aid
generosity, reaction to conflicts and their consequences,
response to human rights violations, and contribution to global
crises – he finds Australia wanting on all of them. His essay is
a call for change and decency in the way we engage with the
world.