17 Facts About Damien Kingsbury

Damien Kingsbury, is an Australian academic specializing in political and security issues.

In 1989, Damien Kingsbury completed an MA in Development Studies at Monash University in 1991.

Damien Kingsbury took up a staff position with The Age in mid-1981.

In 1985, Damien Kingsbury joined the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's Radio News Division, then Radio Australia.

Damien Kingsbury has since contributed to a number of media outlets, including as 'World' commentator for ABC Melbourne until 2020 and, until 2019, as international affairs commentator for Crikey and as weekly international affairs commentator for ABC Victoria.

Damien Kingsbury is regularly quoted by Australian and international media on regional political affairs.

Damien Kingsbury lectured in Journalism at Deakin University, leaving to complete his PhD studies.

Damien Kingsbury returned to Monash University in 1998 as Coordinator of the MA in Asian Studies and Lecturer in Development Studies.

In 1999, Damien Kingsbury led the Australia East Timor International Volunteer Program monitoring mission to Timor-Leste's 'popular consultation' for independence.

In 2001, Damien Kingsbury joined Deakin University as a Senior Lecturer in International and Community Development.

Damien Kingsbury advised on conflict resolution to the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, the West Papua Coalition for National Liberation, on separatist internecine conflict in Nagaland and with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front.

In 2006 Damien Kingsbury was promoted to Associate Professor and in 2010 appointed to a Personal Chair as Professor.

In 2014 Damien Kingsbury returned to El Salvador to research the publication Gold, Water and the Struggle for Basic Rights in El Salvador which contributed to the International Center for Settlement of Investment Disputes dismissing a claim by Pac Rim Cayman LLC against El Salvador in regard to its freedom to mine under the North America Free Trade Agreement, being the first time the NAFTA provisions had been defeated in court.

In 2015, Damien Kingsbury was named Professor of International Politics and in November of the same year he coordinated election observers to Myanmar's general elections.

From 2014 to 2015 Damien Kingsbury worked as a columnist for The Guardian.

Damien Kingsbury retired from Deakin University at the end of 2020 and was made an Emeritus Professor of the university in July 2021.

Damien Kingsbury is a founding Board member of the Australia Myanmar Institute and led the 2018 Australia Timor-Leste Election Observer Mission.