Benedict Moleta

Benedict is a PhD student at the Australian National University, and an Affiliate Researcher at London Dialogue.

His PhD research is the first extensive study of the scholarship of Coral Bell.

Benedict convenes a variety of events at the Australian National University, including:

Re-open the social sciences? Thirty years since the Gulbenkian Report:
https://bellschool.anu.edu.au/event/re-open-social-sciences

"How do you PhD?" Four slices of life from current candidates:
https://bellschool.anu.edu.au/event/how-do-you-phd

At the Australian National University he also convenes Concept Club - an interdisciplinary research seminar with Australian and international speakers:
https://bellschool.anu.edu.au/coral-bell-school-asia-pacific-affairs/news/concept-club-two-years-ten-minute-arguments

Parallel interests include Islamist movements and Middle East/Central Asian politics, and language learning.

Benedict has been researching Hamas for a decade.

Following a 2020 master's thesis (University of Sydney 2020) on EU-Palestine relations that focussed on the prospects of Hamas, he has contributed regular analysis and commentary on the Israel-Hamas war, alongside commentary on German politics, Australian defence and Islam in Australian public life.

Following a bachelor's degree in German and European Studies (University of Western Australia 2000) his language learning has gone in various directions, including Indonesian and Farsi.

Research profile:
https://researchportalplus.anu.edu.au/en/persons/benedict-moleta

London Dialogue profile:
https://londondialogue.org/coral-bell-on-911-nuclear-weapons-remain-the-greater-danger/

LinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/benedict-moleta-0076288b/

Substack:
https://benedictmoleta.substack.com/

Singing:
https://benedictmoleta.com/

https://www.youtube.com/@benedictmoletaofficial