Anthea Roberts

Prof Anthea Roberts is a Professor at the School of Regulation and Global Governance (RegNet) at the Australian National University (ANU). She serves as Director of the ANU Centre for International Governance and Justice and chairs the Geoeconomics Working Group. A globally recognized scholar, she has been a Visiting Professor at Harvard Law School and previously taught at the London School of Economics and Columbia Law School. Her research focuses on complex global governance challenges, including the intersection of economics, security, and environmental policy.

Qualifications include a BA/LLB from ANU (with honors and a University Medal), an LLM from NYU (as a Fulbright Scholar), and a PhD from ANU. Her work spans international law, trade policy, and geoeconomics, with notable publications like Is International Law International? (Oxford UP, 2017) and Six Faces of Globalization (Harvard UP, 2021). These books have garnered prestigious awards, including the American Society of International Law Book Prize.

Prof Roberts founded Dragonfly Thinking, a company applying AI tools to complex decision-making. She advises governments and businesses on frameworks like the Risk, Reward, and Resilience model, presenting to entities such as Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT), the European Commission, and the UK Foreign Commonwealth Office.

• Research Projects include 'Community Rule-Making in the Pacific Islands' and 'Geoeconomics of Critical Technology Standards in Southeast Asia.'
• Awards include the Francis Deák Prize (twice), ANU Futures Award, and UK Philip Leverhulme Prize.
• Grants/Advising focus on policy innovation, with active projects until 2026 addressing geopolitical and technological challenges.

Her interdisciplinary approach bridges legal scholarship with practical policy solutions, emphasizing adaptive governance and integrative thinking in complex systems.