Commentary

Should spooks vet the reliability of parliamentarians? It is not clear that doing so would benefit our democracy. Originally published in the Australian Financial Review

Visualising the diplomatic networks of 61 G20, OECD and Asian countries and territories

Originally published in The Australian

If China is trying to drive wedges between the protest movement and mainstream citizens, it seems to be failing. Originally published in the Australian Financial Review

The Kurds will have to make their peace with Bashar al-Assad. Western governments will worry about ISIS fighters becoming bargaining chips. Originally published in the Australian Financial Review

Australia has a strong case to join the top democratic table. The PM should ask Donald Trump for help to do so. Originally published in the Australian Financial Review

Japan and India’s differences might just be what makes this unlikely partnership effective. Originally published in The Diplomat

Neither the US nor China can dominate the other. That leaves an opening for smart middle powers that know their own strengths. Originally published in the Australian Financial Review

Dealing with the Chinese is an art that Australia is still struggling to emulate. Originally published in the Australian Financial Review

Originally published in Foreign Affairs

Originally published in The Australian

Originally published in Nikkei Asian Review

Originally published in the Washington Post

Originally published in The Australian

Originally published in The Australian

Originally published in The Australian

This is not just about a law. It is the identity of an exceptional city that is at stake. Originally published in the Australian Financial Review

China’s encroachment on the former colony’s autonomy threatens to undermine the foundations of its economic success. Originally published in Bloomberg Opinion

Touting a new narrative of the Pacific family, Scott Morrison is profoundly changing where the Pacific fits into Australian foreign policy. Originally published in the Australian Financial Review

Amid the sound and fury of US President Donald Trump, European populists, and Brexiteers, it is tempting to think that Australia has been spared from the political turmoil sweeping Western democracies. But if one focuses not on the rise of populism but on the decline of the mainstream, Australia no

A controversial extradition bill has exposed the region’s autonomy as a fiction. Originally published in Foreign Policy

Originally published in The Australian

Originally published in South China Morning Post

Originally published in the Sydney Morning Herald