Wayne McLean

Wayne McLean
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Wayne McLean is a PhD Candidate with the National Security College at the Australian National University and previously an Associate Lecturer in International Relations with the University of Tasmania.

His research focuses on the foreign policy of middle powers with a focus on Turkey, Central Asia and Australia.

Turkey must be thinking of the Bomb
Turkey must be thinking of the Bomb
While NATO wobbles and strongmen prosper, a newly authoritarian Turkey might turn towards nuclear options.
Rouhani, Erdogan, and Putin’s bizarre love triangle
Rouhani, Erdogan, and Putin’s bizarre love triangle
Jostling over Syria offers a glimpse of emerging alliances and compromises as the US-led security order winds down.
Erdogan’s outbursts symbolic of Turkey’s decline
Erdogan’s outbursts symbolic of Turkey’s decline
Turkish President Recip Tayyip Erdogan did not mince his words after news of a US-backed Syrian Border Defence Force.
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