Publications

China’s leader has dug in over his COVID-zero policy and his loyalty to Vladimir Putin – and his reasoning does not bode well for the West. Originally published in the Australian Financial Review

Originally published in The Australian

The release of the second annual Being Chinese in Australia: Public Opinion in Chinese Communities survey is one of the largest studies of attitudes among Chinese-Australians ever undertaken. The poll adds much needed context and understanding of an important, but often misinterpreted, part of

Australia should be careful in evaluating the impact of the Ukraine crisis on its strategic outlook. The crisis has not altered many of the key facts about our international relationships. Originally published in the Australian Financial Review

Australia must figure out how to respond to an increasingly crowded Pacific, without increasing tensions in the region. Originally published in The Guardian

Originally published in The Australian

Originally published in The Australian

Having learned from the collapse of Soviet Union, China may yet have to send its officials back to school to learn how not to put an empire back together again. Originally published in the Australian Financial Review

If vaccine diplomacy is the new great game, it is being played wrong by all sides, with the risk that no one will be left a winner. Originally published in The Diplomat

The Russian President would rather have a global disorder where Russia is central, than an order where it is peripheral. Originally published in the Australian Financial Review

Many fear that overt displays of disharmony will do long-term damage. Originally published in Nikkei Asia

The Pacific has become a lucrative drug corridor, driven by cartels, criminal organisations, and local gangs. Regional states and traditional partners must act rapidly and adaptively in response

Originally published in The Age

Written evidence by Ben Bland, Director of the Southeast Asia Program at the Lowy Institute, was submitted to the United Kingdom Parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee in September 2021 and has recently been published

Originally published in the Weekend Australian

The central challenge is striking the right balance between negative and positive globalisation. Originally published in the Australian Financial Review

The 2008 Beijing Olympic Games were China’s coming out party as a global power. The 2022 Games tell a very different story. Originally published in the Australian Financial Review

China will become more powerful -- but any hostile reach towards Australia will always be limited by technology and regional politics. Originally published in the Australian Financial Review

Japan has played its Beijing cards more intelligently than Canberra. Originally published in Nikkei Asia

Originally published in The Canberra Times