Commentary

A deal between the United States, Britain, and Australia serves as a rebuttal of the argument that Washington is in retreat. First published in The Atlantic

The abandoning of Afghanistan is all about a shift to diplomacy and deal-making, not firepower and force. Originally published in the Australian Financial Review

A shift toward the center is more likely in coming months. Originally published in Nikkei Asia Review

Xi Jinping likes to say China owns the future and the West is in decline. But appearances can also deceive. Originally published in the Australian Financial Review

What will happen when Xi is gone? Originally published in Foreign Affairs

RBA governor Philip Lowe makes a reasonable point about the short-term suppression of wages in some industries. But long-run evidence shows migration lifts demand for workers. Originally published in the Australian Financial Review

Originally published in the Australian Financial Review. Australia has been invited to this gathering of friends, but has no say in any decisions about how to get China to play by the rules. That’s a risk for the years ahead

Originally published in East Asia Forum. 

How Australia has dealt with COVID-19 and the rift with China underscores changes in the national psyche. Originally published in The Australian Financial Review

It is hard to believe the world will easily forget China’s governing system allowed Covid to get out of hand and spread to the four corners of the Earth. Originally published in The Australian

Originally published in The Conversation. 

Tensions in the region are escalating, but trumpeting the coming threat of war plays into Beijing’s goals and risks undermining Taiwan further. Originally published in The Guardian

New terminology introduced by ASIO to describe violent extremist groups carefully avoids ‘right- or left-wing’ descriptors. But in not calling out right-wing extremism, is the national security agency guilty of double standards and bowing to the conservative side of politics? Originally

Originally published by The Conversation

Originally published in The Australian

Originally published on GNET Insights

Originally published in The Australian

Australia has rightly lost its fear of big deficits. But we must walk back debt in lockstep with private sector expansion. Originally published in The Australian Financial Review

Originally published in The Australian. 

Australian companies are learning the risks of operating in markets where Washington and Beijing are feuding. Originally published in the Australian Financial Review

Originally published in The Conversation

Both Washington and the Australian public want more sanctions on China. Originally published in Foreign Policy

Originally published on GNET Insights