Commentary

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

Originally published in The Mandarin

Originally published in The Jakarta Post

Canberra wants Beijing and Washington to manage their contest, so that the rest of us can get on with making our way in the world. Originally published in the Australian Financial Review. 

London may have to learn the hard way that it cannot have its cake and eat it with Beijing. Originally published in the Financial Times

Originally published on Brooking's Order From Chaos blog

There’s a seminal shift underway in Australia’s relationship with the US based on mutual need and Morrison’s determination to act more forcefully. Originally published in The Australian

Originally published in The Australian

The Chinese president has no rivals or likely successors and fervently believes in China’s unstoppable rise. Originally published in Politico

Unless like-minded nations bind together to push back in unison, Beijing will keep singling out countries for punishment at little cost to its interest. Originally published in the Australian Financial Review

The RBA has been forced into lockstep with a misguided US Federal Reserve held hostage by volatile financial markets. Originally published in the Australian Financial Review. 

Beijing should expect more policy continuity from Washington. Originally published in Nikkei Asia

Published on 23 January 2021 in the Australian Financial Review

Originally published in the Sydney Morning Herald and The Age

Originally published in The Australian

As China slowly strangles our exports to break our will, Australians have responded with a range of emotions — none of them effective. Originally published in The Australian

Originally published in World Politics Review

The Australian government’s approach to its biggest foreign policy challenge is not working. There needs to be less conflict and more statecraft. Originally published in the Australian Financial Review.  

Pressure by Beijing offers a glimpse of the road map for a more illiberal order. Originally published in the Financial Times

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All the talk of “mateship” and ever “deepening ties” in relation to our alliance with the US tends to obscure the competitive nature of foreign policy. Originally published in the Australian Financial Review

The Republican party has been playing dirty electoral politics for decades. The Democrats are just not on the same playing field. Originally published in The Guardian

China's leader is driving his country to match a declining America by 2035. That is only four or five Australian elections away. Originally published in the Australian Financial Review

Originally published in South China Morning Post