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Jeffrey Robertson

Jeffrey Robertson is a Visiting Fellow at the Asia Institute, University of Melbourne, and an Associate Professor at Yonsei University in South Korea, where he focuses on diplomatic practice and the Korean Peninsula. His updates his research at www.junotane.com.

Articles by Jeffrey Robertson (17)

Jeffrey Robertson 17 Apr 2023

Kazakhstan in the middle

The West hopes for a stable partner to deny Russia. Yet the Central Asian nation may seek equidistance from all.
Jeffrey Robertson 16 Dec 2021

Australia’s “China” blinders on South Korea

By focusing on the elephant, Australia risks misunderstanding the room.
Jeffrey Robertson 19 Nov 2021

Time for South Korea to abandon the “middle power” moniker

In the end, it’s not a term that helps people to understand policy and policy choices.
Jeffrey Robertson 13 Oct 2021

Zooming out of digital diplomacy

It’s time to think beyond the videoconference to allow countries to trust again.
Jeffrey Robertson 5 May 2021

Is North Korea expertise all talk?

The debate around understanding one of the world’s most reclusive nations centres on the question of language.
Jeffrey Robertson 23 Mar 2021

When a middle power is not caught in the middle

Different understandings of the world where a middle power sits has led South Korea down a different path to Australia.
Jeffrey Robertson 9 Dec 2020

Do politicians really make “excellent envoys”?

A politician turned plenipotentiary can make a powerful statement. Yet it can also undermine public service neutrality.
Jeffrey Robertson 25 Nov 2020

In search of a middle-power rethink on North Korea policy

An international commission could potentially transform an outdated and failed approach to the Korean peninsula.
Jeffrey Robertson 4 Nov 2020

Coming soon: A neutral South Korea?

South Korea has transformed drastically over the last 20 years, and strategic change on the peninsula will be via Seoul.