Jeffrey Robertson

Jeffrey Robertson is a Visiting Fellow at the Asia-Pacific College of Diplomacy at the Australian National University (ANU) and an Assistant Professor at Yonsei University in South Korea. He is the author of Diplomatic Style and Foreign Policy: A Case Study of South Korea (Palgrave 2016).

Articles by Jeffrey Robertson (7)

Jeffrey Robertson 26 Aug 2020 10:00

Where next for MIKTA?

Tacking the problems created by Covid-19 appear to be beyond this particular example of middle-power activism.
Jeffrey Robertson 18 Aug 2020 14:30

Diplomacy and global governance after Covid‑19: Prepare for change

Centralised decision-making and tighter budgets are here to stay, with pointless political talkfest out of the way.
Jeffrey Robertson 21 May 2020 14:00

South Korea’s foreign ministry: Just a few bad eggs?

Recent scandals have raised questions about the culture within the country’s diplomatic corps. There are ways to fix it.
Jeffrey Robertson 6 Mar 2019 10:00

Political leadership versus diplomacy

Political leadership and diplomacy evolved over thousands of years into distinct fields - for good reasons.
Jeffrey Robertson 29 Nov 2018 11:30

South Korea’s quandary: what to do about MIKTA?

The group once called a called a new dynamic in diplomacy is struggling, but the Korean peninsula might offer a role.
Jeffrey Robertson 5 Oct 2018 06:00

Vale the Ambassador?

More than two years have passed since Australia had a permanent US ambassador. Is this indicative of a wider trend?
Jeffrey Robertson 7 Sep 2018 12:00

Debating South Korea’s mandatory military service

An exemption from military service for a football star has brought global attention to a simmering social issue.