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Kate Clayton

Kate Clayton is Research Officer at La Trobe Asia. Her research areas include Australia, China, the Pacific Islands and the United States. Her focus is on security, geopolitics and climate change. Kate is also Chief Operations Officer at Young Australians in International Affairs.

Articles by Kate Clayton (6)

Kate Clayton, Henrietta McNeill 3 Oct 2022

“See it through my lens”: the optics of fashion diplomacy

Sunglasses are a staple in the US President’s diplomatic style but not every leader can share the benefit.
Kate Clayton 8 Apr 2022

Shore thing: climate change and maritime security intrinsically linked

Rising sea levels in Southeast Asia and the Pacific mean collaboration on maritime order is essential.
Kate Clayton 27 Aug 2021

Australia and LGBTQI rights

Canberra needs a loud and proud foreign policy on the human rights of gender and sexual minorities.
Bec Strating, Kate Clayton 11 Aug 2021

How can Australia reset relations with China?

Two past PMs offer their perspective on a diplomatic breakdown and how to put the pieces back together.
Kate Clayton 31 Mar 2021

Washington risks an unsustainable climate policy

Tense talks between the US and China in Alaska Summit showed that collaboration on global challenges is fraught.
Kate Clayton, James Blackwell 3 Aug 2020

Young Australians turn from the US towards Asia. And it isn’t Trump

Millennials don’t remember Washington behaving as a great power or helpful ally, so support for the alliance is waning.

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Kate Clayton

Articles by Kate Clayton (6)

“See it through my lens”: the optics of fashion diplomacy

Shore thing: climate change and maritime security intrinsically linked

Australia and LGBTQI rights

How can Australia reset relations with China?

Washington risks an unsustainable climate policy

Young Australians turn from the US towards Asia. And it isn’t Trump