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Richard Maude

Richard Maude is Distinguished Policy Fellow, Asia Society Australia, and Distinguished Non-Resident Fellow, Asia Society Policy Institute. Maude most recently served as Deputy Secretary, Indo-Pacific Group, in the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.

Articles by Richard Maude (7)

Richard Maude 13 Aug 2025

Can Australia rally the Indo-Pacific allies?

Trump's unpredictable foreign policy opens the door for energetic Australian diplomacy to strengthen regional alignment.
Richard Maude, Ben Scott 3 Mar 2022

Australia and the crisis in Europe: threats and opportunities

A global contest of values and interests – and sharply divergent visions of order - is now dramatically intensified.
Richard Maude 21 Feb 2022

Is bipartisanship on national security a good thing?

The current era requires patient diplomacy and policy that survives a short election cycle. But not without debate.
Richard Maude 6 Apr 2020

A post-Covid world and the limits of “America first”

Strong US global leadership would be in Washington’s interests, and would counter China’s “face-mask diplomacy”.
Richard Maude 13 Mar 2020

Democrats on trade, and North Korea: “No hot dish for the dictator”

From free trade to one of Asia’s most intractable challenges, a Democratic president needs to navigate Trump’s legacy.
Richard Maude 12 Mar 2020

The Democrats and China: “Our values are not a bargaining chip”

How and where the US projects force is one of many questions hanging over a potential Democratic presidency.
Richard Maude 11 Mar 2020

The Democrats and America’s place in the world: “A rescue mission”

The last men standing for the Democratic presidential nomination have a few things in common – and some big differences.