Australian universities are exposed to the three forces of this decade’s geopolitical upheaval – fragmentation, protectionism and technology-driven divisions on values. But internationalisation of Australian higher education should not be abandoned, but rethought. A ‘Fortress Australia’ that remains open to international trade and talent needs an educated, innovative and globally minded population.

China's stalled economy, volatile US politics, our domestic policy directions and economic prospects are top of mind for business leaders, policymakers and university administrators. Lingering underneath are a concern about the fracturing of Australian consensus on big policy issues; strained relationships between government, business and universities; and our communities that are increasingly disillusioned with all three.

Australian business leaders need to start taking geopolitics seriously. The challenges on the horizon are manifest. Ultimately, markets, shareholders and stakeholders will punish those firms caught unprepared for the calamities ahead.

This is my new piece for Nikkei Asia published on May 3, 2024 in which I argue that Russia is filling a unique and vital role in China's plan to protect its economy against Washington's competitive de-risking strategy. China and Russia each see trade and economic connectivity as key to their survival and resilience.

The following is the extended version of my op-ed, appeared in the South China Morning Post, ahead of the 2024 Lunar New Year

In this major paper to launch the China-Russia Program at the Asia Society’s Centre for China Analysis, I write about the forces unifying and dividing China and Russia in 2023, how the two countries’ relationship is affected by the ongoing war in Ukraine, and the future trajectory and global impact of the relationship.

The following is the letter I wrote for the Fulbright Australia’s Minds and Hearts Magazine (Winter 2023 edition), after completing my Fulbright Fellowship in Australian-American Alliance Studies at Georgetown University in Washington D.C. in 2023.

Could Canberra’s deft management of its Beijing relationship influence policy in Washington? This is a piece for the Lowy Institute’s Interpreter I wrote on 12 April 2023

My piece for The Foreign Policy Magazine, from 21 March 2023.

In 1949, a new tune hit Soviet airwaves in honor of Chinese leader Mao Zedong’s first visit to Moscow. “Moscow-Beijing” was a hearty military march sung by an all-male choir, with a catchy opening line—“Russians and Chinese are brothers forever”—capturing the spirit of socialist solidarity

Disruptive Asia is a thought-leadership project and a 5-volume essay series I started in 2017 to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Asia Society Australia. Disruptive Asia presents new perspectives and policy recommendations on how Asia’s rise is impacting Australia’s foreign policy, economy and society and how Australia should respond.

From 2019 to 2021 I was privileged to co-lead the national Asia Taskforce of senior leaders from the business, education and government sectors to examine how Australian companies and organisations can increase their presence and position in Asia to ensure our continued prosperity and deliver progress for future generations.

The following essay by Shazleen Lateef and I was published by the Melbourne Asia Review on September 9th, 2020 at the heart of the COVID-19 pandemic and extended lockdowns in Melbourne, Australia. It is a part of the Asia Society Australia’s Looking Ahead series of analytical papers, supported by the Victorian Government.

This is the headline piece from the 2019 China Special Edition of Disruptive Asia. I argue that there is no alternative to engagement with China, given the depth and breadth of connections and our geography. Community, coherence and competency are the key to maintaining a healthy and robust relationship with China.