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Grant Wyeth

Grant Wyeth is a Melbourne-based political analyst specializing in Australia and the Pacific, India and Canada.

Alongside his work for The Diplomat, his analysis has also been published by a range of outlets including Foreign Policy, World Politics Review, The Lowy Interpreter, EU Observer, Melbourne Asia Review, Inside Story and foreign affairs publications attached to Australian Strategic Policy Institute, and the Australian Institute of International Affairs.

He is formerly an academic researcher at the Asia Institute, University of Melbourne, and previously wrote the weekly newsletter for Australian Foreign Affairs magazine. Presently he is an editor at Asia-Pacific Development, Diplomacy & Defence Dialogue. and writes a weekly newsletter and periodic essays on his Substack: International Blue.

Grant holds a Bachelor of Arts (Politics) from La Trobe University, and a Master of International Relations from the University of Melbourne.

He tweets @grantwyeth

Posts by Grant Wyeth

April 30, 2024

What Does It Mean to Defend Australia?

By Grant Wyeth

Defending Australia's way of life, not just its shores, is a central objective of the new National Defense Strategy.

April 29, 2024

Violence Against Women Is a Wicked, and Urgent, Problem for Australia

By Grant Wyeth

Were Islamist extremists or white supremacists murdering someone every four days – the rate at which Australian women are being killed so far in 2024 – it would be deemed a national emergency.

April 26, 2024

Strengthening Australia’s Engagement in the Indian Ocean

By Grant Wyeth

Australia must work a little harder to fully integrate itself as a member of the Indian Ocean community.

March 29, 2024

Australia’s Opportunity to Deepen Ties With Bangladesh

By Grant Wyeth

For Australia, building a fruitful and productive relationship with Bangladesh means taking the Rohingya refugee crisis seriously.

March 28, 2024

Does Urban Design Matter for International Engagement?

By Grant Wyeth

Good design is a decentralized mechanism for international engagement. It is a soft power tool that can produce expanding effects.

March 21, 2024

A Serious Question: Can Australia Trust the United States?

By Grant Wyeth

Asking the question isn’t a sign of betrayal. It's indicative of an emotionally mature country that thinks seriously about its strategic circumstances.

February 29, 2024

Australia-Philippines Strategic Partnership in the Spotlight as Marcos Addresses Australian Parliament

By Grant Wyeth

Central to Marcos’ speech – and to growing Australia-Philippines ties – are concerns about China’s behavior in the South China Sea.

February 13, 2024

Indian Ocean Leaders Warn of Threats to Shipping, Stability

By Grant Wyeth

The more direct, yet undeclared, theme of the Indian Ocean Conference was China.

February 07, 2024

It’s Time for Australia to Take a ‘Whole-of-Nation’ Approach to Foreign Policy

By Grant Wyeth

“Whole-of-nation” language carries a sense of urgency that the country’s economy, society, and public institutions must become more alert to their role in the international sphere.

January 31, 2024

Finding Australia in K-Pop

By Grant Wyeth

Soft power circulates, with South Korea’s K-Pop influencing Australia at the same time Australia's self-image as an Asian country continues to evolve.

January 29, 2024

Australia Day: A National Impasse

By Grant Wyeth

Maybe Australia should stop trying to find symbolic worth in the past and instead focus on what kind of country it wants to be in the future.

January 10, 2024

Watching Taiwan’s Election Through Australia’s Eyes

By Grant Wyeth

What is most important to Australia is that the status quo is maintained across the Taiwan Strait.