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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

October 14, 2021

Tony Abbott in Taiwan: An Imperfect Messenger

By Grant Wyeth

Abbott’s visit may have been counterproductive both for Taiwan itself and for Taiwan’s support in Australia.

October 07, 2021

AUKUS, Australia, and the Importance of Trust in Foreign Policy

By Grant Wyeth

Former Australian Prime Minister Turnbull put it well: “If we want to have influence in our region we must be trusted. Our word must be our bond.”

September 30, 2021

Melbourne Protests and the Disinformation Wars in Australia

By Grant Wyeth

The violent protests prove that Australia shouldn’t be complacent about the effect of misinformation and disinformation on the country’s social stability.

September 15, 2021

Samoa’s First Female-Led Government Sits, But Opposition Barred

By Grant Wyeth

Given the HRPP’s refusal to accept the April election results, the Samoan speaker refused the party’s MPs entry to parliament.

September 08, 2021

To Achieve Women’s Safety, Australia Must Confront Male Violence

By Grant Wyeth

The Australian government held a worthwhile national summit on women’s safety, but the approach is indirect in tacking the core problem: male violence.

September 01, 2021

Why Did the Australian Broadcasting Corporation Take on Fox News?

By Grant Wyeth

In an investigative series, the ABC laid out the connection between misleading reporting on Fox and the January 6 unrest in Washington, DC.

August 18, 2021

How Should Australia Respond to China’s Arbitrary Detentions?

By Grant Wyeth

One option for countries like Australia and Canada is to boycott the upcoming Winter Olympics.

August 11, 2021

How Australia’s Family Courts Are Failing Children

By Grant Wyeth

A recent study peels back the veil on Australia’s family courts.

July 28, 2021

In Exporting Problems, Australia Risks Damaging Ties With New Zealand

By Grant Wyeth

With deportations, Australia is demonstrating a knee-jerk self-interest, divorced from the wider realities of the Australia-New Zealand relationship.

July 19, 2021

Can Australian Rules Football Rule Australia?

By Grant Wyeth

One distinct regional difference within Australia is in preference for sporting codes, but the Australian Football League brushes off its most devoted locales to chase rugby-dominated markets.

July 06, 2021

COVID-19 and Fortress Australia

By Grant Wyeth

The value of being inside Australia may have risen during the pandemic, but the value of being an Australian citizen has clearly decreased.

June 28, 2021

A Leadership Spill in the National Party Will Reverberate in Australian Politics

By Grant Wyeth

Political infighting remains a substantial part of Australian party politics. What does the latest “knifing” mean for the political future?