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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 19, 2020

Is the Quad Bound by Values or Interests?

By Grant Wyeth

Is the Quad really made up of “vibrant and pluralistic democracies with shared values”?

October 06, 2020

Fiji’s Bainimarama Makes Pacific Plea for Multilateralism

By Grant Wyeth

From COVID-19 to climate change, the most pressing global issues – and those of most concern to Pacific states – are best served by collective action.

September 28, 2020

Bougainville Elects Ishmael Toroama President, Eyes Set on Independence

By Grant Wyeth

An autonomous region in Papua New Guinea, Bougainville is aiming for independence and elected a president who shares that ambition.

September 24, 2020

The Case of Cheng Lei: China Blurring the Lines of Ethnicity and Citizenship

By Grant Wyeth

China has effectively created a Schrödinger’s Chinese Australian, where a person’s nationality is simultaneously Australian and Chinese depending on which serves the CCP’s purposes.

September 09, 2020

How China and Taiwan Became ‘Pawns’ in Solomon Islands’ Internal Dispute

By Grant Wyeth

The question of recognizing China vs. Taiwan has been weaponized in a long-standing dispute between Malaita and the central Solomon Islands government.

August 31, 2020

New Australian Foreign Policy Legislation Stresses Consistency

By Grant Wyeth

Canberra is set to introduce legislation giving the federal government a veto over state and territory deals with foreign governments.

August 21, 2020

The Trump Effect: What Trumpian Politics Mean for Australia

By Grant Wyeth

U.S. President Donald Trump’s style of politics has infected Australia’s Liberal Party.

August 05, 2020

The Importance of Internalizing Feminism in Australian Foreign Policy

By Grant Wyeth

A successful foreign policy will always begin at home.

July 27, 2020

Australia Consolidates Hardened US Position on the South China Sea

By Grant Wyeth

Australia is supporting its ally, but it still has serious reservations about the Trump administration's chaotic approach to China.

July 15, 2020

Will India Invite Australia to the Malabar Naval Exercise?

By Grant Wyeth

After years of wariness, concerns about provoking Beijing just don’t hold the same weight in New Delhi as they once did.

July 09, 2020

Is It Safe for Australians to Travel to China?

By Grant Wyeth

This week, Canberra issued a travel warning that Australians could face “arbitrary detention” in China.

July 01, 2020

Bougainville Prepares for Presidential Election

By Grant Wyeth

After a pandemic delay, the election is set to take place from August 12 to September 1.