Read The Diplomat, Know The Asia-Pacific

The Diplomat | Author

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

May 01, 2019

Riots in the Solomon Islands Greet Returned Prime Minister

By Grant Wyeth

After a calm election, frustrations flared as Manasseh Sogavare returned, for the fourth time, to the prime ministership.

April 19, 2019

The Evolving Australia-Indonesia Relationship Amid Election Season

By Grant Wyeth

With Jokowi likely scoring another term in Indonesia, the bilateral relationship’s direction balances on Australia’s pending polls.

April 05, 2019

A Smooth Solomon Islands Election

By Grant Wyeth

Although counting continues, it seems that the first post-RAMSI election has been a success.

March 30, 2019

With AUSINDEX, Australia and India Team Up

By Grant Wyeth

With extensive maritime zones in the Indian Ocean, Australia and India’s strategic interests continue to converge.

March 14, 2019

Delayed But Looming: The Question of Bougainville Independence

By Grant Wyeth

The referendum for Papua New Guinea's eastern region is now set for October. How its outcome will be handled remains unclear.

March 08, 2019

India’s Sikh Sensitivities and Canadian Politics

By Grant Wyeth

By-elections are usually a local matter, but India was probably watching a recent election in Vancouver.

March 04, 2019

The New Colombo Plan and Australia’s Asian Future

By Grant Wyeth

The program’s true success will come when wider Australia society begins to feel a greater affinity with Asia.

February 26, 2019

If the Global Population Busts, Can Australia Boom with a Proactive Immigration Policy?

By Grant Wyeth

A declining global population will make the maintenance of Australia’s immigration program the country’s primary strategic asset.

February 14, 2019

Heaven and Earth in Chinese Art: Politics on Display in Australia

By Grant Wyeth

The broader definition of what constitutes the entity of “China” is on display in Sydney in more ways than one.

February 09, 2019

Why Did Australia Push Out a Chinese Communist Party-Linked Billionaire?

By Grant Wyeth

Alex Joske explains the context of the Australian government's actions against Huang Xiangmo.

February 08, 2019

Australia's Pacific Step-Up: More Than Just Talk

By Grant Wyeth

Australia's Pacific outreach is picking up steam.

January 17, 2019

Australia Courts Vanuatu With Prime Minister Visit

By Grant Wyeth

Much as Canberra may desire a formal defense agreement, Australia is unlikely to woo non-aligned Vanuatu that far.