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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

August 30, 2024

Guam, American Samoa Upgraded to Associate Membership in Pacific Islands Forum

By Grant Wyeth

Associate membership for its unincorporated territories may give Washington a greater interest in Pacific regionalism, but will need to be managed carefully to make sure full member states drive PIF agendas.

August 29, 2024

Pacific Islands Agree on $270 Million Pacific Policing Initiative

By Grant Wyeth

The creation of the PPI is an indication of the strength of Pacific regionalism.

August 14, 2024

What’s Paul Keating’s Problem With Taiwan?

By Grant Wyeth

Once again the former Australian prime minister has made headlines, this time by making the ahistorical claim that Taiwan is “sitting on Chinese real estate.”

August 01, 2024

Is the Northeast Indian Ocean Really in Australia’s ‘Immediate Region’?

By Grant Wyeth

Australia has redefined what it calls its “immediate region,” but its Indian Ocean capabilities are lean.

July 30, 2024

With New Envoys Australia Seeks to Bolster Wavering Social Cohesion

By Grant Wyeth

A trio of new special envoys, to combat antisemitism, Islamophobia, and promote social cohesion, underscore Canberra’s concerns.

July 18, 2024

Australia Aims to Broaden Media Engagement in the Indo-Pacific

By Grant Wyeth

Maintaining a well-functioning media ecosystem is in the interests of domestic and regional stability alike.

June 29, 2024

The Incredible Success, and Hope, of Afghanistan’s Cricket Team

By Grant Wyeth

The team’s rise is extraordinary given the chaos embroiling Afghanistan over the past four and a half decades. Cricket represents a rare spot of hope for a troubled country.

June 28, 2024

How Can Australia Confront ‘Hostage Diplomacy’?

By Grant Wyeth

Countries that engage in hostage diplomacy implicitly recognize that the countries they target value the health and safety of their citizens.

June 24, 2024

Energy at the Crux of Australia-Taiwan Relations

By Grant Wyeth

Australia effectively powers Taiwan’s semiconductor industry, and, in turn, powers its Silicon Shield.

May 24, 2024

How Taiwan Contributes to Global Health, Even From the Outside

By Grant Wyeth

Director-General of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Melbourne Ray Ming-Tse Lu discusses Taiwan’s WHA absence and how Taiwan contributes to global health regardless.

May 21, 2024

Victoria State’s Booming Population and Busted Budget

By Grant Wyeth

Melbourne’s infrastructure needs and the state’s budget problems are clearly in grave tension. The abandonment of critical and necessary rail projects cannot be the solution.

May 03, 2024

The Inevitability of Indian Spies in Australia

By Grant Wyeth

India’s emerging great power status comes with great power behavior.