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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

June 02, 2018

Finding Common Cause: African, Caribbean, and Pacific Group of States Meet in Togo

By Grant Wyeth

For Pacific Island countries, the ACP grouping is a important forum to find common cause with other small and developing states.

May 16, 2018

Australia and the Rules of Attraction

By Grant Wyeth

A matter of taxes and politics: Can Australia remain attractive and powerful in the Indo-Pacific?

May 04, 2018

Australia Courts France in the Indo-Pacific

By Grant Wyeth

French President Emmanuel Macron visited Australia this week, the second French leader to do so.

May 01, 2018

Viewing the Inter-Korea Summit from Australia

By Grant Wyeth

Given Australia's economic interests in Northeast Asia, how does Canberra view the Inter-Korea summit?

April 19, 2018

For Balance, Australia Aims to Draw the UK Back into the Pacific

By Grant Wyeth

The United Kingdom has an extensive Pacific legacy, but there’s room and demand for increased engagement and aid.

March 30, 2018

PACER Plus, Minus Tonga

By Grant Wyeth

Tonga joins Papua New Guinea and Fiji as a non-signatory to PACER Plus -- can the agreement survive without them?

March 23, 2018

UN Recommends Graduating 2 Pacific Island States From the LDC Category

By Grant Wyeth

The UN recommended recently that Solomon Islands and Kiribati be removed from the least developed country (LDC) list.

March 09, 2018

New Zealand’s Ardern Tours Polynesia, What About the Politics?

By Grant Wyeth

Ostensibly to survey cyclone damage, the prime minister’s trip also underscores Wellington’s refocusing on its Pacific Island relationships.

March 01, 2018

Closing the Gap: Agreement Reached on Australia-Timor-Leste Maritime Border

By Grant Wyeth

The agreement made at the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague settles an old dispute.

February 16, 2018

At Melanesian Spearhead Group, the Question of West Papuan Membership Lingers

By Grant Wyeth

The MSG will deliberate the United Liberation Movement for West Papua’s application, but some worry about angering Indonesia.

February 08, 2018

The Batman By-Election: The Carmichael Mine Matter

By Grant Wyeth

In inner-city Melbourne, an upcoming special election is focused 2,000 km away on a mine in Queensland.

January 31, 2018

Realizing Australia’s Defense Export Dreams

By Grant Wyeth

Canberra wants to spark growth in its defense industry, but the market is a crowded one.