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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

November 11, 2022

The Case for Pursing Trilingualism in Australia

By Grant Wyeth

It may be a massive leap for Australia to jump beyond its current linguistic lassitude, but the increasingly difficult strategic terrain requires Canberra to think big and be bold.

October 24, 2022

Cricket Brings out Melbourne’s Vibrant South Asian Community

By Grant Wyeth

Over 90,000 people packed into the Melbourne Cricket Ground to watch a cricket game between India and Pakistan.

October 18, 2022

The Power of Australia’s Pleasantly Boring Politics

By Grant Wyeth

It turns out the protection of liberal democracy doesn't need to be passionate and stirring; it may instead just need to be temperate and competent.

October 11, 2022

Why Australia Needs Immigration Reform

By Grant Wyeth

Immigration is one of the primary tools Australia has at its disposal to become a more secure, more prosperous, and more influential country.

September 28, 2022

Australia Aims for an Ambassador for First Nations People

By Melissa Conley Tyler and Grant Wyeth

The new government is fulfilling its election commitment to establish a First Nations Foreign Policy.

September 26, 2022

Australia’s Budding Climate Change Reversal

By Grant Wyeth

Canberra now seeks to play a leading diplomatic role in the global effort to cut carbon emissions, but actions are more important than words.

September 15, 2022

A Year After AUKUS, What Challenges Loom Largest?

By Grant Wyeth

From Indonesian concerns to possible overreliance on an unpredictable U.S., Australia’s nuclear submarine ambitions present plenty of challenges.

September 09, 2022

Fixing Australia’s Labor Shortage

By Grant Wyeth

Enhancing the skills and opportunities for each individual person in Australia – as well as those who wish to make Australia their home – is the bedrock on which Australia’s security is built.

September 01, 2022

In Solomon Islands, Sogavare Plays China off the West

By Grant Wyeth

In playing China off against Australia and other allies Sogavare is engaged in a fairly rational game of maximizing the number of resources Solomon Islands can secure.

August 15, 2022

Why Fixing Australia’s Housing Crisis Should Be a National Priority

By Grant Wyeth

Sydney has the second least affordable housing market in the world, and it’s not much better elsewhere in the country.

August 12, 2022

Australia, China, and the Language of Humiliation

By Grant Wyeth

When Australia defends mutually beneficial rules – or the status quo in Taiwan – China takes offense.

July 29, 2022

Are Australia and New Zealand Compromising on Democratic Ideals in the Pacific?

By Grant Wyeth

The best approach to safeguarding democracy in the region is for both countries to demonstrate the prosperity and human flourishing that can flow from good governance.