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Labour should encourage Britain’s Indo-Pacific ambitions
In an op-ed for Politico, I argue that when it comes to foreign policy, the UK opposition should be thinking beyond electoral tactics.
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Leaving Sydney...
...and moving back to London after 14 years
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A Year of Contradictions
The end of Fortress Australia?, a first birthday for Man of Contradictions, why writing is thinking, and the other love of my life
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Language, diplomacy and law (in lockdown)
The UK's Indo-Pacific Tilt, mutual (mis)understanding between Australia and Indonesia, and what Franz Kafka tells us about Hong Kong's legal system
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Testing times
COVID-19 runs rampant in Indonesia, ASEAN's Rorschach test in Myanmar, the long struggle in Hong Kong and the women who changed war reporting
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Ten lessons from the history of espionage
From a royal slipper thrown at Sir Francis Walsingham to Saddam Hussein's non-existent Weapons of Mass Destruction, via Napoleon's love of OSINT and…
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Elections, leaders and the struggle to be heard
The two faces of Indonesian democracy, Beijing's inevitable squeeze in Hong Kong, and the Washington method in Southeast Asia
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The book launch special
Man of Contradictions hits the shelves at last...
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Bundle of Contradictions
Bundle of Contradictions
Insights, recommendations and random thoughts on Asia and foreign policy from author Ben Bland
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Man of Contradictions: Joko Widodo and the Struggle to Remake Indonesia
Check out my latest book here
Generation HK: Seeking Identity in China's Shadow
Check out my first book here

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