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Europe needs an endgame for its China policy
Only by creating a better understanding of their differences, as well as shared objectives, can Europe and the US cooperate effectively on China.
Mar 19
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February 2024
Why ‘continuity’ Prabowo means change for Indonesia
My quick take on the stunning early results from Indonesia's presidential election
Feb 16
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What might a Prabowo Subianto presidency mean for Indonesia?
Indonesian democracy is under threat but it's stronger than a strongman
Feb 13
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September 2023
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.
Sep 8, 2023
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Labour should encourage Britain’s Indo-Pacific ambitions
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May 2022
Leaving Sydney...
...and moving back to London after 14 years
May 10, 2022
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September 2021
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
Sep 17, 2021
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A Year of Contradictions
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August 2021
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
Aug 5, 2021
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June 2021
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
Jun 28, 2021
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February 2021
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…
Feb 3, 2021
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December 2020
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
Dec 16, 2020
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October 2020
The book launch special
Man of Contradictions hits the shelves at last...
Oct 1, 2020
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The book launch special
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August 2020
Bundle of Contradictions #3
Jokowi needs a strategy, History repeating in Southeast Asia, and Why Hong Kong will fight on
Aug 18, 2020
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Bundle of Contradictions #3
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