Pleased to reveal the cover of my new book out a bit later this year.

A pleasure to join @latrobe this wk for discussion on 'The Future of 🇦🇺's Alliance with the 🇺🇸' with Former Foreign Minister Gareth Evans, Former DEPSEC Strategy Hugh White & Professor @nickbisley.bsky.social You can watch the full discussion here event.on24.com/wcc/r/490018... @nscanu.bsky.social

Harvard walk back exhibit no. 324 that Trump administration is run by mendacious halfwits.

In these dark times, Japan's mascot culture remains something that will always bring a smile. A smiling egg. With a pink bow.

Some thoughts from me on the mishmash of politics and globalization that will be the world economy's new defining feature, www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpre...

Looking forward to discuss Australia, Trump 2.0 and the need for multidimensional approaches in a world of transactional realpolitik. I'll be ISEAS in Singapore on Mon 24 March, sign up here: t.co/csLDmvvibv

I will be speaking ISEAS in Singapore in a couple of weeks about Australia and the Trump whirlwind, come on down if you're in SG! www.iseas.edu.sg/mec-events/a...

Registrations are still open for the upcoming workshop on non-academic careers! All members, no matter their career stage, are welcome and encouraged to attend. (If you're not a member but would like to come, there's no better reason to join!)

“The last use of live fire by a non-allied nation off the coast of Sydney was by Imperial Japanese Navy mini-submarines in 1942.” You mean apart from during Talisman Sabre and basically every other multilateral exercise we do? www.uts.edu.au/acri/researc...

Russia playbook: stroke Trump's vanity, give him a tiny thing that he announces like the 2nd coming and get everything you want. Trump is an international policy rube.

A unique 12-week Tasmanian residency in creative writing at @utas.edu.au! Includes a $20,000 stipend plus $10,000 accommodation. Previous residents include Robbie Arnott, Gail Jones, Michelle Cahill and Eugen Bacon. See here for more: www.utas.edu.au/community-an...

Want to live in New Zealand and work with me? ejye.fa.ap1.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...

Beyond wild. Close US partner basically just called US a shakedown artist.

New piece from me @goodauth.bsky.social on why Riyadh talks were very bad, why Rubio's appt was doomed from the start, and why U.S. diplomacy is in crisis (hint: giving away the store is not diplomacy). To paraphrase @dandrezner.bsky.social, I wrote sharper today. goodauthority.org/news/why-hig...

Vance: Wolf warrior diplomacy with maga characteristics. Some thoughts from me on @lowyinstitute.bsky.social www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpre...

This looks too optimistic in light of Trump's approach to Ukraine. www.ft.com/content/ac67...

Govt spending and immigration big drivers of economic growth in US. These steps will be costly.

Trump has chucked Ukraine, rhetorically, under the bus. If you're in Seoul, worry. He'll say you had it coming from North Korea. Philippines, ditto. No alliance guarantee can be counted on under this president.

Why all US allies should be very worried: www.theage.com.au/world/europe...

There used to be a time when @slate.bsky.social magazine would run a story on how US media would report on events in the US if it were another country. We need that again

In the current geopolitical environment can't see how anyone can complain about anyone else getting all they can to defend thmselves.

Wonder what doge would turn up if they looked for waste and ineffeiciency in Trump Organization?

Trying to work out what's most disconcerting about Trump 2.0. I think it's the lying. Not new for him, but the range, scale, depth and consequences of lying is astonishing. Cabinet nominees flagrantly lied in confirmation. WH spox regularly lies about major issues, Vance's Munich speech etc.

Sobering and depressing stuff from someone who really does know that of which he speaks www.persuasion.community/p/the-crisis...

Russian delegation cannot believe their luck.

Larry Diamond is arguably the world’s foremost expert on democracy and one of the most well-respected members of the Stanford faculty. Larry is not prone to hysterics; here he brings a sober (and damning) analysis of the state of American democracy. www.persuasion.community/p/the-crisis...

One of the critical facets of deterrence, alliances and broader security arrangements is credibility. Trump et al are seriously lacking on this front. Even if the Vance stuff is designed for White House consumption, the damage caused by doubts about US resolve, purpose, seriousness etc is immense

‘a prominent German politician told me: “That was a direct assault on European democracy.” A senior diplomat said: “It’s very clear now, Europe is alone.” When I asked him if he now regarded the US as an adversary, he replied: “Yes.”…’ on.ft.com/4b2uPNM

Using the Musk mantra, Australian universities must be about as innovative as you can imagine.

Back for 2025 on this platform. A year like any other, right?

It's that time of year again. The extended anticipation of knowing exactly what you want but wondering if you'll get it. 🎁 #AcademicSky #postdoc #PhDsky [Comic by The Upturned Microscope]

In this piece for @aunz.theconversation.com Jack Corbett and I give our initial thoughts on the Nauru-Australia Treaty theconversation.com/at-first-gla...

Guardian gone for this, Economist gone for kakistocracy. There's a theme here...

Must self-identified great powers use aggression after events challenging their sense of greatness? See my new OA article in @risjnl.bsky.social: “Unravelling military aggression: Ontological insecurity, great power narcissism, and Japan’s international relations 1868–1971” tinyurl.com/ytstzyya

We've just celebrated 10 years of La Trobe Asia. Can't believe it's a decade since we kicked off. It's one of the best things I've been involved with, proud of what we've done and even more pleased at helping La Trobe scholars find their voice in Asia. Congrats @becstrating.bsky.social and the team!

he costs may be yet to come" - very good point here from @sheenagreitens.bsky.social on Yoon's declaration and consequences for the US-ROK alliance

My #SpotifyWrapped2024: Geopolitics Edition ✨Top Artist: China: "A Shared Future for Mankind" with "Win-Win Beats" on repeat 🎵Most Played: "Decoupling (Cold War Remix)" 🔥Top Genre: Geostrategic Bangers– nothing hits harder than major power plays 🕊️Least Played: "Global Harmony"- maybe next year?

Teshio-kun, a superhero whose head is a clam, is the mascot of Teshio, a coastal town in Hokkaido.

Fun read. “People were doing dumb shit with Pokémon Go, like playing in the parking lot at Fort Meade,” the headquarters of the National Security Agency... “Because there were apparently like some super-rare shiny pokémons or something, so people were wandering campus with their phones up.”

First post on this platform, a ref to a short piece on the APEC summit that was easy to miss www.pf.org.tw/en/pfen/33-1...