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‘Recalibration in the Indo-Pacific: An Australian Perspective’

in Korea Policy, 2025, Vol. 3, Issue 1.

‘Reviewing the intelligence reviews (so far)’

in The Strategist, ASPI, 7 April 2025.

‘Cooler heads must prevail with Trump - Australia shouldn't give up on the 'special friendship'

in The Conversation, 14 March 2025.

'Britain's cut to foreign aid undermines threat prevention'

in The Strategist, ASPI, 6 March 2025.

'Middle powers such as Australia relied on the rules-based order, but that's in doubt. Here's what we must do'

in The Guardian, 25 February 2025.

'Trump's view of the world is becoming clear: America's interests matter more than any set of rules'

in The Conversation, 18 February 2025.

'Politics with Michelle Grattan: John Blaxland and Richard Holdne talk about what Trump will mean for Australia'

in The Conversation, 3 February 2025.

'Reconciling economic and national security in US-Australia relations'

in East Asia Forum, 23 January 2025.

'The prospect of Australia's defence being dependent on the whim of Donald Trump points to a need to muscle up on our own'

in The Guardian, 7 November 2024.