Dr Matthew Sussex

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Dr Matthew Sussex is Associate Professor (Adjunct) at the Griffith Asia Institute, Griffith University; a Fellow at the Institute for Regional Security (IFRS); Visiting Fellow at the Strategic and Defence Studies Centre, ANU; and Visiting Fellow at the Centre for European Studies, ANU. His research specialisations revolve around national security and strategic studies with a particular focus on Russia and Eurasia, Australian national security policy, great power politics, and information warfare. His books include The Palgrave Handbook of National Security (Palgrave, 2021); The Belt and Road Initiative and the Future of Regional Order (Lexington, 2020); Violence and the State (Manchester University Press, 2017); Power, Politics and Confrontation in Eurasia (Palgrave, 2015); Russia, Eurasia and the New Geopolitics of Energy (Palgrave, 2015); and Conflict in the Former USSR (Cambridge University Press, 2012).

Matthew has previously been Senior Fellow at the Australian Defence College; Associate Professor and Academic Director at the National Security College, Australian National University; and Head of Politics and International Relations at the University of Tasmania. He has been awarded research grants from the Australian Research Council, the Fulbright Commission, the ISA, Australian government agencies, and others. Matthew been a non-resident Fellow at the Lowy Institute for International Policy; he has served on the National Executive of the Australian Institute of International Affairs; and has been the Associate Editor of the Australian Journal of International Affairs. He is regularly invited to speak brief government, academic specialists and think tanks on his areas of expertise. He also provides frequent analyses for local, national and international media, including BBC, CNN, Bloomberg and others.

Putin unrivalled
Putin unrivalled
Few expected Navalny to survive but his death shows how closed and suspicious Putin’s circle has become at home.
Prigozhin is dead, but Putin is still weakened
Prigozhin is dead, but Putin is still weakened
It is important to remember that Putin personally and publicly gave the Wagner chief guarantees about his safety.
What does Wagner’s revolt mean for the future of Russia?
What does Wagner’s revolt mean for the future of Russia?
The most serious challenge to Putin’s authority yet – even if crushed – has already done significant harm to the elite structures of the Russian Federation.
It’s time Australia branded Russia’s Wagner Group a terrorist organisation
It’s time Australia branded Russia’s Wagner Group a terrorist organisation
A record of abuses in conflicts from Ukraine to Africa makes designating the Russian group the right choice.
Death of a Russian ultranationalist
Death of a Russian ultranationalist
What is the effect of the death of a Russian ultranationalist? Unfortunately, more of the same, it seems.
Ukraine: what are Putin’s options now?
Ukraine: what are Putin’s options now?
Deluded by a belief he would win quickly and cleanly, Putin must now weigh the pros and cons for his next steps.
How China views “strategic competition” with the United States
How China views “strategic competition” with the United States
Contrasting official readouts of the recent Biden-Xi summit offer an insight in Beijing’s attitudes on world order.
Sticks and carrots in Biden’s Russia strategy
Sticks and carrots in Biden’s Russia strategy
Washington deserves two cheers for its early moves against Moscow. But the approach remains fundamentally reactive.
The ageing of the guard in Putin’s Russia
The ageing of the guard in Putin’s Russia
Don’t be fooled if the Russian president offers sweets abroad while continuing a crackdown at home.
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