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Kate Clayton

Kate Clayton is a Senior Coordinator (Research & Programs) at La Trobe Asia. Her research areas include Australia, China, the Pacific Islands and the United States. Kate’s focus is on security, geopolitics and climate change.

Articles by Kate Clayton (8)

Kate Clayton 6 Oct 2023

Pump up the volume: Music diplomacy as soft power

From jazz ambassadors to Eurovision, it’s time Australia employed the persuasive power of pop and beyond.
Kate Clayton, Eleanor Shiori Hughes 19 May 2023

Building a Quad that lasts to the next generation

Joe Biden won’t decide the future of the Quad. But he and the other engaged leaders can help foster it.
Kate Clayton, Henrietta McNeill 3 Oct 2022

“See it through my lens”: the optics of fashion diplomacy

Sunglasses are a staple in the US President’s diplomatic style but not every leader can share the benefit.
Kate Clayton 8 Apr 2022

Shore thing: climate change and maritime security intrinsically linked

Rising sea levels in Southeast Asia and the Pacific mean collaboration on maritime order is essential.
Kate Clayton 27 Aug 2021

Australia and LGBTQI rights

Canberra needs a loud and proud foreign policy on the human rights of gender and sexual minorities.
Bec Strating, Kate Clayton 11 Aug 2021

How can Australia reset relations with China?

Two past PMs offer their perspective on a diplomatic breakdown and how to put the pieces back together.
Kate Clayton 31 Mar 2021

Washington risks an unsustainable climate policy

Tense talks between the US and China in Alaska Summit showed that collaboration on global challenges is fraught.
Kate Clayton, James Blackwell 3 Aug 2020

Young Australians turn from the US towards Asia. And it isn’t Trump

Millennials don’t remember Washington behaving as a great power or helpful ally, so support for the alliance is waning.