Brigid O’Farrell
Biography
Publications
Brigid O’Farrell is the 2019 Thawley Scholar at the Lowy Institute and a visiting fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington DC. She is a Rhodes Scholar and MPhil candidate at the University of Oxford.
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The sharp shift on Syria
To pull out from northern Syria only invites more trouble – already ISIS is seeking advantage.
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Australia sails into muddy waters in the Gulf
For how long will Scott Morrison be able to insist the build-up of a US-led coalition is “separate” to wider tensions?