Kumuda Simpson
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Biography
Publications
Dr Kumuda Simpson is a lecturer in International Relations in the Department of Politics and Philosophy at La Trobe University, Melbourne. She has published on a range of issues, including American politics and regional security issues in the Middle East. Her book America’s Nuclear Diplomacy with Iran was published in 2015. She is currently working on a second book, which looks at the security implications of global climate change. She is a regular commentator on ABC Radio and local radio stations, and a regular columnist for The Conversation.
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Just how green is the Belt and Road?
China readily claims the mantle of environmental leadership, but its flagship infrastructure project has a cost.
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What to do about a warming planet
The IPCC report warns fundamental change on such a large scale will be difficult, but the alternative shapes as worse.
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Explaining green and blue growth
Attaching an economic cost to natural resources might be one way to ensure they can be governed and managed sustainably.
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Japan floods a warning for a changed climate
Failure to radically cut global carbon emissions will mean disasters such as that in Japan will become the new normal.
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Climate change and shifting alliances
The Maldives’ experience suggests the need to adapt to global warming could in the future be manipulated for political leverage.
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Climate change and security and why it’s so hard
The security implications of climate change must become part of Australia’s long-term Asia-Pacific policy.