Mark Beeson
Biography
Publications
Mark Beeson is an adjunct professor at the University of Technology Sydney and Griffith University. He previously taught at the University of Western Australia, Murdoch, Griffith, Queensland, York (UK) and Birmingham. Mark’s work is centred on the politics, economics and security of the broadly conceived Asia-Pacific region. He is the author of more than 200 journal articles and book chapters, and the founding editor of Critical Studies of the Asia Pacific (Palgrave). His latest book is Environmental Anarchy? International Security in the 21st Century, (Bristol University Press).
The logic of first mover disadvantage: Why Australia won’t save the planet
Acting on climate change will inescapably involve sacrifices for the collective good.
Grand strategising: The view from outside
It is entirely possible that the US may soon install a very different policy elite with very different ideas about domestic and foreign policy.
Learning to live in a world without progress
Optimistic about the trajectory of human society? That’s brave.
Economic statecraft with American characteristics
The United States keeps pitching Asia regional deals for economic arrangements that are not politically viable at home.
The future isn’t what it used to be
Will a revolution be the way the world’s young people right the wrongs of the modern era?
Libya’s unlearnable lessons
Many of the world’s current crises didn’t need to happen. Why the least responsible are still paying the price.
Climate change: governance on the highway to hell
If wealthy states can’t agree on compensating the world’s most environmentally ravaged, things are looking grim.
Could China save the world?
It is difficult to imagine Xi Jinping brokering peace in Ukraine, but if China wants to be respected, this is a chance.
Guterres whistles in the wind
Yes, “our planet is burning”, yet those leaders with the power to act are stubbornly guarding their own little patch.
