Mercedes Page
Biography
Publications
Mercedes Page is a Fellow with the Schmidt Futures International Strategy Forum (Asia). She previously worked for the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, where she held a number of roles. Prior to DFAT, she worked for the Australian Strategic Policy Institute, was a non-resident WSD-Handa Fellow at the Pacific Forum and worked in the Australian defence industry. She is the founder and former CEO of Young Australians in International Affairs.
Mercedes holds a Masters in International Studies and undergraduate degrees from the University of Adelaide.
A silver lining to DFAT’s budgetary woes
A funding boost to diplomacy won’t instantly lift Australia’s influence. Better to think hard on what the country needs.
The hypocrisy of Russia’s push for a new global cybercrime treaty
The same Russia in the middle of invading a neighbour is preaching respect for state sovereignty online.
The election for the future of the internet
A battle for authoritarian control of the internet is underway at the most important UN body you’ve never heard of.
The D10 is dead, long live the … Network of Liberty?
Not explicitly focussing on a grouping of democracies is smart and includes more countries engaged in pushback on China.
